Data and Analytics - Data Analyst

WoodmenLife•Omaha, NE

1d•$87,927 - $121,819•Hybrid

About The Position

WoodmenLife is seeking a Data Analyst who is passionate about transforming data into meaningful insights that drive business outcomes. This role is highly collaborative and impactful, supporting strategic decision making across the organization by uncovering trends, improving data quality, and delivering actionable recommendations. You’ll work with a modern data stack including Power BI, Snowflake, and Azure technologies while partnering closely with key business areas such as Actuary, Finance, HR, Marketing, and Fraternal teams. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys storytelling with data, solving complex problems, and acting as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders. You’ll have the opportunity to influence how data is used across the enterprise while continuing to grow your technical and analytical skillset. At WoodmenLife, you’ll also benefit from a collaborative team environment, meaningful work that impacts the organization, and opportunities for long-term career growth into senior analytics or data engineering roles. The Data Analyst is part of Business Technology Data Analytics and collaborates closely with the Data Governance and Data Services teams. This team focuses on ensuring high-quality, trusted data across the enterprise while building reporting, analytics, and insights that support business strategy. The role acts as a bridge between technical data teams and business stakeholders, helping translate data into value. The Data Analyst serves as a liaison between Business Technology and business divisions within WoodmenLife, helping the organization better utilize data and data-driven workflows. This role is responsible for analyzing large datasets, building dashboards and reporting solutions, and providing actionable insights that support decision-making. The Data Analyst also promotes best practices in data governance, improves data quality, and helps drive a data-first culture across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Data Science, Finance, Business Administration or related field
3–5 years of experience as a Data Analyst
Experience gathering requirements
Strong proficiency in SQL, Power BI (or Tableau), Excel, and PowerPoint
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

Nice To Haves

Experience in financial services or insurance industry
Strong understanding of data governance and data quality practices

Responsibilities

Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities
Translate data findings into clear, actionable insights and recommendations
Support data-driven decision-making across business units
Discover impactful insights critical to organizational success
Design, develop, and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports
Present insights to stakeholders through compelling data storytelling
Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and usability across reporting solutions
Build and manage datasets for analysis and reporting
Identify opportunities to improve product and process efficiency
Develop models to test the effectiveness of different business strategies
Troubleshoot data issues and resolve business data challenges
Partner with Actuary, Finance, HR, Marketing, and Fraternal teams
Act as a trusted advisor for analytics, insights, and data visualization
Support ad-hoc analysis requests and strategic initiatives
Coordinate with Data Services and reporting teams to operationalize analytics
Support Data Governance Steering Committee initiatives
Advocate for data best practices and improve data quality
Work with Data Stewards to ensure consistent and reliable data usage
Help foster a data-driven culture across WoodmenLife