Sr. Business Data Analyst

Virginia Housing; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness center on-site

Free parking

Educational opportunities

Job summary

Virginia Housing seeks a Sr. Business Data Analyst to serve as a bridge between business units and technical teams, translating requirements into data solutions and driving analytics initiatives.

You will analyze data needs, support reporting, and guide data integration efforts to influence strategic decisions. The role requires strong communication with stakeholders, expertise in data management, and the ability to deliver insights using modern data tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field required.
• Several years of data & analytics experience delivering business value.
• Experience in data quality, master data, data cataloging and advanced analytics preferred (3–5 years).

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into data requirements and solutions.
• Analyze data usage requirements and develop reporting strategies.
• Collaborate with data developers and business partners to deliver data solutions.
• Present insights to senior business stakeholders and guide data-driven decisions.

Skills

SQL & Data Modeling

Stakeholder Engagement

Data Warehousing

Data Visualization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with data engineering focus

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Azure

Job description

Overview

Join Virginia Housing and help make a difference as a Sr. Business Data Analyst. This important role will function as an expert advocacy and translation layer between various core business divisions with their requirements and technical implementations of various data solutions, providing strategic, analytical, and technical support for data and analytics activities. This role conducts data analysis, usage requirements and focuses on data reporting and integration-intensive initiatives that drives valuable business outcomes. The analyst leverages data and technology tools to gain key insight into business opportunities, identifies technical solution possibilities, and effectively presents these insights to business stakeholders. They are responsible to identify business challenges, opportunities related to data and analytics, initiate data project requests and engage with business partners to influence project decisions; assess the risks of various solutions and help prioritize competing business demands. They are responsible for working with business partners to elicit high-level requirements and capture business needs; understand the customer journey and define user requirements. Help with prioritizing needs within and across projects based on business impact. This role is expected to u se modern data and analytics tools to gather data, analyze problems, aid with designs, monitor progress and facilitate delivery of data solutions.

Virginia Housing is one of the nation’s premier housing finance agencies. Our mission is to help Virginians attain quality, affordable housing, which we accomplish through our public-private partnerships.

We are focused on employee engagement and committed to a healthy and diverse workforce. We offer on-site conveniences such as a fitness center and free parking. Educational opportunities to help your advancement are available through classroom and online programs.

To be successful in this role you must possess :

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration with data engineering focus, or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred.
• Several years of experience in data & analytics and delivering business value through focused data initiatives.
• Several years of experience in contributing to a data quality, master data, data cataloging and advanced analytics disciplines, with three to five year experience preferred.
• A few years of experience in technology architecture, operations, and design related disciplines.
• Expert knowledge of data analysis and usage requirements assessment and recording.
• Strong understanding of data and integration architectures.
• Influencing skills and demonstrated ability to engage both data developers and business partners to achieve target outcomes.
• Ability to guide solution design and architecture to meet business needs.
• Proficiency in modern data and analytics tools on-premise and in the cloud.
• Good understanding of Data Management Body of Knowledge principles from DAMA or similar industry D&A leaders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills Self-starter with ability to multi-task, adapt quickly, learn independently, and complete projects with short iterative timelines.
• Knowledge of modern cloud data analytics technologies preferably Microsoft based.
• Ability to deliver presentations to senior-level business leaders and technical audiences.

The Ideal Candidate Would Also Have Experience In :

• A Data Management, Data Analytics, Data Engineering, Business Intelligence or similar certification from a reputable institution is preferred.
• Knowledge of financial/mortgage business data analysis and processes is preferred.

This position will close at midnight on 11/6/2026.

Hiring Range: $95,000 – 128,000

A background check will be performed as a condition of employment.

A Conflict-of-Interest Act Disclosure form and Secondary Employment Disclosure form will need to be completed as a condition of employment.

Virginia Housing requires associates to live and work within the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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