Lead Data Analyst

Company Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaAs an employee of the Atlanta Fed, you will help support our mission of promoting the stability and efficiency of the U.S. economy and financial system. Your work will affect the economy of the Southeast, the United States, and the world. The work we do here is important, and how we do it is just as important as what we do. We live our values of integrity, excellence, and respect every day. We do the right thing, we do things right, and we treat people right. A career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta gives you the chance to do work that touches lives and helps communities prosper.


The Bank believes in flexibility to balance the demands of work and life while also recognizing the necessity of connecting and collaborating with our colleagues in person. Onsite work is an essential function of this position, and you are required to be onsite according to the schedule set by your management.

Job Description:

A skilled problem-solver who leverages AI and modern tools to turn data into actionable business insights. This role operates with high autonomy and strong communication skills, managing BI projects (and potentially other types of projects) from conception to delivery while serving as a technical expert and mentor to team members, partners, and interns. Engages with a wide variety of stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver creative and strategic solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead full project lifecycle for BI solutions: requirements gathering, technical design, development, testing, and deployment
• Design and build dashboards, reports, and visualizations using tools like Tableau and Power BI
• Manage multiple concurrent data and reporting projects
• Translate business needs into data warehouse and data mart requirements
• Source and integrate data from diverse systems, ensuring quality standards and resolving data flow issues
• Ensure data integrity through validation, cleansing, and audits; escalate issues as needed
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in partnership with project teams and business units
• Provide ongoing user support for deployed BI solutions
• Deliver analytical support to leadership, including performance reporting and ad hoc analysis
• Consult on data manipulation and analytics best practices
• Mentor junior staff and interns; provide technical guidance to the broader team
• Maintain current knowledge of emerging BI/analytics tools and practices
• Recommend process improvements to strengthen data integrity and analytics capabilities
• Develop and maintain technical documentation
• Lead data and analytics governance and practices to ensure data quality, robust tools, and repeatable and sustainable processes

Education: Bachelor's Degree or 4 years equivalent experience

Experience: Six to eight years of relevant experience

Functional Knowledge Preferences:

• Data and General Architecture Principles
• Work experience and knowledge of data quality assurance, data analysis, and data modeling
• Knowledge and understanding of one or more database management systems
• Analytical Thought, Maturity Models and Business Processes
• Business Intelligence

Technical Skills:

• Data Modeling, scripting, and programming skills
• Proficiency in data analysis
• Strong Communication Skills

Our total rewards program offers benefits that are the best fit for you at every stage of your career:

• Comprehensive healthcare options (Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• 401K match, and a fully funded pension plan
• Paid vacation and holidays; flexible work environment
• Generously subsidized public transportation
• Education Assistance Program
• Professional development programs, training and conferences
• And more…

Additional Requirements:

• This position will require at minimum fingerprinting for a criminal background check, education and employment verification, along with potential additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while performing the job. Any offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of any required background screening. These screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take up to approximately 8 weeks to be completed. The screening covers areas such as education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reaches out to your references and people that know you well.

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

• Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta employees must comply with the Bank’s ethics rules. These rules generally prohibit employees, their spouses/domestic partners, and minor children from holding financial interests (such as common stock and corporate bonds) issued by financial institutions. This prohibition also applies to investment funds that focus on investing in the financial sector. If you, your spouse/domestic partner, or minor child own such securities, you will generally be asked to divest them if you accept an offer of Bank employment. If you have concerns about this prohibition, you should raise the issue with the recruiter for this posting early in the process.

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, performance standards or requirements, efforts, skills or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g. emergencies, rush jobs, change in workload or technological developments).

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer.

Full Time / Part Time

Full time

Regular / Temporary

Regular

Job Exempt (Yes / No)

Yes

Job Category

Data Analytics Family Group

Work Shift

First (United States of America)

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