Data Analyst, Reporting

MeridianLink
United States
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Data analysts with BI tool expertise and Fintech experience will find this remote role aligns with their skills in delivering actionable insights and collaborating on dynamic business challenges.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 2-4 years of BI tool experience and a background in Fintech or SaaS will align well with this role.
    — “Experience with SQL is required.”
  • Professionals who can own data visualization and user experience design across multiple products are ideal for this position.
    — “Take ownership of the UX/UI experience delivered to users across multiple data products”
  • Individuals who can build relationships and work on varied data analysis problems will thrive here.
    — “Be able to work on problems of a moderate scope which are often varied and routine”

Things to consider

  • The role demands a balance between technical skills and stakeholder collaboration.
    — “Partner with internal stakeholders to produce actionable reports”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize your ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights for decision-makers.
    — “Drive business decisions by providing quantitative and qualitative data analysis”
  • Showcase experience with SQL and BI tools like PowerBI or Tableau in your resume and interview responses.
    — “Hands-on experience with BI tools such as PowerBI or Tableau.”
  • Highlight your experience in designing and maintaining business intelligence tools.
    — “Contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of business intelligence tools”
  • Demonstrate your understanding of data visualization best practices and UX/UI ownership.
    — “Collaborate to build intuitive data visualizations that offer deep and actionable insights”
  • Mention any exposure to data governance or AI-powered analytics tools like Sigma or Claude.
    — “Familiarity with data visualization tool, Sigma”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Produced actionable reports
  • Identified areas of improvement
  • Conducted root cause analysis
Typical background
2-4 years of relevant professional experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Data AnalysisData VisualizationBI ToolsSQLData Governance

Preferred

PythonRAgile Project MethodologyDatabricks

Stack & domain

BI ToolsPowerbiTableauSQLData VisualizationSigmaPythonRData GovernanceData QualityAgileKanbanDatabricksCollaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingLeadershipStrategic ThinkingData AnalysisBusiness IntelligenceFintechReporting

About the role

Original posting from MeridianLink via Ashby

The Data Analyst will drive business decisions by providing quantitative and qualitative data analysis and reporting patterns, insights, and trends to decision-makers. This role will collect, aggregate, and analyze data from multiple internal and external sources to drive insights into business performance. The role will partner with internal stakeholders to produce actionable reports that show key performance indicators, identify areas of improvement in current operations, and display root cause analysis of problems.

Expected Duties:

  • Collaborate to build intuitive data visualizations that offer deep and actionable insights against complex and dynamic business challenges in the Fintech space
  • Expected to take ownership of the UX/UI experience delivered to users across multiple data products
  • Expected to contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of business intelligence tools
  • Responsible for helping identify the business data needed to produce the most useful insights and future analytics
  • Partner with stakeholders to communicate findings and recommend data-driven improvements to operations

Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

This role will support seasoned peers and management on difficult to complex data and reporting projects. The individual will develop professional expertise within the role and be able to apply MeridianLink policies and procedures to resolve a variety of subject area-related issues.

  • Be able to work on problems of a moderate scope which are often varied and routine where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors
  • Be able to exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
  • Ability to apply learned techniques and contributes to analysis and investigation to solve problems
  • Ability to build productive internal/external working relationships to resolve mutual problems by collaborating on procedures or transactions
  • Bachelor’s degree and 2-4 years of relevant professional experience (or equivalent work experience)
  • Hands-on experience with BI tools such as PowerBI or Tableau.
  • Experience with SQL is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in a SaaS company or Fintech
  • Familiarity with data visualization tool, Sigma
  • Python or R experience
  • Exposure to data governance or data quality frameworks
  • General experience with Claude or other AI-powered analytics tools
  • Experience with Agile or Kanban project methodology
  • Experience with Databricks

Source: MeridianLink careers (Ashby)

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