Lead Analyst, Data Advisor

Jobtailor; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a data-focused professional to lead business-facing analytics efforts and guide access to enterprise data across platforms.

You will translate questions into data solutions, educate users on data concepts, and collaborate with engineering and governance teams to promote consistent data standards.

Qualifications

• Requires 4+ years in data analytics, management, or business-facing data roles.
• Understanding of how data is structured, stored and accessed across systems.
• Experience with SQL or querying tools to validate and explore data.

Responsibilities

• Act as a main point of contact for business users seeking data for analytics, reporting, or operational decisions.
• Guide customers on data availability, location, and access across enterprise platforms.
• Translate business questions into data solutions and recommend datasets or data products.
• Educate users on data definitions, usage, and limitations.
• Support users navigating data catalogs and semantic layers.
• Promote adoption of data standards and governance practices.
• Collaborate with data engineering, quality, and platform teams to align on assets.
• Provide input to data product development from recurring business needs.

Skills

Data Analytics

Data Management

SQL querying

Data Governance

Supply Chain Management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Alation

Collibra

SAP

JDE

Job description

• Act as a main point of contact for business users seeking data for analytics, reporting, or operational decisions
• Guide customers on what data exists, where it resides, and how to access it across enterprise platforms
• Translate business questions into data solutions and recommend appropriate datasets or data products
• Educate users on data definitions, appropriate usage, and limitations
• Support users in navigating data catalogs and semantic layers
• Promote adoption of the Digital Brain and associated data standards
• Guide users toward certified, governed data sources vs. shadow or siloed data
• Work closely with data engineering, data quality, and platform teams to stay aligned on available data assets
• Feed recurring business needs into data product development and prioritization
• Support intake processes by helping shape business requests into structured data requirements

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent University degree required; focused degree in business, information systems, data analytics, or related field preferred.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum four (4) years of relevant professional work experience
• Demonstrated ability in data analytics, data management, or business-facing data roles
• Solid understanding of how data is structured, stored, and accessed across systems
• Experience with SQL and/or querying tools to validate and explore data
• Experience supporting business users in analytics or reporting environments
• Knowledge of Supply Chain Management and associated data.
• Preferred Experience with data catalog tools (ex. Alation, Collibra)
• Familiarity with semantic layers and/or data product frameworks
• Exposure to ERP systems (ex SAP, JDE)
• Understanding of data governance and data quality concepts

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in data analytics and management, with a strong ability to translate business needs into structured data solutions. Proficient in guiding users on data access and promoting data governance and quality standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Data Analytics
• Data Management
• SQL Querying
• Data Governance
• Supply Chain Management

Hard Skills

• Data Analytics
• Data Management
• SQL
• Data Catalog Tools
• Data Governance
• Data Quality
• Data Structures
• Data Access
• Business Data Roles
• Data Solutions

Soft Skills

• User Education
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Customer Guidance

Industry Keywords

• Data Analytics
• Data Governance
• Supply Chain Management
• Data Quality
• ERP Systems

Tools & Technologies

• Alation
• Collibra
• SAP
• JDE