Sr Data Analyst

At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference. Provides quantitative and qualitative data analysis and reporting of patterns, insights, and trends to decision-makers in order to drive business decisions and address business questions Creates and is accountable for high quality, value driven work that drives business outcomes; places the user in the center of decision making; and collaborates with team for speed, agility and innovation in work Creates and produces forecasts, reports, dashboards, etc. to tell a story through data Applies analytics and metrics to improve processes and provide data-driven forecasts that impact the business (costs, risks, etc) Deliver results to Department leaders and Business Clients Delivers results, insights and recommendations (written, verbal, presentations, etc) to business audience to support business decisions Produce useful reports that show key performance indicators, identify areas of improvement into current operations, and display root cause analysis of problems Deep expertise in a least one business area or domain, with a broad understanding of the business and domains surrounding the main focus Takes & applies design direction. Applies data visualization standard methodologies to work results. Seeks to understand business process, user tasks, and as necessary, captures refined process documents Implement best practices, methodologies, standards and processes and share across teams. Occasionally contribute to the development there of. Takes initiatives to design and develop work based on interpretation of findings and business client needs on a wide range of analytical topics Provides consultation to business clients and may participate in multi-functional teams to address business issues Contributes to the growth & development of the organization through actively sharing result & insights across the teams and with Business Clients Identifies & captures business requirements, develops KPI frameworks Regularly applies new perspectives, creative problem solving, and inter-departmental connections to improve analytical capabilities Embrace continuous learning, curiosity, and ambiguity. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Mathematics, Statistics, Business or related field. At least 4-5 years of professional experience Demonstrated ability working in analytics related field At least 3 years of hands-on experience doing analytics work A t least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in research and data analysis, application of statistical research techniques, report or application development that support business decisions/outcomes Expertise in development and application of analytical tools such as SAS, SQL, MS Excel, SPSS, R, Python, or other tool Visualization tooling like Power BI or Tableau Ability to access, gather, and analyze data from multiple internal and external sources to drive insights into business problems, decisions, and performance Ability to articulate this knowledge as an authority at the department level and may be called on to provide insight at the enterprise level to provide detailed analysis We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you work or would be working in Colorado or outside of a Corporate location, please click here for information pertaining to compensation and benefits. #li-post Grow your career with a best-in-class company that puts our client’s interests at the center of all we do. Get started now! We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you work or would be working in Colorado or outside of a Corporate location, please click here for information pertaining to compensation and benefits.