The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now is an exciting time to join our team. You’ll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.

You’ll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities.

Everything we do at Allstate is driven by a shared purpose: to protect people from life’s uncertainties so they can realize their hopes and dreams. For more than 89 years we’ve thrived by staying a step ahead of whatever’s coming next – to give customers peace of mind no matter what changes they face. We acted with conviction to advocate for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws. We help give survivors of domestic violence a voice through financial empowerment. We’ve been an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, digital photo claims and, more recently, device and identity protection.

We are the Good Hands. We don’t follow the trends. We set them.

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Job Code: 70018735
Band: D
FLSA: Exempt

Job Summary:

The Business Intelligence (BI) Lead Consultant reports to the Data Engineering Manager and is responsible for the reporting and data architecture of Allstate Roadside (AR). This role ensures there are robust data strategies in place that align to business goals, reporting, and analytical capabilities that meet the full breadth of company needs. The BI Lead is responsible for conceptualizing cutting-edge analytical approaches, enabling high-volume complex advanced analytics services on an ongoing basis, and leading the development of reusable solutions. This role serves as a subject matter expert on AR data and reporting solutions and influences the design of logical and physical data structures for integrity, scalability, and performance. This role supports business requests by adhoc data analysis and manages the reporting platform to address any operational failures.

This position is a permanent remote home-based worker. Your home office does not need to be near an Allstate office, but it does need to be in the United States. This position is eligible for a monthly connectivity reimbursement to offset the costs of internet and phone expenses.

Job Family Summary:

The Allstate Roadside (AR) Data and Analytics organization is responsible for advanced analytics and model development, business intelligence solutions and capabilities, and contributing to business objectives by identifying and developing growth and profitability opportunities.  We identify the highest-value opportunities, source the most relevant and trusted data, apply world-class analytics and modeling, and promote data-driven decisions across AR.  By turning data into actionable insights, we improve business performance and help achieve our strategic goals.

The AR Data and Analytics team embraces three key interdependent components – data, analytics, insights – that drive better business decisions. The team is responsible for performing extensive data analysis and delivering the right insights. The core functions include 1) understand the real business opportunity, 2) create an analytic plan with hypotheses, 3) collect data, 4) gather insights, 5) make recommendations.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Masters/MBA in a field such as Math, Business, Computer Science or Data Architecture
• Minimum of 8 years of direct experience in Data Management & Business Intelligence reporting 

Key Responsibilities:

• Influence design of logical and physical data structures leveraging data warehouse modeling experience
• Design presentation layer/ summary structures to enable BI reporting from the data warehouse
• Work with the ETL team to ensure efficient and accurate data transfer 
• Assist with data-related queries and support data analysis and reporting needs 
• Partner with offshore team members and support SAP Business Objects reports and schedules 
• Work individually on projects of varying complexity, maintaining overall accountability for the work in terms of quality and timeliness of delivery
• Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing complex queries, redesigning data infrastructure for greater scalability and improved performance, etc. 
• Ensure the effective collection, organization, and distribution of data from a variety of data sources.   
• Deliver value-add solutions at the speed of business
• Perform an enablement role in locating, understanding, and selecting the appropriate data 
• Troubleshoot data quality issues by identifying root cause and documenting the resolution
• Create and maintain documentation allowing data to be understood (metadata) and leveraged for additional use.
   

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Experience:

• Strong Experience with BI tools such as Business Objects and Tableau/Power BI required
• Deep expertise in relational databases and data warehousing required
• Experience in data extraction, data manipulation, analysis, and reporting required
• Technical expertise in Oracle PL/SQL and MSSQL (T-SQL) queries
• Experience working with structured, semi-structured (JSON, XML) & unstructured data types (text/files etc.)
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodology required
• Business acumen and strong stakeholder management skills
• Experience building BI platforms on hybrid cloud and on-prem environment 
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical data analysis results to business stakeholders and describe business processes, challenges, and issues to a technical audience
• Good knowledge of database client software (i.e., TOAD, SQL+, SQL Developer)
• Microsoft Office experience required
• Strong knowledge of SAP BO 4.2 or higher preferred
• Experience in dashboard design and development preferred
• Data analysis experience with Python or R preferred  

Notes:

The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities. May be required to perform other related duties as assigned. Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this job.

Compensation offered for this role is $82,000.00-$146,125.00 per year and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.

Good Work. Good Life. Good Hands®.

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary – but that’s just the beginning. Our Total Rewards package also offers benefits like tuition assistance, medical and dental insurance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, you’ll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life — including a generous paid time off policy. For a full description of Allstate’s benefits, visit allstate.jobs/benefits/

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