Lead Analyst Data Analytics

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them. Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself. ***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.*** The Lead Data Analyst will drive complex analytical initiatives, solve multifaceted analytics problems, and advance analytics capabilities by partnering with business and technology teams. The role will support relationship management and lifetime value analytics while helping the business navigate ongoing CRM and reporting transitions, connect data across systems, and provide reliable visibility into business performance. This role is an individual contributor position today. It will lead components of cross-functional data projects, provide guidance on analytical methods, tools, and best practices, contribute to functional objectives and roadmaps, and may guide or coordinate the work of others. What you will do: Lead complex analyses requiring in-depth evaluation of variable business and data factors. Develop dashboards, models, analytical frameworks, and reporting solutions. Help provide clear, reliable visibility into staff and business performance through reporting that brings together data from multiple systems. Investigate business questions by navigating large and complex datasets and identifying meaningful patterns or differences. Connect data across a broad and deep data environment to support reporting and analytical needs. Identify solutions and drive improvements to data workflows and processes. Partner with business leaders to define analytical needs and decision inputs. Provide subject matter guidance on tools, techniques, and best practices. Contribute to functional roadmaps and analytics capability enhancements. Collaborate with technology teams on data structures, pipelines, and automation. Lead cross-functional analytical initiatives and partner closely with stakeholders across different areas and levels of the organization. Apply analytical judgment and intellectual curiosity by questioning inputs, validating results, and considering whether an analysis addresses a meaningful business need. Take increasing ownership of projects and independently drive work as knowledge of the data environment grows. Mentor junior analysts and contribute to best practices and analytics standards as applicable. What you will bring: Bachelor’s degree in analytics, statistics, business, data science, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Typically 7 to 10+ years of analytics experience. Ability to comfortably read SQL and use queries to understand expected outputs and data relationships. Experience working with large, highly complex datasets and data structures. Comfort with BI and data visualization tools. The team is transitioning dashboards from Tableau to Amazon QuickSight, and Power BI experience is also relevant. Ability to independently lead complex analyses, synthesize insights, and support business decisions. Ability to investigate unclear analytical questions, validate findings, and ask thoughtful follow-up questions. Ability to take ownership of work and manage projects against established timelines. Ability to collaborate across business and technology teams. Finance expertise is not required. The financial concepts used in the role can be learned on the job. Basic statistics may be useful when working with data science outputs, but advanced statistical expertise is not required. What will set you apart: Master’s degree. Intellectual curiosity and a demonstrated tendency to ask the next question rather than accepting an initial answer without validation. Ability to assess the costs and benefits of an analytical request and appropriately question work that may not have a clear business benefit. Ability to independently connect information across multiple data sources and turn it into a clear analytical story. This job operates in a professional office environment. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required to perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract. What we offer you We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance. Medical, dental, vision and life insurance Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each cal