Job Title: Business Analyst Data
Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: Long Term Contract

PURPOSE:
In this role the consultant will help gather and organize information related to data products which will be used to build business-critical, scalable data processing solutions, and intuitive and trustworthy data products that power data discovery, self-service analytics and drive product innovation. You will be part of a global data community and you will work in cross-functional and agile project teams alongside Data Product Managers, Data Stewards, Data Scientists, Machine Learning Engineers, Data Engineers, and executives to improve the experience of guests and colleagues worldwide.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Support the Data product team in gathering, analyzing and organizing the data product requirements, including but not limited to the functions - Guest, Marketing, Revenue Management, Sales, Loyalty, Finance and Operations
Develop technical deliverables, review technical documents and provide input to data product plans and milestones.
Analyze and verify requirements for completeness, consistency, comprehensibility, feasibility, and conformity to standards.
Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Stakeholders, Data Engineering/Platform and Data Science teams to execute the Data product roadmaps.
Promote and facilitate the development of self-service capabilities for the business in the access and reporting of business information.
Provide inputs to define, implement, and consistently exercise information management best practices across the organization. Identify and implement industry best practices. Ensure data integrity of all systems.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:
Strong team player with 8 years of proven experience in business and technical requirements analysis, documenting business use cases, verification and drafting data & BI requirements
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks with strong customer service orientation
Strong experience with MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint
SQL experience strongly preferred, Be able to perform data analysis with minimal oversight.

Must have experience working in a Snowflake / cloud data warehouse environment.

Prior experience in data integration projects is a plus.
Strong quantitative, analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
Strong work ethic and personal integrity; self-directed and self-motivated with a highly developed curiosity and willingness to learn and to teach.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal and influencing skills.
Proven ability to influence and work with cross-functional teams. Significant skill required to work effectively across internal functional areas in situations where clear parameters may not exist.
Experience with hospitality industry a plus.

Familiarity with analytics Tools (ThoughtSpot, Tableau etc.,) is a plus.
Experience with IDeaS Revenue Management system is a plus.
Experience working in a cloud data warehouse / BI project environment a plus.
Familiarity with data visualization and design

EDUCATION:
bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.