Data Analyst - Digital Technology Product Analytics

Our client is seeking a skilled and experienced Data Analyst professional to join their Product Analytics team. The successful candidate will be responsible for analyzing data sets to identify trends, patterns, and insights to inform business decisions, and ensuring the quality of data analysis. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills, a deep understanding of data analytics, and data visualization. Role Type: 6+ Months Contract (Strong possibility of extension or conversion) Location: Chicago, IL Project Name: Digital Technology Product Analytics Overview: Key Responsibilities: • Analyze data to identify trends and issues that could impact business operations and propose solutions to mitigate risks • Ensure data integrity by reviewing data for completeness, accuracy, and consistency • Develop and automate large data sets for the purpose of data mining and analysis - Data mining and analysis for ad hoc projects will include: exploratory data analysis, and data visualization. • Understand data and apply available tools to solve evolving business problems Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, or a related field • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex data insights to different stakeholders • 5+ years of experience as Data Analyst, Business Intelligence Developer, or a related analytical role • Willingness to continue to develop/learn new technical skills in support of new tools/methods • Highly experienced with SQL and relational databases, experience with Python is a plus • Proficient with data visualization (Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, Excel....) • Strong analysis, data manipulation, and problem solving skills • Desire to attack complex data sets • Ability to work independently and manage several simultaneous efforts with a focus on results • Experience with Akamai, Quantum Metrics, and Dynatrace is a big plus Top 5 Skill sets: 1. Highly analytical and excel at ambiguity 1. Highly experienced with SQL - Extensive experience working with large and complex datasets – we have ~400M rows of data per day. 1. Strong knowledge of Quantum Metrics 1. Independent with minimal supervision – self starter 1. We do not get requirements from our users – so this individual will need to be a thought leader and present ideas.