8+ years in financial services or IT at a large multinational organization
Experience in writing business and functional specifications
Proven collaboration skills across various internal teams
Strong problem-solving skills with an ability to address business inquiries
Proficient in managing multiple projects under pressure
Strategic thinker who challenges the status quo for continuous improvement
Technical expertise in software programming and data tools, including SQL, Java, and cloud-based systems
Responsibilities
Drive process improvements by analyzing current and target state data architecture
Collaborate with business teams to gather detailed requirements
Formulate technical requirements with technology functions
Design conceptual solutions and gain approval from stakeholders
Work with project management teams to estimate project processes and goals
Conduct sophisticated analyses to develop innovative solutions
Optimize design and delivery performance for project intake processes
Benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Retirement savings plans
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities
Generous paid time off and holidays
Full Job Description
Role description
Job Title: Data Analyst
Work Location : Irving, Texas
8 years of experience within financial services and/or IT function in a large matrixed multinational organization proven track record in supporting transformation and change and the ability to connect the dots to the organizational priorities
Experience in system analysis and writing business and functional specifications
Demonstrated track record of collaboration across multiple disparate internal business groups
Strong interpersonal and problem solving skills to proactively address business questions and the ability to understand tradeoffs and impacts across business and technology processes to cultivate a no surprises approach
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities across teams and work effectively under pressure in a rapidly changing environment
Strategic analytical and systematic thinker who consistently challenges the status quo and constructively challenges the team to drive change and continuous improvement
Strong team player ability to lead partner and negotiate with cross functional teams and across organizational boundaries to successfully deliver client needs
Experience with the data flow and metadata through interconnected applications so as to support capture organization movement transformation storage and consumption of data
Experience addressing inconsistencies in data and resolving data quality issues
Ability to understand technical infrastructure including application operations
Strong technical background including software programming using tools such as SQL Java Scala or Python Big Data tooling such as Spark Hadoop and data visualization tools Experience working with Cloud based data warehouse systems such as Snowflake on AWS or GCP will be a plus
Responsible for working with crossfunctional teams to drive process improvements by performing indepth review of current state vs target state data architecture and proposing modifications or reengineering initiatives that simplifies the data ecosystem and maximizes value of our data assets throughout the data lifecycle from creationacquisition storage consumption and disposition
As the business analysis lead work closely with the business teams to understand the requirements in detail and partner with technology functions to formulate consumable technical requirements and define scope and objectives of each initiative
Develop conceptual designs and gain buy in from business product owners and technology delivery teams for all intake including maintenance projects
Work with ITPM and technology delivery teams to come up with estimates for projects with a goal towards process simplification and adherence to the target state per the new Data Operating Model
Provide indepth and sophisticated analyses with interpretive thinking to define problems develop innovative solutions and influence strategic functional decisions
Contribute to continuous iterative exploration of design and delivery performance and other measures to gain insight and drive intake process optimization and capacity planning
Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of information in complicated unique and dynamic situations drawing on diverse range of internal and external sources
