Cetera Financial Group

Senior Growth Strategy Analyst

Cetera Financial Group$105K — $140K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, computer science, data analytics, or relevant field.
  • At least 5 years of data analytics experience with intermediate-advanced SQL proficiency.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience building advanced financial models in Excel.
  • Hands-on experience developing semantic views/models and understanding data mesh principles.
  • Experience with building AI solutions such as Snowflake Cortex and Microsoft Copilot.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and analyze data from various firm sources to generate insights for senior leaders.
  • Design and maintain Snowflake semantic models to expose critical metrics for Growth Operations.
  • Develop analytics solutions in Snowflake for natural-language self-service reporting.
  • Build automated reporting and profiling agents using Claude and Microsoft Copilot Studio.
  • Contribute to data mesh architecture by defining standards and aligning with finance and operations.
  • Create advanced financial models to support strategic decision-making.
  • Serve as a trusted resource for data and reporting needs across various projects.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work in a hybrid environment with flexibility in office days.
  • Access to cutting-edge data and AI tools including Snowflake and Microsoft Copilot.
  • Highly visible role with involvement in firm-wide strategic initiatives.
  • Collaborative team culture with opportunities for professional growth.
  • Proximity to executive leadership, enhancing networking and career advancement.
Full Job Description
Job Description

The Senior Growth Strategy Analyst will aggregate data from disparate enterprise sources, build advanced financial models, and deliver insights that spearhead growth initiatives, advanced analytics, and operational efficiencies in support of the Head of Growth Operations and the broader Growth Organization. This analyst will sit at the intersection of business strategy and modern data/AI tooling - leveraging agentic development on Snowflake, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot Studio, alongside semantic views and data mesh architecture, to scale how leaders consume and act on data.

This is a highly visible role on a collaborative team that often operates at the forefront of firm-wide initiatives. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in ambiguous environments, owning problems with no clear line of sight, and driving projects from ideation through executive presentation. This will be a hybrid role for our primary office location in Dallas, TX. Candidates are required to come into office 2-3 days a week on the set office HUB schedule.

What You Will Do
  • Identify, collect, and analyze data from across the firm to produce advanced analytics, business insights, and data stories for senior leaders and team members.
  • Design, build, and maintain Snowflake semantic views and semantic models that expose governed Growth Operations metrics (AUM, AUA, NNA/NNS, advisor productivity, attrition) to business and AI consumers.
  • Develop agentic analytics solutions in Snowflake using Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, and Cortex Agents - including verified query libraries - to enable natural-language self-service for Growth leaders.
  • Build conversational and workflow agents in Claude and Microsoft Copilot Studio, integrated with Snowflake and Salesforce, to automate recurring reporting, advisor profiling, and ad-hoc data requests.
  • Contribute to the firm's data mesh architecture by defining domain-aligned data products, ownership, and quality standards for the Growth domain, ensuring interoperability with Finance, Advisor Services, and Operations.
  • Build and maintain advanced financial models in Excel (forecasting, scenario/sensitivity analysis, advisor economics, growth ROI) to support strategic decisions.
  • Serve as a trusted data resource across the team on projects varied in scope and complexity, partnering with stakeholders to translate business outcomes into data and reporting requirements.
  • Develop presentations, dashboards, and reporting (Tableau, Snowflake's Streamlit) that visualize results, recommendations, and forecasts for business group leaders and department heads.
  • Automate data collection, reporting, and distribution wherever possible using Snowflake Tasks/Streams, Alteryx, and AI-driven orchestration.
  • Support special projects and firm-wide initiatives as needed, often acting as the analytical lead from ideation through executive delivery.


What You Need to Have
  • Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, computer science, data analytics, or a related field - or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in data analytics, including the ability to write intermediate-to-advanced SQL for aggregating and automating custom datasets and analytics.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience building financial models in Excel, including advanced functions, dynamic arrays, Power Query, and scenario modeling.
  • Hands-on experience developing semantic views / semantic models (Snowflake Cortex Analyst, dbt semantic layer, or equivalent) and a working understanding of data mesh principles (domain ownership, data products, federated governance).
  • Experience building or prototyping agentic AI solutions - for example, Snowflake Cortex Agents, Claude-based assistants, or Microsoft Copilot Studio agents - including prompt design, tool/skill orchestration, and grounding agents on governed data.
  • Intermediate experience with visualization and reporting tools such as Tableau and Snowflakes Streamlit
  • Working knowledge of Salesforce and building custom reporting solutions (reports, dashboards, custom report types).
  • Comfort learning new tooling such as Airtable and emerging AI platforms.
  • Demonstrated ability to take a data- and insight-driven approach to large datasets and ambiguous business questions.


What We Would Like You to Have
  • Knowledge or experience in the wealth management industry.
  • Familiarity with Snowflake Cortex (Analyst, Search, Agents, AISQL) and verified query patterns.
  • Experience integrating LLM-based agents with enterprise systems (Snowflake, Salesforce, Microsoft Teams).
  • Exposure to Python, Snowpark, or notebook-based analytics.
  • Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
  • Proactive, curious, self-starter mindset; adaptable to change in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize a wide range of tasks under tight deadlines.
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a virtual, multi-location team.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage multiple internal stakeholder groups, from analysts to executives.
  • Advanced-to-expert acumen in MS Excel.


Travel
  • Up to 5%


Compensation:

The salary range for this role is $105,000 - $140,000, plus a competitive performance-based bonus. Compensation packages are based on a wide array of factors unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, years and depth of experience, certifications, and specific office location. Compensation ranges may differ in differing locations due to cost of labor considerations.

About Cetera Financial Group

Cetera Financial Group is a network of independent broker-dealer firms that provide financial advice to individuals and small businesses. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California. Cetera Financial Group offers a range of services, including investment advice, financial planning, and insurance products. The company has over 8,000 financial advisors and manages over $200 billion in assets.
Learn more about Cetera Financial Group
Size
8,000 employees
Industry
Founded
2010

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