Senior Data Analytics Business Analyst (Hybrid)

Ascend Learning; Leawood (KS); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Company paid life Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and parental leave

Employee assistance program

Headspace and Airvet wellness programs

Charitable matching program

Job summary

Ascend Learning seeks a Senior Business Analyst to lead end‑to‑end data management and reporting initiatives within the Enterprise Applications team. You will partner with business leaders, BI, and engineering to translate ambiguous asks into clear requirements and data products that empower decision‑making.

The role blends consultative analysis with delivery leadership in a hybrid Leawood/Burlington setup, guiding backlog and validating solutions while mentoring junior analysts.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience researching, analyzing, and leveraging data from internal and external resources.
• 6+ years of experience using modern cloud data platforms and BI tools like Snowflake and Tableau.
• Fluent in SQL and data structures; able to reverse‑engineer existing queries, models, and reports.
• Experience in an Agile development environment, including backlog management and sprint planning.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary intake owner for incoming business asks, ensuring each request is presented as a clearly stated problem.
• Translate business needs into clear, testable user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Document business context and metric definitions in plain language, including grain, filters and exclusions, and source systems.
• Reverse‑engineer existing SQL queries, Tableau and Power BI workbooks, and Excel models to extract business logic and assumptions.
• Profile raw source data in Snowflake to validate assumptions about structure, quality and completeness before handoff to Data Architect.
• Synthesize findings into an inventory that guides Architecture, Data Engineers, Data Scientists, and BI Analysts.
• Develop early prototypes or wireframes to validate stakeholder understanding before development begins.
• Own day‑to‑day delivery needs for your area – sequencing ready work and accepting completed work against acceptance criteria.
• Track progress and keep stakeholders informed of status; confirm feasibility with BI, Engineering, and Architecture.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis

Snowflake

Tableau

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Backlog management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or related field

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Ascend Learning seeks a Senior Business Analyst to lead end‑to‑end data management and reporting initiatives within the Enterprise Applications team. You will partner with business leaders, BI, and engineering to translate ambiguous asks into clear requirements and data products that empower decision‑making.

The role blends consultative analysis with delivery leadership in a hybrid Leawood/Burlington setup, guiding backlog and validating solutions while mentoring junior analysts.