Data Analyst
$55K-$100K (Glassdoor est.)
The Productive Edge Data, Automation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Practice provides advanced technology solutions and strategies that propel our clients into the modern data age. Our PE teams turn the promise of AI and Machine Learning into practical solutions that empower differentiated customer experiences, predictive insights, and transformational business outcomes. Likewise, PE’s “Modern Data Management Framework” and Agile-centric methodology enable us to achieve impactful results rapidly and efficiently.

As a Data Analyst at Productive Edge, you will be a member of a high performing team delivering software solutions to clients. Your days will normally consist of the following activities:
Partner with project leadership to understand client business processes
Work with client and internal stakeholders to gather functional and technical requirements on current and future systems and processes
Serve as a subject matter expert in the customer's business process and be able to break down processes into manageable steps
Discover and understand individual sources of structured or unstructured data for the customer’s business process and how the data might change throughout the process
Collaborate with customer to identify patterns, trends and anomalies in the data, communicating these to the business and understanding the genesis of these patterns
Participate in Agile development activities to ensure quality, clarity, and transparency throughout delivery
Deliver software that adds measurable value to clients, ensuring client satisfaction throughout engagement
To excel in these daily activities, a Data Analyst at Productive Edge would make use of the following experience and skills (not all of these are required, but highly desirable):
Agile methodologies (Scrum, XP), tools (JIRA), and artifacts (epics, user stories)
Diagramming/modeling tools (OmniGraffle, Visio), artifacts (data flow, sequence, state machine, entity relationship, process flows, use cases) and languages (UML, BPMN)
Prior development or technical knowledge and skills (SOA, OOP, .NET / Java, SQL)
Ability to document system-level requirements like services, database models, integration points and server configurations
Quality processes (test cases, defect triage)
Excellent communication and presentation skills, working with both client and technical teams
Time, task, organization and meeting management
About Productive Edge

Productive Edge is a Chicago-based leader in digital transformation. As digital business consultants, we focus on digital strategy, customer experience, operations improvement, and product & services enablement. How do we do this? Through launching solutions for Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI), Intelligent Automation (IA), Internet of Things (IoT), and Cloud Native Solutions. Sounds fun, right? It gets better...and that’s where you come in!

Productive Edge offers the dynamic opportunity to use your talents in a progressive, highly-collaborative environment that values innovation and creativity. We are a culture that stays on the cusp of today’s developing and emerging technologies. Our passion, ingenuity, and dedication sets us apart from other consultants (as does our modern work atmosphere with fun outings, foosball, stocked fridge and other activities). Because we work with and develop solutions for some of the world’s most exciting brands, we are actively searching for individuals who are ready to change the way the world operates.

And if that’s not enough, Productive Edge has been featured as one of Chicago’s 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, included in Crain’s Fast 50, and is a regular on Inc. 5000.
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