Job title : Data Analyst

Location: Hybrid or Chicago based

Duration : Longterm

Brief Description:

We are seeking creative, driven, detail-oriented individuals who enjoy tackling tough problems with data and insights. Individuals who have a natural curiosity and desire to solve problems are encouraged to apply. A Data Analyst who is skilled in interpreting data and turns it into information which can offer ways to improve a business, thus affecting business decisions is required.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Collaborate to design and develop schemas and data acquisition, transformations, and data integration.
• Develop and utilize software to interface big data and relational solutions.
• Design and implement solutions for metadata, data quality, privacy management.
• Support and consult with the development staff.
• Collecting and interpreting data, analyzing results, Reporting the results back to the relevant members of the business, Identifying patterns and trends in datasets.
• Working alongside teams within the business or the management team to establish business needs.
• Develop strategic measurement strategies in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Manage data integration and technology projects across the various platforms that comprise enterprise data strategy.
• Will be responsible for preparing one or more of the deliverables required to build Business Requirement Documents for projects, including process flow, use cases and user stories.
• Interface with Business Stakeholders and IT teams to work through the start-up phases of projects, ensuring business requirements and business acceptance documents are accurately developed.
• Ability to manage multiple deliverables both short and long-term in a busy and aggressive environment, while staying flexible to dynamic needs and priority levels
• Establish and maintain strong business relationships with both senior and operating level business leader. Manage agile development and delivery by collaborating with project manager, product owner and development leads.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative field (statistics, engineering, business analytics, information systems, aviation management or related degree)
• 5 years of experience in an analytical role
• Expert knowledge of using cloud technologies like AWS, Google Cloud
•  Proven experience gathering and developing at requirements
•  Working knowledge of databases, SQL, and programming concepts
• . Proven proficiency with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong initiative to take ownership of data-focused projects, get involved in the details of validation and testing, as well as provide a business user perspective to their work
•  Strong problem-solving skills, using data to tackle problems
• Strong organization and project management skills, and strong attention to detail
• Ability to communicate complex quantitative concepts in a clear, precise and actionable manner
• Outstanding writing, communication and presentation skills Preferred
• 2 years of experience in data engineering or analytics role
• Understanding of Big Data and Data Warehousing preferred
• Experience in the travel industry, especially airline related.