Job Description

Company Alaska Airlines

The Team

Alaska Airlines is seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst to join the Analytics and Strategy Team. This team supports workgroups by applying advanced analytics on large and diverse datasets to craft optimal business strategies over a broad portfolio of initiatives.

Role Summary

The Business Intelligence Analyst works in a fast-paced, high-exposure team whose responsibilities include data analysis, demand modeling and research, optimization, project management, and solution design/delivery. The BI team will translate business intelligence strategy into advanced analytical experiments and models that blend data sources for creative insights into business problems and to align performance with the companys strategic goals, detailed action plans, key performance indicators, and progress metrics. The team also develops and implements systems and technology to produce decision support tools that enable leaders and system practitioners to take strategic action. You must be able to develops visualizations grounded in statistical best practices that facilitate effective communication of results and key findings to internal and external customers.

Key Duties

* In the entry level, under general supervision, you will analyze data and make recommendations for moderately complex business problems and provide input into solutions.

* In the intermediate level, you will use solid understanding of BI principles to analyze data, make recommendations for approach to problem solving and make recommendations for solutions to complex business problems.

* In the senior level, as a subject matter expert in business intelligence, you will apply deep knowledge and use considerable judgement to determine the approach to ambiguous challenges, exercise considerable judgement to make decisions and influence across the company.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills

Entry Level

Required

* 1 year of analytical experience.

* A Bachelors Degree with a focus in mathematics, economics, finance, statistics, business, computer science, or technical/engineering, or an additional 2 years of training or experience in lieu of this degree.

* Detailed knowledge and understanding of business intelligence functions, including analytics, data mining, reporting, report conversion, data cleansing, data modeling and relational databases.

* Experience with relational databases, nested querying, table design, and complex joins.

* Experience with applied statistics.

* Data-driven mindset and a proven history of continuous self-development.

Intermediate Level

Required

* 3 years analytical experience.

* A Bachelors degree with a focus in mathematics, economics, finance, statistics, business, computer science, or technical/engineering, or an additional 2 years of training or experience in lieu of this degree.

* Detailed knowledge and understanding of business intelligence functions, including analytics, data mining, reporting, report conversion, data cleansing, data modeling and relational databases.

* Advanced SQL skills.

* Demonstrated experience working with disparate data sources and data blending.

* Adept at dashboard design, charting, and report automation.

* Experience with applied statistics and probability.

* Ability to work well with multiple, diverse teams.

* Data-driven mindset and a proven history of continuous self-development.

Senior Level

Required

* 4 years of analytical experience.

* A Bachelors degree with a focus in mathematics, economics, finance, statistics, business, computer science, or engineering, or an additional 2 years of training or experience in lieu of this degree.

* Detailed knowledge and understanding of business intelligence functions, including to analytics, data mining, reporting, report conversion, data cleansing, data modeling and relational databases.

* Advanced SQL skills.

* Demonstrated experience working with disparate data sources, data blending, and advanced database functions (e.g., database management functions).

* Expert in visualization techniques, dashboard design, and decision support tools; experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, etc.

* Modeling proficiency in cluster analysis and linear regression.

* Experience with descriptive and diagnostic statistics, sampling methodology, residuals analysis / ANOVA, and hypothesis / significance testing.

* Ability to work well with multiple, diverse teams.

* Data-driven mindset and a proven history of continuous self-development.

* Demonstrated project management experience.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be kind-hearted, deliver performance, and be remarkable.

Total Rewards

* Competitive total rewards package

* Medical, dental and vision benefits

* 401k match program

* Monthly incentive pay plan

* Annual incentive pay plan

* Generous paid time off

* Travel privileges on Alaska Airlines & Horizon Air

FLSA Status Exempt
Employment Type Full-Time
Regular/Temporary Regular
Apply by 7:00 PM Pacific Time on 3/14/2021
Equal Employment Opportunity Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws.
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Job Locations USA-WA-Seattle
Requisition ID 2021-5210
Category Corporate & Operations