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Amex GBT Egencia is the world’s leading digital corporate travel platform. We are a trusted business travel partner that delivers the best technology and data driven experiences to help customers all around the world drive success in their business through business travel. Data drives our business. Come join our analytics team and take part in defining and distilling that data for key corporate decision makers and our clients around the world.

The analytics team is seeking a talented candidate in Chicago for the role of Lead Visualization Analyst, an intelligent, results-oriented, passionate self-starters to join our global team. The role would be responsible for leading and guiding a strategic path forward for data visualization and data democratization. Working closely with stakeholders and providing thought leadership for KPIs, measurements, conceptual implementations on incorporating advance data science or analytical approaches to dashboarding. This position will be highly rewarding and lots of fun. Training and development opportunities will abound in this position, and high-performing individuals will find a long-term career path within the company. This role represents an exciting opportunity to join Amex GBT Egencia, as we define the future of business travel as we lead the industry into a new era.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Passionate storytelling and bringing data to life though dashboards.
• Lead visualization roadmap and partner with a team of visualization developers to drive innovations, consistency, and incorporate new techniques.
• Plan capacity, sprint planning, and prioritization with stakeholders to ensure work is balanced with strategic path forward and enhancements to existing dashboards.
• Partner closely with stakeholders, engineering and analytics teams to gather requirements and ensure appropriate KPIs are being tracked and identify any additional opportunities to enable compelling and innovative dashboards.
• Spearhead change management of dashboards and internal reporting to educate stakeholders, perform dashboard roadshows, encourage adoption, and bring awareness to releases and enhancements.
• Build proof of concept dashboards, best practices and design principles to generate ideas and inspire the development team.
• Participate externally with Tableau or other communities, stay close to industry trends, and join or help facilitate public talks regarding dashboarding, analytics, and reporting innovation.
• Influence partners and senior leaders and ensure primary support contact for all reporting-related questions.

What We’re Looking For:

• Relevant Bachelor’s or Master's degree in any of the following fields: computer science, statistics, mathematics, physical sciences with strong understating of data analytics.
• 8+ years of work experience in a relevant business environment.
• Proficiency in SQL (to feel comfortable manipulating data, creating scripts that combine different data sources and interpret results) and Python/R. Experience using Adobe Analytics/Omniture is a plus.
• Strong experience using Tableau to pull data from various sources, develop and publish automated reports and dashboards.
• Relish in solving problems and finding patterns and insights within structured and unstructured data.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment and be comfortable with ambiguity. A sharp focus on results and solid attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and data presentation skills.
• Deep understanding of data and reporting requirements, with the ability to collaborate on analytics models, reporting tools, and return on investment analysis.

     

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

     

     

The US national annual base salary range for this position is from $50,000 to $100,000.  The national range provided includes the base salary that GBT expects to pay for the role.  Actual base salary will be based on factors including the scope and complexity of the role and the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, knowledge, and work location.

In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for an annual Performance Based Incentive, which rewards participants based on company performance.  For information about our comprehensive US benefits programs and eligibility, please review our Benefits-at-a-Glance document.

Benefits at a glance

     

     

The #TeamGBT Experience

Work and life: Find your happy medium at Amex GBT.

• Flexible benefits are tailored to each country and start the day you do. These include health and welfare insurance plans, retirement programs, parental leave, adoption assistance, and more.

• Travel perks: get a choice of deals each week from major travel providers on everything from flights to hotels to cruises and car rentals.

• Develop the skills you want when the time is right for you, with global tuition assistance, access to over 20,000 courses on our learning platform, leadership courses, and new job openings available to internal candidates first.

• We strive to champion Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in every aspect of our business at GBT. You can connect with colleagues through our global Inclusion Groups, centered around common identities or initiatives, to discuss challenges, obstacles, achievements, and drive company awareness and action.

• Wellbeing resources to support mental and emotional health for you and your immediate family.

• And much more!

All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, sex, gender (and characteristics related to sex and gender), pregnancy (and related medical conditions), race, color, citizenship, religion, disability, or any other class or characteristic protected by law.

Furthermore, we are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please let your recruiter know if you need an accommodation at any point during the hiring process. For details regarding how we protect your data, please consult GBT Recruitment Privacy Statement.

What if I don’t meet every requirement? If you’re passionate about our mission and believe you’d be a phenomenal addition to our team, don’t worry about “checking every box;" please apply anyway. You may be exactly the person we’re looking for!