Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aflac, a Fortune 500 company and industry leader in voluntary insurance products, is seeking a Senior Data Consultant. This role involves leading data extraction processes, developing analytics tools, and providing actionable insights to improve business performance.
Responsibilities
- Leads, develops, maintains and integrates processes which extract data from standardized or varied data sources
- Partners in the creation of ideal data solution architectures
- Guides data solution teams for data extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a variety of data sources, into a target data warehouse solution
- Builds analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into key business performance metrics
- Designs solutions for analyst/consultant team members enabling them to perform tasks
- Performs organizational research by gathering, interpreting, and comparing operational data to benchmarking/best practice data; identifies significant business issues, trends and opportunities, and provides insights/recommendations to the organization
- Develops tactical reporting and analysis frameworks, considering performance of multiple business areas
- Develops and updates mathematical modeling tools for internal business units
- Leads special projects requiring commensurate analytical expertise, and the development of executive level presentations
- Ensures appropriate measures and reports are defined and implemented to assess organizational performance and initiative performance
- Remains abreast of the latest software to build reports and conduct analysis efficiently
- Partners with peer group to lead the architecture, development, and deployment of analytics tools that enable efficiency, and scale in discovering actionable insights
- Conduct in-depth data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and insights related to client program performance, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness
- Mentors and supports the development and training of analysts across US Analytics and other internal business areas
- Assists with strategic efforts and business planning by gathering metrics, performing analysis, and creating deliverable tracking
- Transforms data for storing in proper formats and structures for querying and analysis
- Performs other related duties as required
Skills
- SQL, AWS, DataViz Tools
- Experience with object-oriented function scripting languages: Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc
- Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools
- Business Intelligence and Data Science analyses
- Bachelor's Degree in Analytics, Computer Science or related field
- 5+ years of job-related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Requires experience and understanding of multiple programming languages and applicable applications including SQL and Python
- Master's Degree
- 5+ years of absence & Disability Industry Experience (Group Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Leave of Absence, Paid Family Leave & Life)
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Prescription drug coverage
- Health care flexible spending
- Dependent care flexible spending
- Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee)
- 401(k) plans
- Annual bonuses
- An opportunity to purchase company stock
- 11 paid holidays
- Up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason
- If eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked)
- Other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being
- Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities
Company Overview
Aflac is a company that offers individuals and companies supplemental disability insurance. It was founded in 1955, and is headquartered in Columbus, Georgia, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.aflac.com.