Business Intelligence Analyst

Seattle, WA, United States

Business Intelligence AnalystRemote

SUMMARY:

The main function of a Business Systems Analyst is to perform the analysis, design, implementation, modification, and daily functional support of all applications

RESPONSIBILITIES:Understanding the Business

Builds understanding of the business across multiple areas, links internal business topics to relevant external trends, and anticipates business problems. Proactively anticipates business questions and identifies appropriate insights or plausible analytical solutions to suggest in response. May coach others to help them broaden business knowledgeExpertise in Data

Leverages appropriate types and sources of data and/or metrics, understands how business needs translate into data requirements and evaluates sufficiency of data sources, determines needs for integrating additional data, and identifies, anticipates, and addresses gaps and data quality issues with data providers, in partnership with other teams. Leverages relevant data, frameworks, and/or analyses from other teams, and ensures that data access and quality issues are addressedData Analysis

Applies expertise to determine ideal analytical tools and techniques to address business questions. Guides and partners with others to execute analyses, resolve analytical challenges, interpret results across relevant contexts, and provide actionable insights and recommendations to business stakeholders. Critically evaluates assumptions about data or analysis methods to ensure they are appropriate for answering business questions in context and provides feedback on features and functions of analytical tools (e.g., algorithms, statistical models) developed by Engineering or Data Science teamsPresentation of Results

Develops appropriate presentations that tell stories of analyses, including dashboards, reports, data visualizations, self-service platforms, slides, and talking points that highlight relevant insights. Synthesizes details across analyses and reporting platforms into a cohesive story that serves to inform business decisions and identifies opportunities to improve efficiency of reporting and presentations. Guides others to ensure presented results are accessible, and provide information accurately, clearly, and with sufficient relevance to influence decision making for intended audience(s)Evaluation

Determines factors and/or data types to include in the evaluation of the impact of business, product, and/or operational decisions that provide relevant assessments of impact. Ensures that evaluations can account for anticipated risks and applies learnings from previous evaluations. Synthesizes results across evaluation instances, identifies relevant connections to other work, and makes recommendations for next steps linked to strategic business goalsOrchestration and Collaboration

Leverages working relationships within and across teams to ensure quality data sources, methodologies, as well as the appropriate application of analytical tools and processes, and drives their adoption, to facilitate relevant insight generation, reporting, and interpretation. Proactively engages stakeholders to identify and act on opportunities to leverage resources and solutions that were instrumental to success in similar contexts, and consults across teams on decisions related to analyses, insights reporting, and/or their interpretationImprovement, Efficiency, and Innovation

Identifies and promotes methods that create efficiency in core work related to analytics and reporting that are reusable, readily discoverable by decision-makers, self-service, and directed to meaningful interpretation of data that drive business decisions and impact. Recommends and socializes optimal methods for sharing, standardizing, and scaling insights. Evaluates the viability and relevance of automated methods for use in reporting, and/or analysis to recommend when they should become standard practicesTypical Day in the Role:

Purpose of the Team: This team focuses on societal impact initiatives related to technology, including accessibility, justice reform, higher education, democracy forward, Airband, human rights, and supply chain integrity. These initiatives are external facing and have been endorsed by Microsoft over the last several years. Airband and human rights and supply chain integrityKey Projects: The candidate will be involved in tech enablement projects that are internally facing. They will backfill a position to help develop Power Apps and Power BI solutions to support partner investments and management systems. The focus will be on sustaining these systems and enhancing and developing them further

QUALIFICATIONS:Required/Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business, Economics or related field

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4+ years' experience in data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis

OR

Master's Degree in Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business, Economics or related field

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2+ years' experience in data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis

OR

equivalent experienceAdditional or Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business, Economics or related field

AND

6+ years' experience in data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis

OR

Master's Degree in Mathematics, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Marketing, Business, Economics or related field

AND

4+ years' experience in data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis

OR

equivalent experience

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:Candidate Requirements:

Years of Experience Required: 8-10 overall years of experience in the fieldDegrees or certifications required: degree is preference for this roleDisqualifiers: CANDIDATES WITH LACK OF MS OFFICE SUITE, POWERBI, SAREPOINTBest vs. Average: The soft skills required for the candidate include the ability to work independently and provide recommended solutions, as well as being creative with solution and problem-solving. They should also be able to direct the team if the initial requests are off base to ensure the final solution is optimal. This implies strong communication skills, critical thinking, and the ability to guide projects towards successful outcomes. Ability to direct the team if they're off base with what is being requested. Prior Microsoft company experience is nice to have, it's not a hard requirement for this rolePerformance Indicators: Performance will be assessed based on ability to work independently and quality of workTop 3 Hard Skills Required + Years of Experience

Minimum 4+ years' experience with POWERBIMinimum 4+ years' experience with SHAREPOINTMinimum 3-5 years' experience with RECOMMENDED SOLUTIONS

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we are an organization that values diversity. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including minorities and persons with disabilities.

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