Business Data Analyst
Role Overview
The Business Data Analyst supports data-informed decisions across Canadian Operations as part of the Operational Business Intelligence team.
The role partners with business teams to turn analytical findings into conclusions and recommendations that enable action.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
The Business Data Analyst supports data-informed decisions across Canadian Operations as part of the Operational Business Intelligence team.
The role partners with business teams to turn analytical findings into conclusions and recommendations that enable action.
What you will do
- Use data to create narratives that support decisions and data-driven actions.
- Analyze data to identify trends, correlations, anomalies, and insights.
- Consult with business partners and recommend ways to improve outcomes using data insights.
- Turn information into business-relevant stories tailored to the audience.
- Design reports and visualizations for operations leaders and faster decision-making.
- Maintain analysis and reporting standards, including metric definitions, governance, documentation, testing, and visualization techniques.
What you will need
- Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 2–3 years of experience with analytics technologies.
- Experience with SQL or another querying and manipulation language; expertise in Tableau or another BI development tool; and statistical methods, software, and analysis.
- Proven experience with UX-focused visualizations, decision-enablement tools, and actionable insights.
- Strong communication, presentation, and storytelling skills for explaining complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Ability to source, collect, and synthesize information from multiple sources to solve complex business questions.
- Ability to tailor analysis and communication to different audiences and provide actionable conclusions.
Additional qualifications
- Curiosity and eagerness to learn how businesses function and how to source data for analysis.
- Tableau certifications, insurance or financial services knowledge, and operations management experience are nice to have.
Language requirement by location
- French and English, both oral and written, are required only for the Quebec posting because of frequent interactions with bilingual colleagues or partners.
Employee offerings
- The company describes opportunities for continuous learning, development, and improvement.
- The posting mentions employee well-being and workplace recognition.
Compensation
- The posting refers to a base pay range for the primary location, but the provided text does not include an amount or compensation cadence.
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