Business Intelligence Lead Analyst

Our client is a successful software company, based in Baltimore MD, that enjoys the freedom to chart its own path. Their team is a small, close-knit community, where each person can make a big impact. They are nimble and have thrived for over 15 years in the midst of constant industry and regulatory upheaval. They believe in using their talents to make a positive impact on the world by improving the financial lives of Americans. As lifelong learners, they have a passion for change and constantly adapt everything (business, internal processes, tools ). They enjoy a wide diversity of backgrounds and opinions, which can lead to passionate debates. They wear multiple hats, often stretch beyond their comfort zone, and see failure as an opportunity to learn. They have fun inventing advanced analytical solutions and creating great user experiences.

What they do

In 2000, they started a revolution by exposing the inner workings of the credit scoring industry to consumers, pioneering a new industry. Millions of people have been using their tools to take control of their credit life, gain access to better loans, and save money. More recently, they have enabled the mortgage origination industry to replace guesswork with technology when trying to improve credit scores. As a result, more consumers now qualify for a mortgage at a good rate, and thousands of loan officers, mortgage lenders and other businesses can better serve their customers and make more money.

We are actively seeking an experienced Business Intelligence Lead to join our clients Data Analytics Program.

• Are you passionate about Big Data?
• Do you geek out about telling the story with Data?
• Do you enjoy organizing Data in a way that supports the entire organization?
• Are you a curious and motivated self-starter?

As the Business Intelligence Lead Analyst you are the functional lead, you will maintain all Business Intelligence (BI) initiatives and support data warehousing initiatives in collaboration with the Data Operations Engineer and Director of Analytics. What they want is a technical strategic doer that can be the BI SME and team of one.

Our client amasses a high volume of structured and unstructured data in multiple production systems. They strive to have one source of truth for data, analytics and insights.

As the Business Intelligence Analyst you will be the function lead and primary point of contact for the BI function - will take ownership of stakeholder management, strategy, and the data that is available in the data warehouse to the entire organization. You must be comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders and functional teams.

The Business Intelligence Analyst is also a member of the Data Analytics Program (DAP), an innovative, proprietary framework for developing new statistical and machine learning models and advanced products for partners and consumers. The DAP unifies various organizations and business practices, including Business Intelligence, Data Engineering, and Advanced Analytics.

In addition, you'll assist in training and evangelizing democratization of data and data governance standards throughout the organization. You must be comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders and functional teams.

Responsibilities

As the Business Intelligence Lead, you will:

• Implement the short and long-term roadmap for the BI function with support from leadership and the DAP.
• Support the Data Operations Engineer and Director of Analytics in deploying and documenting clean, curated, organized data sets used by BI and DAP teams. The role is hands-on and collaborative building data sets that enable analysis and drives tactical and strategic decisions.
• Apply best practices with regards to analytics reporting, data storytelling, data warehousing, ETL/ELT frameworks and data governance standards.
• Work directly with stakeholders to understand data analytics requirements; propose and develop analytic solutions that provide market insights and enable effective decision-making to drive business objectives.
• Provide business application and platform support, troubleshoot technical issues, enable data connections, and assist end-users with their analytics and reporting needs.
• Actively promote user enablement of self-service tools.
• Work closely with the Product Development team to understand upstream systems and data gaps as well as maintain information security standards and protocols according to ISO 27001 and SOC2 policies.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in tools-based data warehousing development
• 5+ years of experience in data warehousing development with emphasis on software development, credit reporting, mortgage or related industries
• Bachelor s degree in such fields as information systems, computer science, mathematics, or statistics
• Applied data warehousing techniques and architecture approach
• Strong data modeling skills
• Experienced in creating single sources of truth from disparate data sources.
• Strong SQL skills with structured and unstructured data
• Advanced in SQL, Fivetran, Sigma and other data/visualizing systems.
• Experience with Snowflake and dbt
• Experience w/ one or more of the following relational databases: MySQL, Postgres, Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server
• Experience with Atlassian, Git, CI/CD tools, and agile methodology
• Experience with Hubspot, Linkedin, Facebook campaign data, Google Analytics
• Experience with reporting and dashboarding tools, preferably Sigma
• Ability to document process and procedures related to data structure and compliance

Nice to haves

• Statistical background a plus

Our client is based in Baltimore Maryland. This is a Hybrid position. You will be required to be in Baltimore Maryland office 2 days/week. PLEASE DO NOT APPLY IF YOU ARE NOT OPEN TO BEING IN THE OFFICE IN BALITMORE MARYLAND 2 DAYS/WEEK.

This is a full-time permanent employee position working directly for our client. The salary for this position can be up to $135,000/yr. base plus up to 20% bonus. Our client also offers unlimited PTO.

Benefits

Our client strives to create a great experience for the team, not just customers. They want everyone to be excited about their work, fulfilled and worry-free. That s why they offer lots of autonomy, support, and the flexibility you need to balance your life. Their compensation and benefits package ensures that you can focus all your energy on creating value for their customers and the company and remain a happy human being!

Their benefits include: dedicated time to work on own projects, continuing education, flex time, profit sharing, annual bonuses, company contribution to 401(k), insurance (medical, dental, ST/LT disability, life), HSA/FSA.

If this sounds like you, please respond with your Salary requirements as soon as possible.

Please no agencies.

About AAJ Interactive Technologies:

AAJ Interactive Technologies, established in 1997 by cutting-edge technology executives, is a technology professional-services company supplying project-based consulting, staff augmentation and recruiting services to leading firms throughout Metropolitan Washington, DC.

We work differently from most of our competition. We have been in both a position of hiring, mentoring and managing large staffs inside a corporate culture, as well as consultants for hire. This unique perspective allows us to understand both sides of this business. We take the time to ensure our consultants/candidates placed will be successful.

We believe that because of our principals we have succeeded where others have failed. The greater DC technology space can be full of companies that are not really looking out for your interests. Ask around, we re not one of them! We want you to succeed, and we ll do everything we can to help you do just that!