Senior Manager, Banking Data Analytics and Insights

Job Summary:

Directly manages team of professionals, resource for entire team. Assists in Developing and implementing strategies across multiple LOBs and Client Insights and Marketing functions.

The Senior Manager, Reporting and Analytics is an integral part of the Data and Analytics team, supporting Laurel Road's fast-growing lending and deposits product suite. This role supports the Product Team and will work as part of a cross-functional team on initiatives focused on developing detailed reporting and forecasts for deposit units, transactions, balance, and fee revenue growth. You will be responsible for performing detailed analyses to develop proactive and real time insights regarding industry performance and benchmarking, macroeconomic trends, as well as overall product performance.

Success factors include a combination of Business Knowledge (Product KPIs, Profitability), Technical Skills (SAS Coding, Data Visualization, Excel), and Communication Skills (Relationship Building, Data Translating, Presentation).

This position offers significant career advancement opportunities within the broader product team which includes Analytics and Pricing.

You can work from any locations from Cleveland, OH/ New York, NY/ Shelton, CT

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Business Owner of Portfolio Insights: Use both quantitative and qualitative analyses to provide insights on product performance, along with industry and macroeconomic trends

Critical Thinking / Problem Solving: Develop an analytics framework to create reporting and establish KPIs to achieve business goals on growth and profitability

Strategic Planning: Lead the forecasting process for deposits, while establishing benchmarks and monitoring business progress towards these benchmarks

Cross Functional Partner: Collaborate with key stakeholders including Product, Marketing, and Operations to ensure alignment and execution of strategic initiatives

Communication: Communicate strategic insights to senior leaders and other key stakeholders to drive decision-making.

Leadership: Emerging leader across team with potential to lead 1-2 analysts; Role model to others may coach and develop; Provides direction/mentorship to junior staff; Ability to effectively work in a matrixed organization with colleagues across various reporting structures.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications, Experience:

Bachelor's degree or higher required or equivalent experience

Degree in quantitative (MIS, Comp Science, Data Analytics) or related discipline preferred

8+ years of experience in product, marketing, finance; experience evaluating complex business problems, data analysis and devising recommendations

Experience in Analytics, Consulting, Financial Services, Product, or Strategy preferred

Business Knowledge (Product and Profitability)

Demonstrated knowledge of the Banking industry with specific focus on deposit products

Experience building out expansive product performance workbooks and establishing key KPIs and benchmarks to compare monthly performance against

Experience evaluating complex business problems, data analysis and devising recommendations

Experience analyzing product performance, evaluating predictive variables, and developing actionable insights that drive incremental profitability

Strong critical thinking combined with business intuition and intellectual curiosity

Results oriented, self-starter with ability to work independently on complex matters with minimal supervision

Project Management:

Own and manage projects from front to end, actively engaging with the requestor and other business stakeholders

Communication - Independently communicate with key stakeholders, manage delivery expectations, and escalate when needed

People Leadership:

Manage 1-2 analysts, setting strategy and guiding them to help achieve objectives

Work cross functionally with peers on the Data Analytics team providing support and guidance where needed.

T echnical Skills (Data Analytics Coding, Data Visualization, Excel):

Advanced experience in mining and analyzing large volumes of data and packaging the information to present to key stakeholders.

Advanced experience with SAS, or other analytical coding languages (SQL/R/Python).

Advanced data visualization & presentation skills using Looker Studio/Tableau/Excel/PPT.

Advanced Modeling Experience.

Communication Skills (Relationship Building, Data Translating, Presentation):

Independently communicate with key stakeholders, manage delivery expectations, and escalate when needed.

Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated cross-team leadership

Ability to synthesize, create and communicate clear analytical studies in Google Looker Studio, Tableau, Excel, or PowerPoint.

Advanced presentation development; comfortable presenting to all levels; easily adapts message to audience.

Robust relationship-building skills working with junior staff to executive level management.

Career Path:

This position offers clear career advancement opportunities within the Data and Analytics team, Pricing Team, or Product Management

There is significant opportunity to take on more responsibility by expanding product knowledge, developing technical skills, and leading highly visible initiatives.

Location:

Laurel Road has implemented a role-based Mobile by Design approach to our employee workspaces, dedicating space to those whose roles require specific workspaces, while providing flexible options for roles which are less dependent on assigned workspaces and can be performed effectively in a mobile environment.