Sr. Business Intelligence Analyst (Integrative Learning and Life Design)

About the position Reporting to the Data Analytics Manager for Integrative Learning and Life Design (ILLD) and with a primary focus on Homewood undergraduates and master’s students, we are seeking a Sr. Business Intelligence Analyst who will be responsible for data analytics and additional support for performance measures, ongoing measurement, data collection, reporting, data visualizations, and information dissemination. The Sr. Analyst is responsible for implementing the strategic design and maintenance of business intelligence applications. The Sr. Analyst will identify, research, and resolve technical problems. The Sr. Analyst will ensure that the use of business intelligence applications enhances business decision-making capabilities. The Sr. Analyst will engage in data exploration exercises with a variety of complex business intelligence tools, requiring knowledge of relational database structures. The Sr. Analyst will serve as a resource on complex technical and business matters. The Sr. Analyst will work independently and contribute to moderately complex to complex aspects of projects. Provides a leadership role for work groups using knowledge in the area of specialization. The Sr. Analyst will collaborate with other analytic teams and the central engineering team as directed. The Sr. Analyst will work under the supervision of a Data Trust Analytic Team Leader or other data governance or analytic leadership appropriate for the scope of work. This supervision may be through a matrixed or direct reporting structure.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for data analytics and additional support for performance measures, ongoing measurement, data collection, reporting, data visualizations, and information dissemination.
• Applies innovative and scientific/quantitative analytical approaches to draw conclusions and make 'insight to action' recommendations to answer the business objective and drive the appropriate change.
• Responsible for implementing the strategic design and maintenance of business intelligence applications. Identifies, researches, and resolves technical problems.
• Ensure that the use of business intelligence applications enhances business decision-making capabilities.
• Engage in data exploration exercises with a variety of complex business intelligence tools, requiring knowledge of relational database structures.
• Serve as a resource on complex technical and business matters. Leverages expert business/analytical knowledge to participate or lead discussions with cross-functional teams within ILLD to understand and collaborate on highly complex business objectives and influence solution strategies that best represent Homewood’s needs.
• Provide a leadership role for the work group through knowledge in the area of specialization. Works in collaboration with ILLD departments to fulfill data reporting and analytics for the Homewood Life Design Lab and Master’s Life Design Hub.
• Collaborate with other analytic teams and the central engineering team as directed. Serves as a partner with the University Data Warehouse (UDW) team to help optimize data processes via the data architecture for ILLD by defining business requirements and performing user acceptance testing to increase efficiency and effectiveness of the divisions' reporting needs.
• Take primary responsibility and implement processes and procedures that maintain data security and confidentiality in accordance with all local, state, and federal regulations (e.g., FERPA).
• Prioritize daily tasks and assignments appropriately.
• Work with the ILLD divisional offices and the Life Design Lab to communicate, translate, and simplify business requirements that impact Homewood reporting.
• Make appropriate decisions, using available resources, to achieve positive outcomes for students, alumni, and employers in balance with sound business practice.
• Work in collaboration with Homewood departments to develop strong visualizations and craft a cohesive narrative that engages and resonates with internal and external users.
• Work directly with the Homewood departments to develop effective and impactful data stories.
• Work with Life Design Lab and ILLD Leadership teams to develop strategic priorities.
• Make recommendations for changes in the current departmental systems and processes, and contribute ideas and suggestions for solutions to problems.
• Respond to urgent, impromptu, and unplanned situations by assessing their level of importance, instituting appropriate action, and appropriately managing information and communication
• Communicate decisions to appropriate management.
• Collaborate with other analytic teams as directed.
• In partnership with the Director of Digital Transformation and subject matter experts, lead the implementation of new technology and/or functionality.
• Create testing plans and test scenarios / use cases for end users for the deployment of new functionality. Prepare incident/occurrence reports as necessary.
• Comple