Lead Sr. Data Analyst (Remote) Job at Penn Foster Inc in Reston

Over 20 years ago, Stride was founded to provide personalized learning — powered by technology. We reached students where they were in their own journeys. We knocked down their barriers to great education. And we gave every learner equal opportunity to succeed — however they defined success. Stride innovated the learning experience with online and blended learning that prepared them for their lives ahead. Stride is a community of passionate leaders. Whether teachers, engineers, curriculum writers, or financial managers — whatever your expertise or role, we all work to empower futures through learning. And changing the trajectory of learning itself is one of our greatest missions. Join us in developing more effective ways to learn and helping learners build the skills and confidence they need to make their way forward in life. This Lead Sr. Data Analyst will join our Financial Planning & Analysis team and collaborate with other groups across Stride’s Analytics Community of Practice. The ideal candidate will have an advanced foundation in the tools and practices of analytics and will be eager to demonstrate advanced techniques as their career progresses with Stride Inc. Day-to-day, this role will be responsible for completing a monthly enrollment forecasting process, as well as researching, understanding, and performing analysis on the trends within our business. This resource will evaluate performance of actuals vs plan, identify drivers of variance, and collaborate with our operations teams to recommend actions and improve results. The ideal candidate has excellent problem-solving skills, thrives in a challenging environment, is energetic, flexible, self-motivated, and is ready to take their career to the next level by learning advanced techniques from seasoned practitioners in the field. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. Lead company performance forecasts and any analysis related Create automation projects in Python to handle large datasets and complex calculations Use SQL to pull data and extract insights from complex data, deliver compelling presentations to assist Senior Executives and business stakeholders in decision making Analyze variances between actuals and plan, use insight to iterate on forecasts and push for operational improvements Provide accurate and appropriate materials to meet the monthly close timeline Collaborate with the data scientist team Provide mentorship to other Data Analysts Supervisory Responsibilities: None MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: BS degree in mathematics, computer science, technology or education leadership AND Five (5) years of data analysis OR Equivalent combination of education and experience Certificates and Licenses: None required. OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 5 years creating dashboards and visualizations within Excel 5 years extracting and selecting data using SQL Strong capabilities within the following areas: Problem-solving / critical thinking Written and verbal communication Ability to travel 10% of the time Ability to pass required background check DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience working in education with academic data sets Experience developing dashboards in business intelligence tools such as PowerBI Experience scripting in Python for ETL processes Experience working in Snowflake, DBT WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states, D.C. Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person’s education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position’s work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee’s salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position’s level and expected contribution, and the employee’s benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range. We anticipate the salary range to be $62,974.88 to $107,010.20. The upper end of this range is not likely to be offered, as an individual’s compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. #J-18808-Ljbffr