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Data Analyst II - St. Louis

Vaco
$90,000.00 - $110,000.00 / yr
401(k), retirement plan
United States, Missouri, St. Louis
Mar 13, 2026
Vaco is actively seeking an experienced Data Analyst / Transformation Analyst, II for a direct-hire role focused on data modernization and enterprise change management initiatives across a global enterprise. Position Summary The Data Analyst will operate with autonomy within a centralized analytics and technology team responsible for supporting business operations through modern data engineering, analysis, reporting, and insight generation. The analyst will work closely with business stakeholders, product managers, and engineering teams to obtain requirements, analyze data sources, and translate requirements into structured queries and actionable datasets, and deliver actionable insights within a complex and highly regulated industry. Strong cross-functional communication skills, the ability to work independently, and skills to support organizational change management (OCM) initiatives are critical for success in this role. Key Responsibilities: Develop a working knowledge of business operations and established data models to support advanced reporting, analysis, and data driven decision making. Contribute to process improvements via data analysis and presentation, identifying opportunities to enhance operations, deliverables, reporting practices, and data accessibility. Partner with leadership, business stakeholders, product managers, technical teams, and end-users to gather and refine requirements for complex reporting and analytical initiatives. Write and maintain queries to fulfill ad hoc reporting requests and support broader analytical or operational initiatives. Analyze underlying data sources to ensure proper interpretation and appropriate utilization. Validate data outputs and perform quality checks to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency with business expectations. Maintain detailed documentation of data sources, definitions, query logic, and analytical outputs to support transparency and long-term usability. Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned datasets and provide guidance to stakeholders and other analysts on proper data usage. Communicate clearly with stakeholders to understand needs, provide updates, and translate technical findings into actionable insights. Support organizational change management efforts by helping teams understand new data capabilities, reporting processes, or analytical outputs. Provide support to fellow analysts during larger initiatives or complex analytical efforts. Operate independently while managing multiple initiatives and priorities in a fast paced environment. Requirements: Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to collaborate across executive, technical, and operational stakeholders. Demonstrated ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities and deadlines. Exposure supporting organizational change management (OCM) / data cloud transformation initiatives related to systems, reporting, or operational processes. Strong analytical and problem solving skills including the ability to identify patterns, relationships, and anomalies in data. Ability to clearly document processes, reporting logic and data structures for team and organizational consumption. Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in data analysis, reporting, analytics, science, or a related technical role. Experience with Python for data analysis, automation, and manipulation with experience using modern data libraries and scripting to support reporting and analytical workflows. Strong working knowledge of SQL and relational database concepts including the ability to write queries that analyze, transform, and aggregate complex datasets. Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and standard productivity applications for data analysis, reporting, and documentation. Experience working within modern cloud based data environments, with exposure to platforms such as AWS and connected data engineering tools a plus. Exposure to consumer marketing analytics or marketing data environments is considered a plus. Recognition of data control standards, security tools, and industry best practices within a highly regulated industry. Familiarity with analytics, reporting, and business intelligence tools used to support operational and strategic decision making. Comprehension of application architecture, data integrations, and how enterprise systems generate and exchange data. Prior experience within financial, banking, wealth, or investment sectors is a plus. Previous experience collaborating with business stakeholders to understand objectives and provide guidance on the evaluation and appropriate interpretation of presented data. Additional Details Employment Type: Direct-Hire with Client Primary Schedule: Monday - Friday / 8a - 5p Location: Downtown St. Louis Target Total Compensation: $90k - 110k Travel: Under 10% Engagement Status: Applicant must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based sponsorship, now or in the future, including: H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT, or any other employment-based visa programs. Interested Candidates are Encouraged to Apply for Immediate Consideration! Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan. Additional disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted in the job description, the position Vaco/Highspring is filing for is occupied. Please note, however, that Vaco/Highspring is regularly asked to provide talent to other organizations. By submitting to this position, you are agreeing to be included in our talent pool for future hiring for similarly qualified positions. Submissions to this position are subject to the use of AI to perform preliminary candidate screenings, focused on ensuring minimum job requirements noted in the position are satisfied. Further assessment of candidates beyond this initial phase within Vaco/Highspring will be otherwise assessed by recruiters and hiring managers. Vaco/Highspring does not have knowledge of the tools used by its clients in making final hiring decisions and cannot opine on their use of AI products. Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. EEO Notice Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law. Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com . Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal. By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. 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Pay Transparency Notice Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to: the individual's skill sets, experience and training; licensure and certification requirements; office location and other geographic considerations; other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.