In this hybrid role based at our Chicago headquarters, you'll help shape how leaders across Alliant use data to make smarter decisions, uncover opportunities, and improve member outcomes. As a strategic analytics partner, you'll combine technical expertise with business insight to translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations that drive results across the organization.
Working closely with business leaders and cross-functional teams, you'll leverage data to identify trends, measure performance, size opportunities, and develop compelling dashboards and visualizations that tell a meaningful story. This role goes beyond reporting; you'll help stakeholders understand what the data means, why it matters, and where to focus next.
You'll thrive in this role if you're energized by solving business problems, influencing decisions through analytics, and partnering with stakeholders to create measurable impact for our members and the business.
Essential Responsibilities
- Analyze complex business and operational data to identify trends, opportunities, and performance drivers that support strategic decision-making and improve business outcomes
- Design, develop, and maintain dashboards, reports, and data visualizations that provide stakeholders with clear, actionable insights into key performance metrics
- Partner with business leaders and cross-functional teams to understand objectives, define success measures, and translate data into meaningful recommendations that influence decisions
- Transform complex analytical findings into compelling stories that can be easily understood by technical and non-technical audiences, helping leaders understand what is happening, why it matters, and where to focus next
- Integrate, validate, and govern data from multiple sources, ensuring the accuracy, consistency, and reliability of reporting and analytics solutions.
- Support business intelligence initiatives from concept to delivery, including requirements gathering, analytical design, data pipeline development, and measuring the impact of business decisions through data-driven insights.
What You'll Learn
- How high-performing organizations use data to drive strategy and prioritize opportunities.
- How to translate analytics into compelling stories that influence leaders and business outcomes.
- How to build trusted partnerships with stakeholders across the enterprise.
- How to measure impact, uncover opportunities, and turn insights into action.
Education & Years of Experience
- Minimum - Graduate Degree in Business, Business Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or Related
- Minimum - 1 Year Business Intelligence, Financial Services, Data Analysis or Related experience
In Lieu of Education
- 3 Years Business Intelligence, Data Analysis including a Bachelor's Degree or 7 years without a degree
Compensation & Benefits:
Typical hiring range: $76,600.00 to $119,100.00 Annually. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience, skills & knowledge.
Benefits: Alliant provides a benefits package including health care, vision, dental, and 401k with employer match including:
- Annual performance bonus
- Work from home up to 3 days a week
- Paid parental leave
- Employee discount programs
- Time off including paid personal and sick days
- 11 paid holidays
- Education reimbursement
*Note that eligibility and cost of benefits can vary depending on the number of regularly scheduled hours, and job status such as regular full-time, regular part-time, or temporary employment.
Adhere to and ensure compliance of all business transactions with policy and process of the Bank Secrecy Act. Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, company procedures and policies. Maintains integrity and ethics in all actions and conversations with or regarding credit union members and their accounts; complies with Privacy Act directives.
The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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Skills Required
- Graduate degree in Business, Business Analytics, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field
- Minimum 1 year experience in Business Intelligence, Data Analysis, or related role
- Experience designing, developing, and maintaining interactive dashboards and reports using Tableau, Power BI, or similar platforms
- Experience with ETL processes and developing or supporting data pipelines
- Experience integrating and consolidating multiple data sources and ensuring data quality and governance
- Strong data analysis, data modeling, and data visualization skills to translate findings into actionable recommendations
What the Team is Saying
Alliant Credit Union Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is described as generous, combining PTO with U.S. bank holidays and dedicated volunteer time. Hybrid scheduling and flexible time off for some senior roles add meaningful flexibility.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting through Fidelity. Feedback suggests the retirement plan is a standout element of the package.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources are broad, including employer HSA contributions, company‑paid vision, mental‑health apps, and a monthly fitness/gym stipend. Additional lifestyle perks like discounted loan rates and occasional free lunches round out the offering.
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What We Do
Alliant is unlike any other financial institution — a digital credit union that wows our members. We’re boldly disrupting banking norms to do good for our members, employees and communities. With 90 years of history and more than $19 billion in assets, Alliant Credit Union is the largest credit union in Illinois and one of the largest in the U.S. Our industry-leading financial products, seamless digital experiences and exceptional customer service make banking simpler for our 900,000+ members. Fully digital, fully human and full of possibility, we work to provide our members with experiences that redefine the financial industry, challenge the status quo and unleash brilliance.
Why Work With Us
Our employees enjoy a hybrid schedule, allowing for flexible remote work and purpose-driven, outcome-focused onsite opportunities. Driven by Alliant's guiding principles and values, employees across all teams build together to provide our members with industry-leading financial products, seamless digital experiences & exceptional customer service.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Alliant offers a purpose-driven, outcome-focused hybrid workplace model.
