Senior Data Analyst

About the opportunity

This is a contractor position within X-Team. As a Data Analyst, you will join a lean, high-trust Data and Engineering team to take full ownership of our BI and reporting estate. You will own and evolve production Tableau dashboards and Snowflake-backed data sources that marketing, enrollment, and leadership teams run on daily. Rather than just pulling static reports, you will chase down data discrepancies to their root cause, build self-service dashboards, and leverage AI tooling (like Claude Code) to build, test, and validate data logic faster—all while translating complex insights into clear narratives for non-technical stakeholdersMost ImportantTableau Production Depth: Extensive, hands-on experience building, publishing, maintaining, and evolving production Tableau dashboards and published data sources used by leadership teams.Advanced SQL & Snowflake: Confident writing, debugging, and optimizing complex SQL queries against data warehouses (Snowflake experience strongly preferred), including rigorous data validation and sanity-checking logic.Data Discrepancy Investigation: Proven ability to independently chase data mismatches down to the source—reconciling numbers across CRM, marketing, and warehouse systems—and applying definitive fixes.AI Tooling & Velocity: Active, practical experience using AI-assisted development tools (specifically Claude Code, ChatGPT, or Cursor) to write SQL, generate test assertions, validate report logic, and speed up delivery while applying strict manual verification protocols.Funnel & Marketing Analytics: Track record of performing exploratory analysis on marketing attribution and enrollment funnel activity to highlight conversion bottlenecks and prospect engagement opportunities.Stakeholder Enablement: Ability to translate complex data nuances into plain-English summaries for non-technical stakeholders and convert recurring custom data requests into intuitive self-service dashboards.Location & Overlap: Remote-first with strong daily availability during U.S. Central Time (CT) business hours.Nice to HaveHands-on experience with Snowflake data warehouse architecture (facts, dimensions, SCDs).Marketing and attribution domain experience (Google Analytics, CRM data, ad platforms, multi-touch attribution models).Familiarity with higher-education or enrollment funnel metrics.Comfort with Git-based version control workflows and PR peer-review processes.Personal TraitsSelf-Directed Investigator: You have a relentless curiosity to uncover root-cause discrepancies between source data, transformation logic, and report definitions without needing step-by-step guidance.Pragmatic & AI-Forward: You naturally integrate modern AI tools like Claude Code into your workflow to eliminate tedious tasks, validate logic, and accelerate high-quality output.Strong Communicator: You bridge the gap between technical data layers and non-technical business partners, presenting findings with clarity, empathy, and context.Quality-Focused: You value data integrity above all else, ensuring that dashboards, published datasets, and reporting layers remain completely trustworthy for executive decision-making.