Senior Data Analyst

Rocket Companies; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Rocket Companies, a Detroit-based company, seeks a Senior Data Analyst to collect, organize, and analyze data from multiple sources, delivering context and actionable recommendations. You will lead data-driven decisions, mentor peers, and maintain deep industry knowledge.

You will proactively identify business opportunities, support executive leadership with data-driven insights, and influence solutions through end-to-end data analyses and robust visualizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a scientific discipline, mathematics, applied statistics, information technology, or a related field.
• 4 years of experience or equivalent competency identifying business problems, conducting data experiments, performing statistical analysis, and synthesizing findings to guide business decisions.
• Experience leading end-to-end data analysis projects that result in positive business changes.
• Expertise creating data visualizations using modern business intelligence (BI) tools and emphasizing insights as relevant.

Responsibilities

• Identify business opportunities and communicate recommendations using data manipulation, programming, statistics, and data visualization
• Lead design and validation across all phases of research projects, including presenting results and guiding iterative improvement
• Create and support business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, reports, or related methods
• Define, gather, and validate project data requirements and assess data quality
• Mentor teammates on the responsibilities listed above

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data visualization

SQL querying

Mentoring

Leadership

Data warehousing

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in science/math/IT

Tools

SAS

R

Python

SQL

Big data platforms

Job description

As a Senior Data Analyst, you collect, organize, and analyze data from a variety of sources to provide context and actionable recommendations. You use statistical methods and data analysis techniques to describe how the business is operating. You also integrate, transform, and improve large volumes of data at the project or company level to support streamlined processes, higher efficiency, and better-informed decisions. In this role, you will demonstrate leadership with peers and maintain extremely deep knowledge of your industry and business.

About the role

• Proactively identify and communicate business opportunities and recommendations using data manipulation, programming, statistics, and data visualization
• Use data to support and challenge business solutions with executive leadership and other stakeholders
• Lead design and validation across all phases of research projects, including presenting results and guiding iterative improvement
• Maintain relationships and alignment among stakeholders to achieve objectives
• Define, gather, and validate project data requirements and assess data quality
• Evaluate the quality of organizational data sources
• Create and support business intelligence tools, databases, dashboards, reports, or related methods
• Document technical design standards for reporting solutions to support accurate development
• Use exploratory data analysis to investigate assumptions, documenting and applying findings
• Identify and analyze relevant external data to monitor the competitive environment
• Stay current on industry and business trends relevant to the data
• Mentor teammates on the responsibilities listed above

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a scientific discipline, mathematics, applied statistics, information technology, or a related field
• 4 years of experience or equivalent competency identifying business problems, conducting data experiments, performing statistical analysis, and synthesizing findings to guide business decisions
• Experience leading end-to-end data analysis projects that result in positive business changes
• Expertise creating data visualizations using modern business intelligence (BI) tools and emphasizing insights as relevant
• Proficiency with industry-standard statistical analysis tools such as SAS, R, or Python
• Experience training and mentoring peers
• Experience creating data sets with advanced SQL or other querying languages and using them to develop business strategies
• Experience researching data lineage
• Advanced practical knowledge of standard statistical measures, probability theory, and both qualitative and quantitative techniques
• Experience working with data warehouses
• Experience with data mining or other exploratory techniques
• Experience working with structured and unstructured data
• Experience writing software functions to support data analysis
• Experience contributing to standards and processes that increase efficiency and impact
• Conceptual knowledge of logical and physical data models
• Domain knowledge across multiple business areas

Preferred Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of at least one business area and its data, including industry or other external sources
• Experience across several business areas and familiarity with associated data
• Conceptual knowledge of big data, machine learning, or data science

What you’ll get

Our team members fuel our strategy, innovation, and growth. We support the health and well-being of not only you, but also your family. Eligible team members receive perks and health benefits designed to provide peace of mind. For details, review the full list of Benefits and Perks.

About us

Rocket is a Detroit-based company made up of businesses that provide simple, fast, and trusted digital solutions for complex transactions. The name comes from our flagship business, now known as Rocket Mortgage, founded in 1985. Today, we are a publicly traded company involved in many industries, including mortgages, fintech, real estate, and more. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where every voice is heard.

This job description outlines primary responsibilities for this position and may be modified at the company’s discretion at any time. Employment decisions are not based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities under applicable state and federal laws. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in completing the application and/or participating in the application process should contact Human Resources at [e-mail].