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What You Can Expect In This Role
Responsible for designing and delivering broad business intelligence analysis and metrics needed for appropriate division and senior leadership team. Partner with key business leaders and subject matter experts (SME) to design and implement scorecards and metrics processes to actively manage the business with one set of facts. Continuously communicate the necessary facts and data to drive corrective and proactive changes.
What You'll Do In This Role
• Lead the way in data discovery, both proactively and by request, to identify key insights and trends to help drive strategic recommendations; act as data expert.
• Collaborate with SME's and IT teams to turn data into critical information and knowledge that can be used to make sound business decisions.
• Work with cutting edge modern Business Intelligence (BI) Tools to deliver data visualizations and AI enhanced predictions.
• Collect and understand data to extract value and communicate it both visually and verbally to senior leaders and key stakeholders throughout the organization.
• Collaborate with partners and stakeholders to design and create user accepted dashboards. Bring value add contributions to the process of designed and authoring executive level dashboards and reports.
• Design analytics and reporting deliverables, especially around data visualization best practices and creation.
• Perform data abstraction, cleansing, validation, modeling, interpretation and reporting.
• Play an active role in business reviews, especially in reviewing analytical findings and in strategic planning discussions.
• Support the extraction of actionable information and align with business objectives. Ensure solutions meet the buss needs.
• Consult on all data-related solutions (i.e. program design, report design, data feed design, data aggregation, etc.).
• Be an integral part of a larger BI Analysis Team by mentoring team members.
• Collaborate with division leaders and department SMEs to define routine reporting needs, determine the best method to fulfill these needs, design reports or provide report specifications to other areas as appropriate and deliver analytical solutions for strategic use.
• Commitment to embrace Sammons Financial Group Companies shared values (Accountability, Connection, Openness, Respect and Integrity).
• As stated within the Company Attendance and Punctuality policy, regular attendance is required and expected in order to meet the business service levels and workflow demands.
• Participate in other initiatives and/or projects as necessary.
What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Finance, Marketing, Computer Science or Business Preferred
• Minimum 3 years' experience with analysis Preferred
• Experience writing BI expressive language like DAX or SAQL Required
• Life insurance experience Preferred
• Demonstrated ability to perform a variety of advanced calculations and apply data to solve problems associated with the financial aspects of business
• Ability to interpret data to help in enterprise strategic decision making
• Self-directed, can interpret data to understand trends and derive meaningful business insights for executives with little oversight
• Expertise in developing Tableau, Power BI or Salesforce Einstein solutions using best practices
• Experience manipulating large data sets leveraging and Data Wrangling, pulling data from data warehouses, marts and lakes.
• Comfortable in an Agile environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently while also enjoying collaboration with cross-functional teams and other analysts
• Effective communication skills and ability to translate numbers into a story
• Professional and positive demeanor

Other Requirements
• Criminal background check required.
Salary Range Information
USD $69,324.00 - USD $115,540.00 /Yr. Range includes data points from multiple labor markets. Specific range is dependent on the labor market where the incumbent will be hired to perform the position. Starting salary is dependent on candidate qualifications and experience. For a narrower salary range specific to your labor market, please inquire.
What you can expect when you join Sammons Financial Group
• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family, including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA & FSA options, and term life insurance.
• Competitive compensation with a performance-based incentive program tied to clear goals and individual and/or company success.
• Invest in your future with our 100% company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), plus automatic enrollment in our 401(k).
• Work-life balance that means something. Friday afternoons off year-round, generous paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Commit to your growth with paid development time, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities across industry, individual, and leadership programs.
• Make an impact beyond the workplace through volunteer time off, and our company nonprofit matching gift program, supporting the causes that matter most to you.
• An ownership culture that inspires; join a connected, values-driven workplace where employees take accountability, support one another, and are empowered to do their best work-together shaping our future shared success.
Work Authorization/Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering candidates that need any type of immigration sponsorship now or in the future or those needing work authorization for this role (This includes, but is not limited to students on F1-OPT, F1-CPT, J-1, etc.)
Additional Information
Sammons Financial Group Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
ADA
Sammons Financial Group is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in all aspects of the employment process. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation at any stage of the application or hiring process, including navigating our website or applying for a position, please contact HR@sfgmembers.com or call 800-728-2987.
E-Verify
Sammons Financial Group participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.
Policy for External Search Firms and Agencies
Sammons Financial Group maintains an internal Talent Acquisition function and does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions from search firms, staffing agencies, or other third-party recruiting vendors. Please review our Recruitment Agency Policy for additional information here.