Strategic Analytics & Insights Consultant

Usbank; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 98,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) matching

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Disability insurance

Job summary

U.S. Bank seeks an Insights & Analytics Consultant to partner with leaders across Consumer Banking, Growth Studio, and enterprise teams to transform complex data into actionable insights that drive strategy and performance.

You will lead analytics from discovery to visualization, presenting insights with storytelling and measurement frameworks while mentoring analysts and promoting data-driven decision making across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Five to seven years of statistical and/or data analytics experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data.
• Experience consulting with business stakeholders and translating analytical findings into strategic recommendations.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data extraction, transformation, analysis, and automation.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms such as Azure, AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, or similar environments.
• Expertise in Power BI and data visualization best practices.
• Demonstrated project management and mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to understand objectives, define analytical approaches, and deliver actionable recommendations.
• Translate complex business questions into data-driven solutions and measurable outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to improve customer engagement, operational performance, process effectiveness, and business growth.
• Present insights and recommendations through clear, compelling storytelling and visualization.
• Influence decision-making through fact-based analysis and strategic recommendations.
• Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Develop KPI frameworks, scorecards, and performance metrics to measure business outcomes.
• Conduct exploratory analysis, segmentation, forecasting, root-cause analysis, and performance evaluations.
• Synthesize insights from multiple data sources into actionable business recommendations.
• Maintain analytical rigor through data validation and quality assurance practices.
• Design and evaluate experiments, test-and-learn strategies, and measurement frameworks.
• Apply statistical techniques to validate hypotheses and quantify business impact.
• Support predictive and advanced analytics initiatives.
• Partner with Data Science and Technology teams to operationalize solutions.
• Develop dashboards, reporting solutions, and self-service analytics tools using Power BI and related technologies.
• Create scalable reporting and visualization solutions that improve transparency and decision-making.
• Automate recurring reporting and analytical processes.
• Promote visualization and reporting best practices.
• Partner with Technology, Data Engineering, and Governance teams to improve data accessibility and quality.
• Support enterprise analytics initiatives within cloud-based data environments.
• Mentor analysts and share analytics best practices across the organization.
• Champion a culture of data-driven decision-making.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Mentoring

Project management

SQL

Python

Power BI

Azure

Snowflake

Databricks

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Python

R

SAS

SPSS

Hadoop

Excel

Power BI

Azure

AWS

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

U.S. Bank seeks an Insights & Analytics Consultant to partner with leaders across Consumer Banking, Growth Studio, and enterprise teams to transform complex data into actionable insights that drive strategy and performance.

You will lead analytics from discovery to visualization, presenting insights with storytelling and measurement frameworks while mentoring analysts and promoting data-driven decision making across the organization.