Data Analyst III

Principal Financial Group $90,000 - $134,000
Full Time Mid Level 3+ years

Posted 4 weeks ago

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About This Role

This Data Analyst III role focuses on delivering actionable insights to distribution teams through data aggregation, report development, and statistical analysis, helping sales teams make data-driven decisions. The role involves identifying patterns and trends to address business questions and improve decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct general analytics and statistical modeling on data sets across different business areas
  • Perform data aggregation, insight development, data analysis, and communicate findings
  • Identify patterns and trends in data to address business questions and support improved decision-making
  • Incorporate standard processes in data preparation, UX, and data analytics to deliver highly informative and actionable insights
  • Partner with data engineers to define and build data pipelines
  • Develop analytic models that support business initiatives
  • Effectively apply advanced tools/technologies to mine data sources and deliver relevant information in an easily understandable format
  • Collaborate with business partners to investigate issues using available data, even without a well-defined hypothesis
  • Create compelling written, numerical and visual summaries of findings

Requirements

  • 3+ years of related analytics, consulting, project management experience
  • Experience with business intelligence applications and/or cloud services (e.g., Alteryx, Domo, Looker, PowerBI, Qlik, Tableau, SiSense)
  • Experience with No/Low code ETL and Orchestration platforms such as AWS Glue DataBrew or SAS
  • Proficiency in data querying, transformation, and processing languages such as SQL, Python, Power BI DAX/M Query, or SAS
  • Knowledge of operational, enterprise, and analytical relational/non-relational data stores such as PaaS cloud technologies, SQL Server, Oracle, and DB2
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms and surrounding ecosystems (AWS, Azure)

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a Business or Technical field or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of related analytics, consulting, or project management experience

Nice to Have

  • Demonstrable ability to collaborate with colleagues to brainstorm ideas, solve problems, and drive projects to completion
  • Ability to effectively communicate complex ideas and information to both technical and non-technical partners
  • Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities, business needs, and new technologies
  • Actively seek out and stay informed about emerging technologies and industry trends

Skills

DOMO * Python * SQL * AWS * Azure * SQL Server * Oracle * Tableau * DB2 * SAS * Looker * PowerBI * Alteryx * Qlik * SiSense * AWS Glue DataBrew * Power BI DAX/M Query *

* Required skills

Benefits

Flexible Time Off (FTO)

About Principal Financial Group

Principal Asset Management is the global investment solutions business for Principal Financial Group, managing about $580 billion in assets and over 60 years of experience.

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