Data Analyst (Analytics) - Career

Overview

• Works in Data and Analytics to independently design projects to meet business needs
• Leverage advanced techniques to create code that is optimized, efficient, repeatable and scalable
• Use analytical insights to develop solutions, improved processes and work with counterparts in the business to implement proposed solutions
• Understand ingestion prioritizations, analyze, understand and prepare complex and new data sources and incorporate them into project design. Acts as a domain and/or technical lead to more junior members
• Package, summarize, visualize and perform storytelling on analytical findings and results for management and business users
• Solve complex internal or customer analytical problems across various business domains and areas of expertise
• Ability to talk to impact and strategic importance of findings on the business (either Equifax or external customer) and recommend appropriate course of action; ability to advocate to implementation of solutions and improved processes as well as share the qualitative and quantitative elements to drive value and share the "so what' out of the analysis being performed.
• Ensure proper use of Equifax data assets by working closely with data governance and compliance professionals
  
  

• BS degree in a STEM major or equivalent discipline
• 5-7 years of experience in a related analyst role
• Cloud certification strongly preferred
• Technical capabilities including SQL, BigQuery, R, Python, MS Excel / Google Sheets, Tableau, Looker
• Experience working as a team and collaborating with others on producing descriptive and diagnostic analysis. Experience working with non-technical partners to explore new capabilities and data monetisation opportunities
  
  

• Demonstrates technical competence and business acumen with advanced data analysis techniques including statistical analysis, data mining, data visualization, BI Tools, time series analysis
• Proficiency in Data Management & Big Data tools : ETL for data integration and cleansing. Experience with cloud databases and storage. Familiar with big data frameworks with experience in handling large-scale datasets and big data analysis
• Knowledge and in-depth understanding of relational database management systems
• Experience in Data Visualization through creation of designing clear, effective charts and dashboards, data story telling that help stakeholders understand complex data.
• Experience in Data Governance and quality management
• Great stakeholder communication, excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate complex analytic findings to non-technical audience
• Strong numeracy skills.
• High level of attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently on complex and demanding projects.
• A willingness to learn new applications and systems.
• Project Management skills with ability to organise tasks and man age time to consistently meet deadlines.
• Big picture thinking, dynamic problem-solving, forecasting and predictive skills
• Experience with Agile Methodology and request/issue queue management
• Experience in machine learning or predictive analytics, to model future outcomes or automate processes
• Experience with Comprehensive Credit Reporting
• Understanding of Equifax or similar products