Business Intelligence Analyst

Business Intelligence Analyst 5

Job Summary: Talent Software Services is in search of a Business Intelligence Analyst for a contract position in Redmond, WA. The opportunity will be for three months with a strong chance for a long-term extension.

Position Summary: We are seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst to design, build, and maintain KPI frameworks and performance reports that enable data-driven decision-making. This role partners closely with business and functional leaders to define meaningful metrics, ensure data accuracy, and translate performance insights into clear, actionable reporting. The ideal candidate is both analytical and business-minded, comfortable working with data while understanding how metrics drive operational and strategic outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
The purpose of this team is to partner closely with business and functional leaders to define meaningful metrics, ensure data accuracy, and translate performance insights into clear, actionable reporting. The ideal candidate is both analytical and business-minded, comfortable working with data while understanding how metrics drive operational and strategic outcomes.

• Contribute to designing, building, and maintaining KPI frameworks and performance reports that enable data-driven decision-making.
• Partner with business stakeholders to define, document, and standardize KPIs aligned with business objectives.
• Design and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and recurring performance reports (e.g., weekly, monthly, executive).
• Analyze KPI trends, variances, and drivers; surface insights and recommendations.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across reports and sources.
• Automate reporting where possible to improve scalability and reliability.
• Develop clear data visualizations and narratives tailored to executive and operational audiences.
• Establish reporting governance, definitions, and metric documentation.
• Support ad hoc analysis and deep dives to inform decision-making.
• Continuously improve KPI frameworks based on evolving business needs.
• Partner with business stakeholders to define, document, and standardize KPIs aligned with business objectives.
• Design and maintain dashboards, scorecards, and recurring performance reports (e.g., weekly, monthly, executive).
• Analyze KPI trends, variances, and drivers; surface insights and recommendations.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across reports and sources.
• Automate reporting where possible to improve scalability and reliability.
• Develop clear data visualizations and narratives tailored to executive and operational audiences.
• Establish reporting governance, definitions, and metric documentation.
• Support ad hoc analysis and deep dives to inform decision-making.
• Continuously improve KPI frameworks based on evolving business needs.
• Sync with stakeholders.
• Publish weekly/monthly reports.
• Complete ad hoc analysis.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 8 to 10 years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, or performance reporting.
• Strong experience with Power BI and reporting tools.
• Proficiency in Excel; working knowledge of SQL and data modeling preferred.
• Experience translating business questions into measurable KPIs.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.
• Ability to communicate insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Building end-to-end dashboards (model → visuals → publish): 5 to 8 years
• Data Querying & Transformation: 5 to 8 years
• KPI Design, Performance Measurement & Analysis: 5 to 8 years
• The ideal resume would show knowledge between the business and the data, not purely on one side. Candidates should have direct ownership of KPI reporting—not just consume dashboards built by others. Strong skills in Excel and Power BI are essential.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting operational, finance, procurement, or supply chain functions.
• Familiarity with KPI governance, metric standardization, and reporting best practices.
• Experience working with large or complex datasets across multiple systems.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment.
• Leaders trust the accuracy and relevance of KPI reports.
• Metrics are clearly defined, consistent, and aligned with business outcomes.
• Reporting enables faster, better-informed decisions.
• Manual reporting effort is reduced through automation and standardisation.
• Performance insights lead to measurable improvements.

If this job is a match for your background, we would be honoured to receive your application!

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