Data Management Analyst

Pearson; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Data Analyst, where you will play a key role in enhancing data-driven decision-making. In this dynamic position, you will leverage your expertise in data analysis and dataset creation to support business analytics across various technology stacks. Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver high-quality datasets and insights, while ensuring data accessibility and self-service exploration. This role offers the chance to work remotely, allowing you to contribute to impactful projects that shape the educational landscape. If you are passionate about data and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in data handling, analysis, and dataset creation.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders and present findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-value data analysis and datasets in priority order.
• Engage with stakeholders to understand data requirements and conduct analysis.

Skills

Data Analysis

Problem Solving

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Presentation

Curiosity for Data

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Experience in Education Industry

Tools

Big Query

Snowflake

Python

Tableau

MS Power Query

Oracle BI

Job description

Job Title: Data Analyst

Location: Remote

Join Pearson’s Higher Education Data and Reporting CoE as a Data Analyst and play a pivotal role in shaping our data journey and business analytics.

In this role, you’ll proactively pursue opportunities to use data to support business analytics, identifying ways to connect data from multiple technology stacks such as Salesforce, In-Product, and Financial metrics. You’ll create intuitive datasets and data dictionaries for business users, find efficiencies in data flows, and work with central technology to speed up the delivery of business intelligence objects. Collaborating with a reporting specialist, you’ll ensure data is structured to enable visually stunning and explanatory dashboards. Additionally, you’ll engage with central technology teams to implement new tools that improve data accessibility and facilitate self-service data exploration.

This role reports to the Director of Data and Reporting.

Responsibilities:

1. Contribute to Data Related Efforts: Work efficiently and effectively to deliver high-value data analysis and datasets in priority order.
2. Data Analysis and Dataset Delivery: Engage with stakeholders to understand data analysis requirements and business value. Conduct data analysis to meet requirements. Build/scale datasets to support the reporting team with their reports and dashboards. Maintain datasets as needed.
3. Analyze Data & Datasets: Investigate existing datasets, making recommendations on where there are opportunities and deficiencies. Research best practices and industry standards to explain ‘art of the possible,’ ensuring we solution and scale correctly.
4. Maintaining Standards: Ensure a consistent high standard for dataset creation and data analysis conducted by the Data & Reporting COE.

Skills Needed:

• Experience: The ideal candidate should have 3+ years of experience in handling data, including data analysis and dataset creation.
• Behavior: The candidate must exhibit a curiosity for data, coupled with the ability to solve intricate problems. Their engagement with business stakeholders and the technology teams ensures a high value in delivered work. The candidate must be able to present clearly to stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• Tools: Knowledge of the following is preferred: Big Query, Snowflake, Python, Tableau, MS Power Query, and Oracle BI.
• Education Industry: Understanding the unique challenges and dynamics of the education industry is advantageous. Examples include knowledge of student enrolment, academic performance metrics, and compliance reporting.

Who we are:

At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. We are the world's lifelong learning company. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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Job: TECHNOLOGY

Organization: Higher Education

Schedule: FULL_TIME

Workplace Type: Remote

Req ID: 19280