Sr Data Analyst

Job Id: R0000433031

About us:

As a Fortune 50 company with more than 400,000 team members worldwide, Target is an iconic brand and one of America's leading retailers.

Joining Target means promoting a culture of mutual care and respect and striving to make the most meaningful and positive impact. Becoming a Target team member means joining a community that values different voices and lifts each other up. Here, we believe your unique perspective is important, and you'll build relationships by being authentic and respectful.

Target Enterprises Service (TES) power enterprise services to build strategic capacity and elevate the team member, guest, and partner experience.

Strategy and Enablement (S&E), within TES drives the delivery of world-class service by strengthening enterprise capabilities across product management, financial and data analytics, workforce management, quality programs and knowledge management. This function advances operational excellence through data-driven insights, horizontal problem-solving and continuous improvement, while building strategic capacity to support Target's growth and global operating model. By enabling the right work in the right locations and establishing effective structures and governance, Strategy & Enablement connects strategy to execution through portfolio management, design and delivery enablement, project and program management, change management, communications and process engineering - ultimately creating sustainable enterprise value.

A role with the TES BI and Analytics team means being a part of the team that works closely with the business and identifies problems / opportunities for improved decision-making through better data analysis. This covers the whole gamut from building aggregated data capabilities, self-serve reporting solutions & actionable insights from simple descriptive analysis to more complex predictive and prescriptive analytics. The emphasis utilizing a combination of technical skills and business understanding , to drive business value

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Sr. Data Analyst, you’ll be part of a team of analysts supporting TES -S&E , FinOPS BI & Analytics through active exploration of data & technologies enabling meaningful actionable business insights.

As a Sr. Data Analyst in BI & Analytics, you’ll take the lead as you:

• Develop a thorough understanding of TES processes, products, and data
• Determine the best approach to gather, manipulate, analyse, and present data
• Develop & publish reporting, analytics, project & remediation support, research, and support of business initiatives
• Apply insights and testing in partnership with business users
• Improve overall efficiency and effectiveness, ensuring regulatory compliance, and driving strategic work forward
• Document calculations and code, adhering to data management principles
• Validate and test data assets of others in the form of peer review
• Continuously upskill to stay current with new technologies in the industry via formal training, peer training groups and self-directed education
• Participate actively in team meetings

About you

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in IT or other analytic discipline, or equivalent experience (Computer Science/ Engineering)

• 6-10 years of overall industry experience Strong problem solving and analytical skills . Ability to decipher ambiguous business problems & translate to analytical solutions.
• Proficient with SQL & Python.
• Exposure and extensive hands-on work with large data sets, with experience in navigating through complex data pipleines to build reliable aggregated datasets & reporting solutions from
• Experience using reporting, visualizations, and analytical tools to build insights, communicate findings, and deliver actionable business solutions to stakeholders.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills – ability to translate and present complex data using clear, understandable reports and visualizations to business and technical audiences.
• Experience working in the agile environment (stories, backlog refinement, etc.)
• Highly self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency to be able to work both independently and in team settings in a fast-paced environment; capability to manage urgency timelines
• Competent and curious to ask questions and learn to fill gaps, desire to teach and learn.
• Strong attention to detail, excellent diagnostic, and problem-solving skills
• Service orientated and strong relationship building skills, good in stakeholder management
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of using GenAI modules to assist with analytics solutions.
• Preferred : Hands on experience in advanced statistical / analytical techniques like Regression, Time-series models, Classification Techniques, Pattern analysis etc
• Preferred : Previous experience in , or exposure to Financial Operations type of work, and understands capabilities like transaction management (Accounts Payable & Receivable ) , Reconciliation, Financial reporting, etc

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