Sr. Business Intelligence Analyst

MERGE; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

MERGE seeks a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to drive BI projects and provide mentorship. The ideal candidate will leverage expertise in BI principles and tools like Tableau and PowerBI. This role emphasizes collaboration and problem-solving to help clients achieve business objectives in a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401K

Flexible Time Off & Holidays

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in a related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in BI / Analytics.
• Expert knowledge of BI tools.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a variety of BI and data visualization projects.
• Provide mentorship and tactical direction to staff.
• Lead discovery sessions to define data requirements.

Skills

Business Intelligence principles

Data visualization

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

Tableau

PowerBI

Domo

Qlikview

Sisense

Job description

We bring together the minds and passions of creative pioneers, tech innovators, and data explorers to help ambitious clients solve business challenges and rise to the top. MERGE has enduring client partnerships with American Express, T-Mobile, LG, Subway, Kate Spade NY, Coach, The North Face, Meta, Adobe, BlueCross BlueShield, Abbott, Astellas, Supernus, CSL, GE Healthcare, Broward Health, Indiana University Health, Nationwide, and Morgan Stanley. With offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Montreal, New York City and Los Angeles. MERGE uses a talent-to-task process that enables clients to think higher and feel deeper about their customers.

Promote Health, Wellness & Happiness

We are committed to promoting health, wellness and happiness in the world by partnering with purpose-driven clients in purpose-driven industries in healthcare, life science, and consumer products. Our deep vertical expertise and category insights stem from decade-long partnerships with our top clients.

Emerge to the Top of Your Career

At MERGE, we strive to create a superior work experience where talented and ambitious people grow. An experience that encourages people to think higher and feel deeper. An experience where people engage their minds and hearts to do the best work of their careers.

As our Sr. Business Intelligence Analyst, you will...

Be a member of MERGE’s Data/Analytics & Omnichannel Strategy team, the Sr. Analyst, Business Intelligence is expected to oversee and drive to completion a wide variety of business intelligence and data visualization projects. The ideal candidate is a recognized thought leader with mastery of Business Intelligence principles and methodologies, with a keen eye and ability to radiate an idea to its full potential.

In this role, you will provide best practice leadership in Business Intelligence Consulting, and help define and evolve our BI Strategy and approach to implementing solutions across a program.

Be Accountable and Responsible

• Establish and maintain technical relationships with vendor partners to promote MERGE expertise and thought leadership.
• Maintain a trusted advisor role in providing technical guidance to clients in achieving business objectives and identifying new opportunities for MERGE.
• Foster an environment for training and growth. Clear roadblocks for the team. Consistently deliver big thinking, break-through ideas, and effective solutions.
• Listen - and take the time to have both the good and the tough conversations to motivate and grow the larger team.
• Contributes and leads with energy and passion and is a positive force, and is recognized as a leader.
• Provide mentorship and tactical direction to staff. Ensures deliverables are client-ready.
• Lead discovery sessions with customers, end-users, technical architects, and application designers to define the data requirements and structure to answer key business questions and solve complex business problems
• Distill functional and technical specifications into Value Roadmaps that communicate the return on investment for a project or program
• Discuss customer data maturity and strategy, and drive adoption of recommended solutions
• Set standards for delivery through engaging data visualizations that tell a compelling story
• Provide strategic oversight to customer relationships through each stage of delivery, offering escalation and troubleshooting support as needed.

These are the qualifications we're looking for

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and/or equivalent experience and education
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience in a related field
• 5+ years’ BI / Analytics project or system administration experience
• Demonstrated excellence at presenting complex development topics to both executive and technical personnel
• Expert knowledge of specialized BI and data visualization tools like Domo, Datorama, Tableau, PowerBI, Qlikview, Sisense, etc.
• Expert understanding of Business Intelligence Consulting principles, trends, best practices and approaches, technologies, framework, and tools for creating efficient BI infrastructure and solutions
• Experience with a wide variety of business data (Marketing, Sales, Finance, Operations, etc)
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
• Experience in recognizing business problems and recommending/developing solutions
• Ability to effectively manage customer expectations and project deliverables
• You enjoy working in a data-driven, collaborative, and results-oriented environment
• You have advanced domain knowledge in one or more vertical industries (Health Care Providers, Pharmaceuticals, Retail, Restaurants, Media & Entertainment, Financial Institutions)
• You have the ability to demonstrate sustained exceptional performance, innovation, creativity, insight, and good judgment
• You enjoy communicating with people and can navigate ambiguity and complexity with confidence

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At MERGE, we’re committed to fostering an environment where our team members can thrive in both their careers and personal lives, ensuring they feel supported and empowered to succeed.

MERGE believes in transparency and equity. In accordance with state regulations, we’re proud to include salary ranges in our job postings to ensure fair compensation practices.

The salary range for this role is $75,200 - $86,000, based on the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

MERGE is proud to invest in benefits that includemeaningful Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K, Lifestyle Spending Account, Employer Paid Life & Disability Insurance, Flexible Time off & Holidays plus many other benefits and rewards.

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.

And here’s how we live our values at MERGE

• Ability. Mastering our craft
• Agility. Delivering with a growth mindset
• Humility. Collaborating for shared success

MERGE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

MERGE welcomes and celebrates diversity regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status or people with abilities. We believe that the more diverse we are, the more creative our work will be!

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