Business Analyst

Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Shift: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.
Job Status: Full-Time
Company: PREMIER Bankcard

About The Role

Responsible for the completion of analytically driven actionable insights and the tracking/reporting processes within an analytics team, completing tasks/analyses in support of all assigned Operational Areas.

This position is an on-site opportunity at our PREMIER Bankcard location in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities



* Ability to understand both the data and the business well enough to formulate questions, analyze and deliver insights to business executives on possible changes to business operations, products, or services.


* Seek out business opportunities using data and provide recommendations to management.


* Capable of independent research; must be able to fulfill the responsibilities of the position with little or no supervision; assesses priorities and changing needs and directs others accordingly.


* Identify and/or develop advanced analytical techniques that enable the business to respond proactively to shifts in market dynamics.


* Utilize Cloud data environment leveraging tools such as Snowflake, Tidal and DBeaver.


* Experience with techniques for both qualitative and quantitative analysis and with using statistical approaches to solve analytics problems.


* Leverage advanced mathematics, programming, and tools (such as statistical modeling, machine learning, and artificial intelligence) to perform large-scale analysis.


* Exhibit intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, a healthy skepticism, good intuition, problem-solving abilities, and creativity.


* Ability to lead and/or mentor lower-level analysts.


* Define key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to track the progress and impact of strategic initiatives.


* Develop dashboards, reports, and presentations to communicate strategic insights and performance metrics to senior leadership.


* Monitor key risk metrics, trends, and portfolio performance indicators.


* Identify emerging credit risks and provide recommendations for risk mitigation strategies.


* Responsibilities may include leading a team of analysts.

Skills and Qualifications



* Preferred minimum requirements include a bachelor’s degree in data science/Analytics or a related field (i.e.

Business), and two (2+) or more years of practical business experience in financial services with preference given to experience in consumer finance.


* The ideal candidate would possess actionable understanding of credit card systems.

Combination of education/experience that would enable incumbent to meet essential functions and required competencies of the position would be considered for the right candidate.


* Special consideration given to advanced degrees in related fields such as Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science and Business Administration.


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