Manager, Data Analytics (Remote/Virtual)

Key Skills

Wordpress, Microsoft-Excel, Java Programming, Google Dataflow, Oracle, Python Programming, SQL, Apache Hadoop, Amazon RedShift, Database testing, Computer Vision (CV), Powerpoint, SharePoint

Job Description

Job Classification:

Data Science & Analytics - Data Science & Analytics

Why Join This Team?

If you love data, wish to solve unique problems, and provide insights to help people make data-driven decisions, then Analytics & Reporting team is the ideal destination. Our team focuses on a cohesive Data & Analytics Strategy across the Annuities and ILI organizations. Our goal is to drive effectiveness within Sales & Distribution and Marketing areas through segmentation models and predictive analytics. The intent is to accelerate growth and drive engagement with financial advisors across all channels. We develop recommendations on strategic data, campaign initiatives and business cases to support them. Our team delivers these insights to our business partners through rich and intuitive dashboards and reports. Ultimately, we strive to foster a data-driven culture where analytics are the driver behind all business initiatives.

Competencies – Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Technical Proficiency: demonstrates proficient use and knowledge of the tools, equipment, devices, and software applications required for learning; keeps up with new learning technology and software applications; integrates technology to enhance performance and/or capability; responds appropriately to learning technology related issues and malfunctions
• Measurement / Data Fluency: understands and maximizes utilization of quantitative assessment measures used for assessing, comparing, and tracking sales performance; draws deeper meaning from data within role and function; applies strategic thinking and engages in dialogue informed by data concepts and understands the impact of data-driven strategies
• Portfolio Management: skillfully oversees entire portfolio of analytics deliverables in a coordinated, effective, and centralized manner to achieve organizational objectives and strategies
• Project Management: expertly brings together and applies disciplined rigor to every component of a project, including planning, organizing, and managing resources, to ensure successful completion in a timely manner
• Business Acumen & Analysis: understands the strategic business needs of the company and the impact of learning on meeting the development needs of employees to best serve our customers; leverages external marketplace research and business insights to drive outcomes; uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to understand both the business and what is needed to achieve successful business results
• Relationship Building and Interpersonal Skills: builds outstanding and constructive working relationships with key stakeholders and business leaders at all levels across the organization, as well with peers and colleagues; organizationally savvy with a learner centric mindset; desires to collaborate and successfully operates across the organization
• Inclusion and Diversity: focuses on creating an environment of honesty, inclusion, and respect for others; champions differing ideas and perspectives; embraces a creative, innovative approach to developing employees with a strong appreciation of our diverse employee and customer base

Responsibilities:

• Visualizing and developing BI solutions (Dashboards, Scorecards, Analytic reports) to show opportunities for revenue growth based on sales, advisor, customer, and industry data
• Writing business requirements, redesigning applications\processes, creating mockups, and analyzing data to support strategic and operational initiatives
• Interacting with product owners/clients, other business analysts and members of agile teams to deliver on BI Solutions
• Identifying and gathering relevant and quality data sources to address problems and recommend strategy through exploratory data analysis (EDA)
• Integrating and transforming disparate data sources and determining the appropriate data needs to solve strategic goals
• Partnering closely with wholesalers to gain a better understanding of their business needs and improve their sales effectiveness
• Liaison with Sales Distribution organization to deliver data analytics that transform how the organization uses data, drive adoption and focus efforts to increase sales effectiveness

Qualifications:

• Accredited bachelor’s degree. Preferred majors include Management Information Systems (MIS), Business Analytics and Information Technology (BAIT), Business, and Computer Science.
• 5+ Years of Financial Services Industry Experience preferred
• 3+ Years of Tableau (certification is a plus) or equivalent Business Intelligence / Visualization Tools
• Experience with SQL and related tools (e.g., Oracle, Hadoop, Redshift, etc.) a plus
• Knowledge of Agile methodology a plus. 
• Experience with business analysis and writing business requirements
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong project management, organization, and communication skills
• Proficiency with PC skills (MS Office suite including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, OneDrive, MS Project, and Outlook, dataflow, database and reporting, project management, SQL, data processing/manipulation, data visualization)