The Senior Data Analyst will be acting as lead BI developer within our IT BI team. They will play a key role as an extension of the D&A practice in collaboration and understanding all the data needs within our key business stakeholders. They will be responsible for data analysis, development of data solutions such as analysis, reports, dashboards and supporting data engineering pipelines to enable stakeholders to make better data driven decisions. As well, the Sr. Data Analyst will be part of developing Data Governance framework as a data steward for assigned data domains.

Team and Leadership Functions (20%)

• Be an advocate for Champion trust-based relationships with business and IT teams by delivering value-added solutions within established deadlines
• Support solution building by educating stakeholders all data requirements needed to execute
• Assist in making business critical decisions and initiating ROI projects by providing leaders with key business insights
• Support teams in making informed data decisions
• Provide Mentoring to more junior team members as required

Technical Functions (60%)

• Act as subject matter expert and IT data steward for assigned data domains
• Collaborating with Subject Matter Experts and Product Owners to define data requirements and source-to-target mapping necessary to support analytics initiatives
• Create quality technical specifications as required for Data Engineers and BI Developers as required
• Develop quality BI deliverables as required to specifications
• Participate in solution design and discussion with various Data and IT Teams
• Align and assist with the implementation and adoption of our team standards and policies on our data assets
• Support Business and IT leaders by performing ad hoc investigation and analysis
• Create and execute test plans on data deliverables prior to live deployment

Administrative and Logistical functions (20%)

• Documentation updates as required (business glossary, test plan, knowledge catalog)
• Project status updates as required
• Communicate and develop training artifacts to assist with new data deployments

Qualifications, Education, & Experience

• College or University degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related studies
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in using business intelligence, analytics and/or data visualization tools
• 7 + years of experience in working within a SDLC framework in delivering BI solutions, playing various roles as needed
• 5+ Experience with QlikView, QlikSense & QlikCloud
• Experience with developing technical specifications for Data Engineering and BI development teams
• Experience with Manufacturing and Supply Chain Business Processes is highly recommended
• Experience as a Data Steward within a Data Governance framework is an asset
• CPG or Beverage experience is an asset
• Experience with Enterprise Performance Management tools is an asset

Skills & Abilities

• Able to efficiently collaborate with cross-functional teams including other data team members
• Strong ability to learn and apply new business and technical concepts
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Strong proficiency in SQL with an understanding of data warehousing best practices
• Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail
• Strong communication skills

At Mark Anthony, we live by 5 Core Values every day. They are the cornerstone of our culture and the values that we look for in who we hire:

Sense of Urgency

• We value sense of urgency because we are a fast-paced company in a fast-paced industry
• You act as if there is no tomorrow and get it done today

Authenticity

• We value authenticity because we need to stay real
• You are authentic, diplomatic, respectful, thoughtful and you always have the best intentions

Simplicity

• We value simplicity; why use 50 words when you can use 5?
• You thrive in ambiguity, are comfortable with change and bring simplicity to complex situations or grey area

Humility

• We value humility; there is no room for egos here
• You’re not stubborn, you listen, take feedback/direction and respond quickly to changing direction. We are a team that supports each other

Trust

• We value trust because unless we are both trusted and trusting, we will not succeed as a team
• You put trust in others and do your best to never let anyone down