Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst III

Alaska Airlines • WA-SeaTac, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst III is a subject matter expert in applying highly complex analytics on large and diverse datasets to predict consumer behavior and to craft optimal business strategies over a broad portfolio of initiatives at Alaska Airlines (AS). As an individual contributor, this role exercises considerable judgment to make decisions on strategic projects in a fast-paced, high-exposure team whose responsibilities include data analysis, demand modeling and research, optimization, project management, and solution design/delivery. This position will support the Global Sales Operations and Analytics team.

Requirements

• A minimum of 4 years of experience in an analytical role.
• A Bachelor’s degree with a focus in mathematics, economics, finance, statistics, business, computer science, or engineering, or an additional two years of training or experience in lieu of this degree.
• Expert knowledge and understanding of business intelligence functions, including analytics, data mining, reporting, report conversion, data cleansing, data modeling, and relational databases.
• Advanced structured query language (SQL) skills.
• Demonstrated expertise 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/analysis of variance (ANOVA), and hypothesis/significance testing.
• Ability to work well with multiple teams.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum age of 18.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with sales and distribution channels, ideally across multiple points of sale.
• Experience using coding languages (e.g., C++, C#, VBA, Python, or R).
• Basic optimization/simulation model development.
• Data-driven mindset and a proven history of continuous self-development.
• Demonstrated project management experience.

Responsibilities

• With minimal direction from leadership, exercise considerable judgment to make decisions in translating 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 company’s strategic goals, detailed action plans, key performance indicators, and progress metrics.
• Develop and implement systems and technology to produce decision support tools that enable leaders and system practitioners to take strategic action in a dynamic competitive environment.
• Develop and maintain automated systems to perform strategic pricing and inventory activities.
• Leverage technology to enhance department performance and productivity.
• Develop visualizations grounded in statistical best practices that facilitate effective communication of results and key findings to internal and external customers.
• Select on the best methodologies to approach business problems and contribute to the continuous improvement of stakeholder processes and data life cycle.
• Research and recommend new data sources and analytical tools to enhance the data-driven business process.
• Coordinate with stakeholders and Information Technology Services (ITS) on the integration and support of business systems.
• Contribute to cross-functional teams and ensure timely and accurate completion of assignments.
• Mentor and support the development of other analysts throughout the company.

Benefits

• Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
• Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
• Generous 401k match program
• Annual bonus plans
• Generous holiday and paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior