Business Planning and Analyst

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Build statistical and financial models to forecast business performance.
• Define performance metrics, compare actual results with forecasts, and address performance gaps.
• Manage market research projects and identify relevant trends and next steps.
• Cultivate business opportunities and relationships to increase revenue and profitability.
• Contribute complex analysis to priority projects and develop recommendations with business leaders.
• Recommend forward-looking plans based on potential risks and returns.
• Identify analytical tools, models, and methods for business decisions.

Education and experience

• Four-year or graduate degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically 4–7 years of relevant experience; alternatively, an advanced degree with 3–5 years of experience.

Knowledge and skills

• Knowledge areas include analytics, business intelligence, business strategy, competitive intelligence, customer insights, data analysis, data visualization, economics, market intelligence, market research, marketing, and statistics.
• Tools and programming languages listed include dashboards, Power BI, Python, R, SQL, and Tableau.
• Cross-organizational skills include effective communication, results orientation, learning agility, digital fluency, and customer centricity.

Preferred certification

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.

Scope and complexity

Compensation

• Annual compensation range is $90,400 to $102,850; placement depends on experience, skills, and internal equity.

Schedule

• Full-time schedule; no shift premium.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may participate in group medical, dental, life insurance, and disability plans.
• Provides 15 paid vacation days per year, prorated based on start date.