Senior Data Analyst, Cision

Salary not provided

Power BI

Azure

Redshift

dbt

Mid and Senior level

Chicago

PR and marketing software

Posted today

PR and marketing software

1001+ employees

B2BAnalyticsCommunicationDigital MediaSaaSData AnalysisMedia

Posted today

Salary not provided

Power BI

Azure

Redshift

dbt

Mid and Senior level

Chicago

1001+ employees

B2BAnalyticsCommunicationDigital MediaSaaSData AnalysisMedia

Company mission

To use their software to provide prompt and professional resolutions that allow PR and Marketing professionals to focus on optimal communication.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field. A master’s degree can be advantageous
4 - 8 years of experience in Data Management and/or Visualization
4 - 8 years of experience in a high-functioning, fast-paced work environment with strong business acumen
2 - 4 years of people leaders with high social intelligence desired
Mentor junior data analysts and BI developers
Proven expertise in executing data management, reporting & visualization in Power BI
Experience with Microsoft Azure, Amazon Redshift and DBT desired
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Knowledge of complex data integration from multiple data sources
Mathematical modeling and other optimization methods to perform quantitative and qualitative data analysis
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to translate complex data into easy to-understand, practical terms that every person can understand
Deep understanding of data governance, compliance, and privacy best practices
Agility to changing priorities and situations
High attention to detail and accuracy
To be successful in this role, candidates must have demonstrated experience in organizing data in a way that allows business leaders to make informed decisions and reach their full potential by leveraging timely and accurate data

What the job involves

The Senior Data Analyst position participates in the development of a data strategy to quickly cultivate a data-driven culture across the organization and to optimize our business performance by identifying growth opportunities and highlighting areas for improvement
The role will proactively communicate with stakeholders, team members and partners to support a high-performing team responsible for providing sales intelligence and data visualizations by leveraging business intelligence tools
Coordinate and align priorities with the organization's strategic goals, partnering with business leadership to identify data and analytical needs via Value Approval
Deliver the business intelligence strategy that combines data visualization to make profitable, data-driven decisions
As a backbone to all things BI, establish and maintain high data integrity, quality, and governance standards. Craft data management practices are in place to support accurate and reliable data analysis
Develop dashboards that provide up to date information to sales leaders and sales associates on KPIs and other business objectives and goals
Depicting complex ideas, issues, and data designs to varied audiences
Acting as project data architecture designer and reviewer for one or more scrum teams and making major data architectural decisions
Identifying and consulting on high complexity data structure and/or data content issues
Evaluating the project management and product development procedures of an organization by analyzing data statistics and market trends
Gathering, processing, and collating requirements from Business stakeholders of the data platform
Converting business requirements to technical specification documentation
Leading the development of Semantics Layer and underlying data models to cater to analytics requirements
Translate intricate datasets into intuitive and insightful visualizations that drive databased decision-making across the organization
Distill insights from data and communicate recommendations to business customers
Oversee the selection, implementation, and management of BI tools and technologies
Lead the creation and maintenance of reports, dashboards, and other data visualizations
Translating raw data into visual contexts that is easy for business customers to interpret
Oversee BI projects/enhancements from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget
Present data insights to stakeholders and business leaders clearly and in a relatable way
Influence key decisions that would affect business decisions
Maintain an accurate data portfolio that includes high quality dashboards and data models
Mentor and upskill team members including data analysts, system admin and BI Developers
Participate in the exploration and evaluation of emerging reporting tools, technologies, and methodologies to drive innovation and leverage best practices to advance the organization's BI capabilities

Our take

As marketing and PR continues to be digitised, software that helps streamline and make their communication more efficient is in high demand. Cision ranks amidst the top PR Software companies and boasts over 100,000 public relations and marketing professionals globally.

The company is well established as a Media and Influencer Targeting Software and has rapidly become the market leader. As influencers have become more plentiful and effective, there is a forecast growth of brand spend on influencer marketing. Tools such as Cision are therefore looking to be in higher demand.

It is a global enterprise with a vast team of over 2000 employees, making it a company able to deal with high-frequency requests. Cision is already ranked as a leader in the $3 billion communications intelligence software and services market. In February 2023, Cali Tran took over as CEO, having previously led the influential Brandwatch which was one of four high-profile acquisitions made by Cision between 2021 and 2023.