Business Analyst

Top /Mandatory Skills and Experience (Non-Negotiable)

• Independent Ownership of Executive Level Reporting

Demonstrated ability to independently own executive ready reporting and presentations end to end, from intake through final delivery, with minimal direction. Must exercise sound judgment, manage timelines, and deliver high quality, leadership ready outputs.

• Executive Communication and PowerPoint Expertise

Proven ability to develop clear, concise, and well structured executive presentations (PowerPoint) that translate complex technical or cybersecurity inputs into decision ready narratives for senior leadership.

• Good Critical Thinking

Ability to synthesize inputs across multiple products, programs, and workstreams; identify gaps, inconsistencies, or risks; and elevate key themes, priorities, and impacts. Requires analytical judgment beyond compiling data or coordinating inputs.

• 3+ years of relevant experience

Nice to Have Skills and Experience (Preferred but Not Required)

• Experience supporting executive governance forums, scorecards, or quarterly business reviews

• Familiarity with cybersecurity, technology, or enterprise risk environments

• Experience working in large, complex, or matrixed organizations

• Exposure to portfolio management, performance metrics, or enterprise reporting

• Experience working directly with senior leaders or officer level audiences

The team operates in a highly collaborative environment that also expects Good individual ownership. Team members partner closely with cybersecurity leaders and cross functional teams but are responsible for self managing their work, timelines, and quality. The environment is fast paced and high visibility, with an emphasis on critical thinking, clear communication, and accountability. Success requires comfort with ambiguity, proactive problem solving, and the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across the organization.

Serve as the technology conduit between our application engineering team, product management and operational capabilities to provide critical problem-solving and customer/employee experience support, maintaining system integrity, and continuously improving product quality

Collaborate closely with application engineering to understand the technical requirements, system architecture, and product capabilities

Analyze and interpret data to identify opportunities for process improvement and to inform strategic decisions within IT operations

Work with business units to assess and prioritize technology needs and collaborate on solutions that enhance user experience and operational efficiency.

• Independent Ownership of Executive Level Reporting

Demonstrated ability to independently own executive ready reporting and presentations end to end, from intake through final delivery, with minimal direction. Must exercise sound judgment, manage timelines, and deliver high quality, leadership ready outputs.

• Executive Communication and PowerPoint Expertise

Proven ability to develop clear, concise, and well-structured executive presentations (PowerPoint) that translate complex technical or cybersecurity inputs into decision ready narratives for senior leadership.

• Good Critical Thinking

Ability to synthesize inputs across multiple products, programs, and workstreams; identify gaps, inconsistencies, or risks; and elevate key themes, priorities, and impacts. Requires analytical judgment beyond compiling data or coordinating inputs.

This role is an individual-contributor analyst focused on executive-level cybersecurity portfolio reporting. The primary responsibility is to independently own leadership-ready reporting and presentations from end to end—curating inputs across cybersecurity teams, applying critical thinking, and translating complex information into clear, decision-ready narratives for senior leaders.

The role requires Good judgment, executive communication skills, and the ability to synthesize portfolio-level themes, risks, and priorities rather than simply compiling updates. Success in this role depends on independence, attention to detail, and comfort operating with minimal direction while supporting high-visibility leadership and governance forums.

The Cybersecurity Portfolio Reporting Analyst will work as part of the Cybersecurity Portfolio Management team in coordinating, overseeing, and reporting on American’s cybersecurity initiatives. This individual will assist in the planning, monitoring, and reporting of cybersecurity efforts, ensuring compliance with work management best practices, and providing analysis on the overall cybersecurity program. The Cybersecurity Portfolio Reporting Analyst will work closely with cross-functional teams, including project managers, cybersecurity product teams, and executive stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of cybersecurity projects and initiatives and their visibility to leadership.