Lead Data Analyst

Job title: Lead BA

Work Location: Philadelphia PA

Duration: Full-time/Permanent role

Responsibilities:

• Data Validation & Migration Oversight : Lead and manage the validation activities for data assets being migrated, ensuring accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance with defined business and technical requirements.
• Translate & Execute Client Requirements : Understand client business and data requirements and convert them into clear, actionable, and executable validation plans for the offshore team.
• Lead & Mentor Offshore Team : Oversee and coordinate an offshore team of 3–6 team members, providing guidance, prioritization, and support to ensure successful delivery of validation activities and project milestones.
• Client Coordination & Status Reporting : Act as a key point of contact for clients by sharing regular updates on validation progress, issues, risks, and resolution plans.
• Quality Assurance & Data Integrity : Implement validation checks, review processes, and testing strategies to ensure high-quality and reliable migrated data assets.
• Drive Innovative Validation Strategies : Ideate and implement new data validation approaches, automation opportunities, and process improvements that enhance efficiency, scalability, and accuracy across migration initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 4+ years in data management, data analytics, or data engineering field—with a proven track record in team leadership (managing teams of 3+ members).
• Technical Skills:
• Required: Proficiency in Advanced SQL for data processing and analysis
• Desirable: Experience with data integration, ETL processes, and analytics tools (Airflow, dbt)
• Desirable: Familiarity with data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Looker)
• Desirable: Familiarity with Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Analytical Abilities: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot complex data issues and ensure high data quality and compliance.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written skills for clearly summarizing technical insights and actionable recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.