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Senior Strategy Analyst
Edward Jones Investments
St. Louis, MO, United States
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Opportunity Overview
Senior BI Strategy Analyst
Center of Excellence
Firm Analytics partners with business areas to provide analytical and financial insights for firm decision making and strategic planning. The Analytics & BI Center of Excellence provides enterprise-level solutions for Analytics and BI needs across the firm, including Release Management, Training and Communities of Practices, Data and Tools, and Governance. The COE Strategy & Training team focuses on enabling users throughout the firm to explore and enhance decision-making through data.
Be part of a growing and evolving team of analysts with varied responsibilities including Strategy and Release Management of Analytics/BI/Technology projects, firm-wide Analytics and BI Training and Communities of Practice and firm-wide External Data and Analytics Tools management and optimization.
Key Responsibilities:
• Function as Business Lead and maintain accountability for enterprise-level projects as part of a firm level program to modernize the firm's Information and Data Management architecture.
• Function as a Business or Reporting Analyst for purposes of requirements gathering and testing as needed to support a BI or Analytics release.
• Represent the voice of the customer to ensure User needs are being met while maintaining the integrity of the technical BI or Analytics solution.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across all areas of the Firm as it relates to driving BI and Analytics projects, knowledge, best practices, and processes.
• Work with various business and technology associates at all levels of the firm to understand business needs and recommend an appropriate solution to address their need as well as meet the needs of the enterprise.
• Influence and communicate across a wide range of audiences with specialized subject matter expertise including data providers, marketing leaders, product leaders, financial advisors, and technology professionals.
• Develop a strong understanding of the various product types offered through Edward Jones.
Position Requirements
Position Qualifications:
• Undergraduate degree required, preferably in the areas of finance, business, analytics or information systems. Advanced degree is a plus.
• 7+ years general business experience in marketing, finance, data analytics, or information systems fields strongly preferred.
• Ability to lead Analytics/BI/Technology projects for the business.
• Strong critical thinking skills and ability to navigate ambiguous situations.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment.
• Motivated to understand and keep current with Analytics and BI Industry trends and best practices.
• Demonstrated technical depth and experience in the following:
◦ Experience working with and writing requirements for both relational and dimensional database architectures and data elements.
◦ Understanding of Data Governance principles and concepts.
◦ Fluency in Business Intelligence and Analytics principles, best practices and appropriate usage.
◦ Knowledge of BI and/or Analytics tools including Tableau, Microstrategy, Python, or R.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to present complex concepts in an understandable and concise format, adapted to the audience at hand.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects along with recurring responsibilities. Strong project management skills preferred with ability to formulate, define and execute tasks towards completion of project objectives and timeline.
• Working knowledge of financial products and services preferred.
Persons requiring sponsorship for an employment visa are ineligible for this position
Company Description
At Edward Jones, we help clients achieve their serious, long-term financial goals by understanding their needs and implementing tailored solutions. To ensure a personal client experience, we have located our 14,000+ branch offices where our more than 7 million clients live and work.
A typical branch office has one financial advisor who meets with clients face-to-face and one branch office administrator who enhances the team's ability to build deep relationships with clients. Headquarters associates in St. Louis and Tempe provide support and expertise to help U.S. and Canada branch teams deliver an ideal client experience. Edward Jones currently has more branch offices than any other financial services firm, and we continue to grow to meet the needs of long-term individual investors.
Awards and Accolades
• For the 19th year, Edward Jones was named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For®” by FORTUNE magazine in its annual listing. The firm ranked No. 5 overall. These 19 FORTUNE rankings include top 10 finishes for 15 years, top 5 rankings for eight years and consecutive No. 1 rankings in 2002 and 2003.
From FORTUNE Magazine, February 15, 2018 © 2018 Time Inc. Used under license. FORTUNE and Time Inc. are not affiliated with and do not endorse products or services of Edward Jones.
EEO Statement
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.