Advanced Analytics Analyst - Strategic Insights

Us Bank; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Advanced Analytics Analyst to join their dynamic Business Banking Analytics team. This role is pivotal in leveraging data science, descriptive statistics, and advanced analytics to provide actionable insights that drive strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate will excel in data visualization, statistical analysis, and effective communication, ensuring that data-driven recommendations enhance business performance. With a hybrid work schedule, this position offers the flexibility to thrive in a collaborative environment while making a significant impact on business strategies and operational efficiency. If you are passionate about data and analytics, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

Paid vacation

Short-term and long-term disability

Adoption assistance

Sick and Safe Leave

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in advanced analytics or data science.
• Strong data querying skills and proficiency in statistical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Utilize descriptive statistics to interpret business banking data.
• Design and maintain dashboards using data visualization tools.

Skills

Descriptive Statistics

Data Analysis

Data Visualization

Data Science

Strategic Analysis

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Data Science, or Analytics

Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Statistics, Business Analytics or Data Science

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

SAS

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

We are seeking an experienced Advanced Analytics Analyst to join our Business Banking Analytics team within our Enterprise Analytics & Customer Experience (EACX) Department. This role involves a blend of descriptive statistics, data science, data visualization, advanced analytics, statistical analysis and data engineering to deliver insightful analysis and support strategic initiatives for our business partners in product, marketing and sales.

The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in descriptive statistics, data analysis, data visualization, data science and data engineering, combined with expertise in partnering with business partners as well as strong strategic analysis and effective communication.

This candidate will be comfortable identifying and sourcing new data sources, extracting, manipulating and analyzing the data, leveraging data science concepts within their analysis, developing effective visualizations and dashboards, extracting actionable and impactful insights and the ability to partner, communicate and strategize with the business by leveraging the insights from the data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Descriptive Statistics & Data Analysis:

  • Utilize descriptive statistics to summarize and interpret business banking data, providing clear insights into trends, patterns, anomalies and opportunities.

  • Perform in-depth data analysis to support various business functions, ensuring data accuracy and actionable insights.

• Advanced Statistics & Data Science:

  • Apply advanced statistical methods and data science techniques, including predictive modeling and machine learning, to uncover trends and drive data-driven decision-making.

  • Develop and implement data science models to predict customer behavior, develop business rules and identify business opportunities.

• Dashboard & Reporting Development:

  • Design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards and reports using data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to present key metrics and insights to stakeholders.

  • Ensure dashboards and reports are user-friendly, accurate, and aligned with business needs.

• Data Engineering:

  • Identify, source and manipulate new data sources and metrics for use in analysis.

  • Build and optimize data pipelines and ETL processes to ensure seamless integration and high-quality data availability for analysis.

  • Collaborate with data engineering teams to enhance data infrastructure and resolve data quality issues.

• Strategic Analysis:

  • Conduct strategic analyses to evaluate business performance, identify growth opportunities, and support strategic planning initiatives.

  • Provide actionable recommendations based on data-driven insights to guide business strategies and improve operational efficiency.

• Problem Solving:

  • Address complex business problems with innovative analytical approaches and solutions.

  • Work cross-functionally to define analytical requirements, develop solutions, and implement strategies to address business challenges.

• Strategic Mindset:

  • Develop a deep understanding of business banking dynamics and market trends to contribute to strategic initiatives and drive business transformation.

  • Ability to partner with product partners, marketing, strategic partners, customer experience, and various business partners to translate a business problem into an analytics exercise and ultimately an actionable recommendation.

• Presentation & Communication:

  • Communicate complex data findings and insights effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders through compelling presentations and reports.

  • Develop and deliver presentations that clearly articulate the value of analytical insights and recommendations using effective and easy to understand data visualizations.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in advanced analytics, data science, or a related field.

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Data Science, Analytics or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Financial services experience.

• Strong data querying skills using SQL and SAS.

• Proficiency in descriptive and advanced statistical analysis and comfortable extracting, manipulating and analyzing large complex datasets.

• Expertise in dashboard and report development using tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

• Ability to understand and leverage data science and machine learning concepts in solving analytics challenges.

• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a strategic mindset, with a proven track record of translating data into actionable business insights.

• Success partnering with business stakeholders to bring together analytics with business knowledge to solve a business problem and provide insights & opportunities to stakeholder.

• Strong presentation and communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey complex data findings to diverse audiences.

• Self-starter with a strong attention to detail and an ability to deal with ambiguity.

• Organized, disciplined, and can manage multiple projects simultaneously.

• Certification in business analytics, data mining, data science or statistical analysis.

• Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Statistics, Business Analytics or Data Science.

Location:

The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

• Basic term and optional term life insurance

• Short-term and long-term disability

• Pregnancy disability and parental leave

• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan

• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)

• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities

• Adoption assistance

• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

EEO is the Law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors. Applicants can learn more about the company’s status as an equal opportunity employer by viewing the federal KNOW YOUR RIGHTS EEO poster.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about theE-Verify program.