Business Analyst - Consulting Firm

The Role :

As an individual contributor role, Business Analyst (BA) will work closely with Data Science Manager in India. BAs will be primarily responsible for analyzing improvement opportunities with business process, people productivity, application usage experience and other advanced analytics projects using XYZ scout platform collected data, for clients from diverse industry.

Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) :

- Understanding project objectives and frame analytics approach to provide the solution.

- Take ownership in extracting, cleansing, structuring & analyzing data

- Analyze data using statistical or rule-based techniques to identify actionable insights.

- Prepare PowerPoint presentation/build visualization solutions for presenting the analysis & actionable insights to client.

- Brainstorm and perform root cause analysis to provide suggestions to improve scout platform.

- Work closely with product managers to build analytical features in the product.

- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, in a fast-paced setting

- Communicate effectively with client engagement, product, and engineering teams

The Candidate :

- An ideal BA should be passionate and entrepreneurial in nature, with a flexible attitude to learn anything and a willingness to provide the highest level of professional service.

- 2-4 years of analytics work experience with a University degree in Engineering, preferably from Tier-1 or Tier-2 colleges.

- Possess the skill to creatively solve analytical problems and propose solutions.

- Ability to perform data manipulation and data modeling with complex data using SQL/Python

- Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (R/Python)

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint.

- Impeccable attention to detail with excellent prioritization skills

- Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

- Must be a team player and able to build strong working relationships with stakeholders

- Strong capabilities and experience with programming in Python (Numpy & Pandas)

Bonus Skills:

- Knowledge of machine learning techniques (clustering, classification, and sequencing, among others)

- Experience with visualization tools like Tableau, PowerBI, Qlik.