Lead Consultant, Business Analyst

About the role

Founded in 2017, Lovelytics has helped some of the most complex enterprises across industries such as Energy & Utilities, Media & Entertainment, Manufacturing and Retail & CPG, modernize their data and put AI to work, not in a deck, but in production. We move fast, stay close to the cutting edge, and care more about outcomes than optics. Our work spans the full data and AI lifecycle: Data Strategy & Advisory, Data Engineering, Analytics & Visualization, Generative AI & ML, and Cloud Migration & Modernization — all delivered on Databricks, with deep partnerships across AWS, Azure, and GCP. To date, we've delivered over $2B in business value for Fortune 500 clients. In the last year, Lovelytics has grown from 85 to 500+ people across the Americas, all while keeping the technically excellent, low-ego culture that makes the work worth doing, earning us a Best Places to Work recognition and a spot among Databricks' top partners.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to uncover business challenges, opportunities, decisions, and data needs.
• Lead workshops and working sessions to gather and refine requirements.
• Translate business needs into user stories, acceptance criteria, business rules, and reporting requirements that support solution design.
• Act as the “bridge” between business leaders and technical teams ensuring alignment on objectives, timelines, and priorities.
• Support technical design and data modeling sessions by ensuring business context, process requirements, and user needs are represented in solution decisions.
• Partner with data modelers and engineers to analyze source systems, validate data definitions, document transformation requirements, and ensure source-to-target mappings accurately reflect business rules and stakeholder expectations.
• Support UAT, testing, and data validation activities using SQL and other tools to verify business requirements, assess data quality, and ensure expected outcomes are achieved.
• Analyze business processes, source data, and reporting outputs to identify gaps, inconsistencies, quality concerns, or opportunities for improvement and recommend actionable solutions.
• Connect requirements and solutions to measurable business outcomes.
• Help define KPIs, business processes, and success measures that enable value realization.
• Support adoption through training, documentation, and stakeholder communications.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Business Consultant, or similar role in data, analytics, or business transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of how business processes translate into data and reporting needs (e.g., Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations).
• Proven ability to connect business strategy to data and analytics solutions, driving measurable outcomes.
• Strong SQL skills with the ability to analyze source data, validate business requirements, investigate data quality issues, and support testing and solution design.
• Familiarity with modern data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, GCP) and an understanding of data warehousing, lakehouse concepts, data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and BI reporting environments.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills capable of engaging both executive and technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field.
• Experience with data governance, data quality, and data management best practices.
• Knowledge of data architecture, data modeling, and data engineering principles.
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms and tools (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau, PowerBI, Looker).
• Experience with Agile methodologies and project management tools (Jira, Confluence).

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with data storytelling and presenting complex data insights to senior leadership.
• Experience with data privacy and security best practices.

Benefits

Lovelytics is committed to providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive base salary range of $115,000 - $160,000 per year.
• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision).
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Flexible work schedule and remote work options.
• Professional development opportunities and training programs.
• Employee recognition and rewards program.
• Work-life balance with generous paid time off.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $115,000-160,000 per year. Compensation is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, qualifications, scope of role and budget.

Schedule

We offer flexible work schedules and remote work options to accommodate your personal and professional life.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lovelytics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, veteran status, or disability.