Lead Business Analyst

Lead Business Data Analyst

We connect great people to great opportunities. Lead Business Data Analysts are responsible for owning and advancing how Commercial Data Governance work is delivered, structured, and scaled. This role operates across business, data, and risk domains to ensure data quality, control effectiveness, and operational processes are translated into clear, consistent, and defensible outputs.

• Data Quality Assessment & Issue Triage
• Establish and drive consistent approaches for intake, triage, and prioritization of data quality issues
• Differentiate between root causes across data, processes, controls, and definitions
• Identify recurring patterns and drive movement from isolated issue resolution to systemic improvement
• Governance Enablement & Operationalization
• Translate governance expectations into practical, repeatable workflows
• Promote consistent application of governance standards across stakeholders and use cases
• Identify opportunities to improve clarity, reduce friction, and enable adoption of governance practices
• Control Oversight & Data Confidence Development
• Lead interpretation of monitoring results and control outputs
• Connect control performance to business processes and risk exposure
• Support development of a clear and defensible view of data confidence across critical data elements
• Delivery Execution & Workstream Leadership
• Own outcomes across complex workstreams, including prioritization, sequencing, and execution approach
• Cook up coordination across multiple teams and stakeholders to maintain delivery momentum
• Resolve cross-functional challenges and ensure consistent progress toward defined objectives
• Strategic Advisory & Solutioning (Targeted Engagement)
• Partner with stakeholders to shape solutions that are scalable, compliant, and aligned to business priorities
• Translate data issues into business implications and trade-offs
• Ensure data considerations are incorporated early to reduce downstream risk and rework
• Team Enablement & Standardization
• Convert effective approaches into repeatable patterns, templates, and practices
• Provide guidance and mentorship to analysts across the team
• Promote consistency in how problems are structured, analyzed, and resolved
• Supervisory Responsibilities
• This role does not have formal people management responsibilities
• Provides leadership through influence, guidance, and example across the team
• Supports development of team members by improving clarity of expectations and approach
• Reinforces consistent ways of working to elevate overall team performance
• Contributes to creating an environment where team members can operate with increased independence and ownership

Minimum Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

• SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED
• Experience / Knowledge
• Strong experience in data analysis, data quality, or data governance within a commercial or financial services context
• Understanding of how data is created, transformed, and used within business processes
• Familiarity with data risk, control concepts, and operational data dependencies
• Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills
• Ability to break down complex, ambiguous problems into structured approaches
• Strong root cause identification across data, process, and control dimensions
• Ability to connect detailed findings into broader patterns and themes
• Leadership & Execution
• Demonstrated ability to lead workstreams and drive outcomes with limited direction
• Proven capability to move work forward in complex, cross-functional environments
• Communication & Influence
• Ability to communicate complex topics in a clear, structured, and business-relevant way
• Skilled in aligning stakeholders with differing priorities and perspectives
• Capable of framing issues in terms of business impact, risk, and practical next steps
• Ways of Working
• Demonstrates ownership and accountability for both outcomes and approach
• Balances consistency with practical application of standards
• Focuses on improving how work is performed, not just completing tasks
• Operates with a focus on scalability, sustainability, and long-term effectiveness

Ways of Working

• Normal office environment with little exposure to dust, noise, temperature and the like.
• Extended viewing of CRT screen.

Benefits

The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location.

In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being.

You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page.

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