What are the responsibilities and job description for the Analyst, IS Business Intelligence - Individual Contributor (Remote Position) - Williamsburg, VA position at The SOFEI Group?
We are looking for a Sr. Technical Data Product Owner (Sr. Business Data Analyst) to support high-visibility data initiatives for a Global Retail organization. This Long-term Contract position will partner closely with business leaders and data engineering teams to translate business needs into well-defined data solutions, with a strong emphasis on delivery, validation, and stakeholder alignment. The role is ideal for someone who can navigate complex data environments, coordinate cross-functional efforts, and keep projects moving efficiently from discovery through implementation.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Partner with stakeholders to capture business objectives, clarify data needs, and turn those inputs into thorough functional documentation.
- Lead data-focused project activities by coordinating requirements, source-to-target mapping, and planning for migration and integration efforts.
- Serve as the key connection point between business teams and Data/BI engineering resources to keep scope, priorities, and expectations aligned.
- Oversee delivery progress across multiple data workstreams, ensuring milestones are met and outcomes reflect agreed business goals.
- Review data results and perform analysis to confirm accuracy, completeness, and consistency with stakeholder expectations.
- Create process mockups or early solution concepts that help teams evaluate requirements and refine the proposed approach.
- Support testing, validation, and quality checks for data products to improve confidence in delivered solutions.
- Guide business users through handoffs, knowledge transfer, and adoption activities so new data capabilities are understood and used effectively.
- Build strong working relationships across teams and establish effective communication paths that support timely decisions and issue resolution.
- 5 to 7 years of experience in business analysis, product ownership, or a related role within data, business intelligence, or data engineering environments.
- Demonstrated involvement in data migration initiatives, including work related to mapping, integration, or delivery coordination.
- Strong ability to gather requirements, identify gaps, and translate business requests into clear documentation and actionable plans.
- Working knowledge of data modeling, ETL processes, and data warehousing concepts.
- Experience validating datasets and analyzing outputs, with familiarity using BI tools such as Power BI for review purposes.
- Proven success managing stakeholders and collaborating with business partners, data engineers, and BI teams in fast-paced settings.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and comfort working within Agile delivery frameworks.