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Work Location: Office, Remote or Hybrid from Atlantic Canada
Atlantic Lottery (AL) is seeking a Data Analyst. Location is flexible within Atlantic Canada with occasional travel to Moncton, NB.
As our Data Analyst you will conduct operational reporting and analysis including quantitative, statistical, financial, variance, predictive modeling, trending (including market and customer) and issue identification. You will support Business Intelligence (BI) disciplines throughout the organization and provide operational analytics as key inputs to the business and strategic planning process. You will also provide business process design, documentation and monitoring (includes: identification of information, systems, tools and reports required to manage business processes).
Posting will remain open until the position is filled.
What you'll do
Responsibilities
The position will include standardized routine tasks, including operational reporting and analysis according to business objectives. This will include comprehensive analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), as well as dashboards to provide a coherent view of the business and the identification of cost and revenue drivers. Moreover, actively working with business units to ensure business performance frameworks are understood.
The data analyst will be required to maintain ongoing evaluation and review of KPIs and dashboards to ensure they are optimized to support business decision-making. Moreover, the analyst will actively detect problems and perform "what if" analysis to ensure achievement of divisional and corporate objectives.
Provide operational analytics as key inputs to the business and strategic planning process. This would include analysis that would enable AL to set and achieve organizational targets related to financial, player, internal processes, and colleagues' effective key result areas.
Support BI disciplines throughout the organization, as defined by management. Working with various sections of the business and the business process analyst to ensure that reporting and analytic standards are understood and adhered to. Establish processes and procedures to ensure quality in all reporting disseminated by the BI team.
As the BI team evolves, analytics and related tasks will adapt accordingly as we improve access to data, expand reporting capabilities, increase skill level etc.
What you'll need
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
- 3+ years of professional experience, ideally in a similar role.
- Post-secondary education with a strong analytical component, e.g. statistics, business, social sciences, sciences.
- Experience working with Relational Databases including SQL.
- Experience with Python, R or similar language for data analysis.
- Experience working with Alteryx
- Experience working with data visualization tools (e.g. PowerBI, Tableau).
- Experience applying statistical methodologies to test design, measurement, and analysis.
- Experience with web analytics software (Google Analytics, etc.)
- Must be 19 years of age or older to apply.
Professional Skills:
- Excellent communicator with an ability to clearly explain complex technical subjects to a variety of stakeholders;
- Ability to clean and dive into messy data to find insights;
- Advanced knowledge of MS Office product suite;
- Resourceful and self-reliant; a strong self-starter with a passion for learning;
- Ability to translate data analysis into stories, insights and recommendations;
- Knowledgeable about best practices around data manipulation, extracting data from big data systems, feature engineering and creating dashboards and;
- Ability to multi-task, problem-solve, prioritize and competently handle a variety of activities with a high degree of accuracy in a fast paced, customer-driven environment.
Assets:
- Experience in the gaming industry.
AL Benefits:
- Extended health coverage that includes medical, dental, and vision.
- Basic life insurance, disability, and wellness programs.
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan.
- Three weeks of vacation annually (pro-rated) and 13 paid statutory holidays.
- Three personal leave days per year.
- Two volunteer days per year.
- Short-term incentive program based on personal and corporate performance.
- Career advancement opportunities.
Recruitment Process: The last couple of years has accelerated change across our workplace, including our hiring practices! As a result, throughout your application process, you may be asked to connect with us virtually, and may not be required to meet in-person. All interviews are conducted in English, our working language, unless otherwise stated.
Internal Employees: Internal Employees interested in this opportunity must be in "good standing," which entails meeting expectations on their previous performance review. Performance Improvement plans, disciplinary action memos, attendance, training and other performance related memos will be taken into consideration as well, when determining the applicant's "good standing" status.
We're looking for
Core Skills
A little bit about us
Atlantic Lottery
Our players have been having fun and "dreaming big" since 1976 when Atlantic Lottery started offering lottery games on behalf of the governments of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island. The game options have grown and changed over the years and so has our workforce! Today's Atlantic Lottery has more than 600 employees, who are the heart and soul of our business. We offer everything from dare-to-dream draw games to online bingo; breakopen tickets to sports wagering; and games in social settings and on the internet. With games come winners - big and small wins every day - but the best thing about lottery games is that when you choose to play with us, everyone benefits. 100% of our profits go back into our communities. That feels good! #ProudToBeAL
We are proud, gritty, community-minded, and punch above our weight. Being Atlantic Canadian means that we work hard and we know how to have fun. It also means that we genuinely care for each other as co-workers, neighbours, and friends.
Your best life is waiting in Atlantic Canada. At Atlantic Lottery, we have many roles that allow you to work from any of our four Atlantic provinces. Explore living East:
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Work With Us
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities in which we live and serve. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please note that the successful candidate will be subject to reference and criminal/educational background checks prior to employment.