Business Intelligence Analyst

Austin, TX United States

Key Responsibilities:

Business Operating Metrics

Develop in-house expertise on key business operating metrics
Quickly and correctly identify underlying areas of concern when issues are identified in dashboard metrics
Understand and recommend action on key drivers of key performance indicators
Audit existing reported metrics and expand on them when appropriate
Statistical modeling (regression, etc) working with both normalized and disparate data sets (Pricing Strategy, Marketing Strategy, etc)

Project Management/Execution

Proven ability to take complex business analyses and projects from concept to completion, often requiring interaction with multiple departments
Effectively prioritize requests in accordance with corporate goals
Adapt quickly to constantly support key initiatives and priorities as they change.

Reporting and Analytics

Produce some weekly standard reports and assist in quarterly and annual forecasting process.
Support senior US team with analysis needed to make important decisions. Analyst will be expected to make recommendations to senior US team leaders based on his/her analytical findings that will impact business strategy
Use problem solving and creativity to apply appropriate metrics in the creation of compelling and thorough analyses
Identify KPIs for US businesses and share those findings with other teams globally to help promote best practices company-wide.
Help instill metrics-focused mindset among stakeholders
Understand and utilize web analytics software packages (particularly Omniture)
Complete full analysis and modeling in addition to summarizing and creating executive reports based on those findings

Candidate Profile

2-3 years of financial/business modeling, ROI reporting, financial budgeting and forecasting

Intellectual and analytical curiosity – initiative to dig into the “why” of various results and a desire to grow responsibility and become a domain expert and strategic thought leader
Must be comfortable with uncertainty. Projects and assignments will change rapidly, so the analyst must be flexible enough to accommodate changing priorities and timelines.
Able to work with different business units and teams, often across multiple countries, to gather complete datasets and communicate findings and practices company-wide.
Able to work independently and proactively, identifying issues and raising them to management, as well as offering potential solutions
Demonstrated experience with modeling complex business scenarios strongly preferred.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel is a prerequisite. Knowledge of SQL is preferred but not required. Familiarity with Omniture and web analytics generally is a plus.
Bachelor’s degree and solid background in mathematics, statistics, or other quantitative discipline required.