Business Analyst Senior

brobstongroup.com - Jobboard; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Nordstrom is seeking a Senior Business Analyst for its Reporting & Optimization team in Seattle. This hybrid role involves delivering comprehensive reporting and analysis to enhance digital merchandising and customer outcomes.

The candidate will partner with product, analytics, and engineering teams, build reporting tools, and conduct ad hoc analyses. A minimum of 2 years in a related role and strong MS Excel knowledge are required, alongside a Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of corporate experience in a relevant role.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to convey technical information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain reporting tools for digital business.
• Partner with teams to deliver actionable data.
• Conduct ad hoc analyses for insights.

Skills

Reporting tools development

Data analysis

Communication skills

MS Excel proficiency

SQL

Tableau

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

SQL

Tableau

Looker

Job description

Summary

The Senior Business Analyst on the Reporting & Optimization team delivers reporting and analysis for Nordstrom.com to drive digital merchandising and customer outcomes. They partner with product, analytics, and engineering to build reporting tools, train business teams, and provide ad hoc analyses. This hybrid role in Seattle focuses on creating actionable, sustainable data products that inform business decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain reporting and tools that guide action and drive digital business results
• Partner with product, analytics, and engineering to deliver accurate, sustainable, and actionable data
• Maintain regular touchpoints with business stakeholders to understand needs and prioritize reporting enhancements
• Develop learning materials and lead training sessions and office hours on reporting tools and best practices
• Conduct ad hoc analyses to generate insights beyond conventional reporting
• Leverage AI tools to streamline workflows and accelerate delivery

Requirements

• 2+ years of corporate experience building reporting tools, analyzing complex data, and summarizing insights
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey technical information to non-experts
• Proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint; experience with SQL, Tableau, Looker, or similar data visualization tools preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline preferred
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule with required in-office days in Seattle