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Business Data Analyst

City of Minneapolis
$74,353.00 - $102,313.00 Annually
medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, parental leave, vacation time, paid holidays, sick time, retirement plan, pension
United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis
Jul 16, 2025
Position Description The Department of Performance Management and Innovation helps the City innovate and transform residents' lives. Working with residents, City departments, elected officials, stakeholders, organizations and community partners, we push for bold new ideas, collaborate to develop solutions that support community-centered service delivery and demonstrate measurable results. An internal consultancy within the enterprise, our collaborative approach advances innovation and moves the dial on equity by: Carefully exploring the issue and its unique challenges Understanding what has worked before and what others are doing successfully Leveraging techniques that generate new, relevant ideas Providing structured project management to drive outcomes Maintaining a data-driven culture that demonstrate results The Business Data Analyst will work in partnership with existing City staff and other stakeholders to identify areas where our public services are contributing to inequities. You'll provide strategic and technical support for business intelligence and analytics, diving deep into data to identify trends, forecast outcomes, and build dynamic visualizations. Acting as the bridge between data and decision-makers, you'll develop data-driven processes to assess problems, generate responsive and innovative solutions, and deliver equitable and measurable results. Work Location: This position may be eligible for flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work with some days working remotely and some days working in the office. The City of Minneapolis does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Job Duties and Responsibilities Provide strategic, analytical, and technical support for Departmental BI and analytic activities. Perform detailed analysis and identify trends. Act as an intermediary between the assigned business unit and the technical community by working with the business units and IT to collect, clarify, and translate business intelligence requirements into designs and solutions. Investigate and provide answers to complex data questions for a variety of reasons, including fulfilling requests from the public for PMI data. Empower PMI to become more data driven. Work with PMI staff to improve data quality. Act as a Data Steward of PMI data elements, or as a Maintainer assisting a Data Steward with the technical aspects of data stewardship Satisfy ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests. Work with IT as a subject matter expert in the addition of data to the Enterprise Analytic Hub and reporting framework development. Collaborate with IT's Data Analytics Services group to develop sound, Enterprise aware, analytic solutions. Identify data anomalies and communicate back to the data stewards. Contribute to the coordination of data efforts and initiatives within the City Enterprise. Act as a Subject Matter Expert for business systems used by PMI who will work with IT on enhancement and system use initiatives. Present results to PMI and City Leadership in a preferred tool (such as Office, BI reports, or dashboard). Working Conditions: Normal Office Setting Required Qualifications Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Business Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, a related field, or equivalent. Minimum Experience: Four years of experience performing related duties, that include business data discovery, analysis, query design, reporting, GIS, and statistical analysis. Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience closely related to the duties of the position MAY be considered. Selection Process: The selection process will consist of a rating of relevant education and experience 100%. It is important that your application show all the relevant education and experience you possess. This information will be used to determine which candidates will proceed in the selection process. A submitted application is also used to verify the answers to any supplemental questions. Only those candidates who attain a passing score 70% on each step in the selection process will be placed on the eligible list. The City of Minneapolis Human Resources Department reserves the right to limit the number in any phase of the selection process. Background Check The City has determined that a criminal background check and/or qualifications check may be necessary for certain positions with this job title. Applicants may be required to sign an informed consent form allowing the City to obtain their criminal history and/or verify their qualifications in connection with the position sought. Applicants who do not sign the informed consent form will not be further considered for the position. Union Representation: This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement between the City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Professional Employees Association (MPEA). For more information on the terms and conditions of this agreement please visit: Professional Employees - City of Minneapolis Eligible List: The names of applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who pass the screening process shall be placed on the eligible list for employment consideration. This list will be certified to the hiring manager who may use the list to fill a vacancy of the same job title. This eligible list will expire one [1] month after it has been established. Interview Selection: The hiring authority reserves the right to determine the maximum number of candidates to interview from the established eligible list. If the hiring authority decides to interview other than by exam score order, they may select additional people to interview based on a candidate's education or experience related to the field, work history, or skills uniquely related to the operational needs of the position. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Good knowledge of, and ability to work with business data analysis, query design principles, GIS, data visualization, and/or statistical analysis. Considerable knowledge of business data analytics, and use of business intelligence and technical tools to source and organize data. Strong communication skills and the ability to prepare recommendation, reports, and revisions based on business data analytics. Strong evaluation and the ability to make decisions regarding business data. Ability to use data analysis and business intelligence skills to interpret trends to support business activity. Mental Requirements: Frequently communicate effective verbal and in written communication, think analytically concentrate on tasks, remember names and details, make decisions, adjust to changes, examine / observe details, meet deadlines, discriminate colors, use math and perform calculations, and work alone and with others. As the largest and most vibrant city in the state, Minneapolis depends on purposeful, dedicated and innovative employees. Minneapolis has a large variety of careers for people of all experiences and backgrounds who come together for a singular purpose-serving the residents, businesses and visitors of Minneapolis. The City of Minneapolis is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.