Data Business Analyst Senior

Associated Bank is a financial services organization serving communities across the Midwest. The Senior Data Business Analyst connects business needs with data and technology solutions by leading requirements gathering, analyzing processes and data, and partnering with business and technical teams. The role supports solution delivery, testing, data quality, reporting, and process improvements.

Responsibilities:

• Lead stakeholder discussions and discovery sessions to define business objectives, priorities, and clear data and system requirements
• Analyze business processes, data flows, integrations, and dependencies to identify impacts and support effective solution design
• Document requirements, process flows, data mappings, user stories, acceptance criteria, and data definitions to guide delivery teams
• Investigate data issues using SQL and analytical methods, identify root causes, and recommend practical remediation options
• Partner with business, Data Management, Data Engineering, IT, analytics, reporting, and technology teams to support end-to-end solution delivery
• Support test planning, user acceptance testing, defect resolution, implementation readiness, and post-delivery validation
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls, automate manual work, and enhance data quality and reporting
• Validate data and reporting solutions to ensure they are accurate, complete, reliable, and aligned with business needs
• Fully complies with all applicable enterprise policies and procedures. Acts in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in training materials, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act. Responsible for reporting suspicious activity to Financial Intelligence. Responsible to report all customer complaints as prescribed and procedure violations to management or HR
• Responsible to report ethical concerns as needed to Associated Bank’s anonymous Ethics Hotline

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Finance, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 5+ years of experience leading business or systems analysis, including requirements gathering and supporting technology or data solutions
• 3+ years of experience with data analysis, reporting, analytics, data management, or related systems analysis
• 1+ year of experience in financial services, banking, or another regulated environment
• 1+ year of experience using SQL or a similar data querying tool for data investigation, validation, root cause analysis, or data quality efforts
• 1+ year of experience with modern data and analytics platforms such as Snowflake, Power BI, or similar technologies
• 1+ year of experience supporting data quality, controls, risk management, or operational quality initiatives