New Graduate - Business Intelligence

Company Description

Blend360 is a top-tier data science solutions provider, pledged to collaboratively create meaningful impacts for its clients through the power of data science, AI technology, and human resource. Focused on fueling audacious visions, Blend faces considerable challenges by flawlessly aligning human expertise with artificial intelligence. The company is committed to unlocking growth and fostering innovation, setting the course towards value for its clients by utilising top-tier talent and a data-driven strategy. By blending in, Blend360 ensures its clients stand out, making the world a better place through the transformative potential of data science.

Job Description

As a recent graduate recruit, you will join Blend360's All-Star Program, a unique early-career talent development program designed for those interested in pursuing a career in professional services and consulting. You will have the opportunity to work alongside Blend360's analytics and technology experts and gain hands-on experience in Business Intelligence. Through our rigorous training, which includes Blend360 instructor-led and online certification courses, as well as working on billable client projects under the guidance of seasoned team members, you will develop the soft and hard skills necessary to excel in your role as a professional Business Intelligence Analyst at Blend360.

The All-Star focused on Business Intelligence will:

• Cooperate with clients to understand visualisation and analytical requirements, KPIs and the associated databases and data sources
• Work with data in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft SQL Server, Teradata, Oracle, Amazon Redshift and other similar cloud-based and/or on-premises databases; write SQL scripts to transform the data
• Develop top-notch dashboards and visualizations using BI tools such as Tableau and Power BI to deliver actionable business insights
• Identify trends, summarise findings, and provide recommendations
• Work in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment with Engineers, Project Managers, Analysts, Data Engineers and Data Scientists

The Details:

• Location: Columbia, MD or Denver, CO
• Position begins February/March of 2024
• Visa Sponsorship Available
• Duration: Full-time
• Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, 401k plan, Life Insurance, Pretax Commuter Benefits, and an incredibly supportive team cheering you on!
• Please DO NOT Apply to more than one New Grad position or it will disqualify you!

Qualifications

• Degree in Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science or other quantitative discipline
• Internship experience in Data Science, Engineering, or Analytics
• Strong problem-solving skill through quantitative thinking and analysis
• Excellent verbal and written communication Skills
• Ability to work efficiently in small and large teams delivering solutions for diverse clients
• Thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Prior analytics and visualization experience before graduation in similar consulting and customer-facing roles preferred.

Required Technical Skills

• Capability to gather, analyse, document and validate business requirements.
• Ability to gather and query business data from different data sources/databases using SQL and/or other tools such as Alteryx or Knime
• Familiarity with one or more data sources such as Microsoft Excel, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle database or Amazon Redshift
• Ability to analyse data, identify trends and present findings with recommendations
• Competence to use tools such as Tableau or Power BI to analyse and build reports/dashboards (Looker, ThoughtSpot and Sisense, a plus)
• Familiarity with Python or R is a plus
• Demonstrate a desire to remain updated with features in the latest industry technologies and standards

Additional Information

A diverse workforce is a powerful workforce. To deliver growth at BLEND360 and for our clients, we have a responsibility and unique opportunity to positively influence the workforce. Diversity has had a crucial role in our history, our growth, and continues to have a profound effect on our success. We are committed to achieving equality in the workplace, within our team and as an extension of our clients’ team.

This is not a fleeting undertaking, it demands continued learning and purposeful actions. We are investing resources to comprehend and enhance the sourcing, selection and retention of the talent we hire.