Senior Data Analyst

The Senior Data Analyst is responsible for designing developing analyzing and interpreting business technology and cybersecurity risk metrics to provide actionable insights that support strategic decision-making and drive business performance. As part of the GBS COO Business Insights & Analytics team in Manulife.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze trends across KRIs KCIs and KPIs to identify emerging risks and control weaknesses
• Provide analytical input and recommendations to enhance metric design including leading indicators thresholds and signal quality and relevance
• Develop executive level insights and narratives for risk committees and senior leadership
• Partner with Cybersecurity (GCS) and Technology teams to improve interpretation of metric results
• Support thematic reviews and challenge metrics that do not provide meaningful risk insight
• Contribute to the evolution of the technology risk metrics framework and reporting approach
• Analyze breach trends and systemic risk patterns to inform leadership decisions.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelors degree holders with relevant work experience are welcome to apply
• 57 years experience in analytics risk management cybersecurity or technology governance
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret complex data sets and identifying trends patterns and emerging risks
• Hybrid Work Arrangement: Amenability and readiness to work onsite and from home anytime (dependent on business need AND/OR current external environment/situation)
• Shift Schedule: Amenability to work on mid shift or night shift (dependent on business need)
• Proven ability to translate technical data into clear business focused insights
• Strong understanding of risk metrics (KRIs KCIs KPIs) including leading and lagging indicators with demonstrated ability to challenge and enhance metric design thresholds and overall signal quality to improve effectiveness
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience in supporting executive or committee-level reporting including development of narratives and decision-focused insights is an asset
• Minimum Skills to Hire/Must Haves:
  • Should have advanced knowledge on Microsoft Excel (Power Query & VBA Macro)
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge on Microsoft PowerPoint and Business Intelligence Tools such as Python R for data querying PowerBI QlikView Qlik Sense Tableau or any other similar tool.
  • Should have hands-on experience in data analysis data manipulation and ETL processes skills such as collecting transforming and compiling raw data and generating useful reports from raw information.
  • Should have demonstrated data storytelling data visualization and data governance skills to create compelling reports with dashboard elements like tables charts graphs heat maps and data models.
  • Should have an extensive familiarity with data management concepts such as data warehousing data mining and extraction and predictive analytics and business reporting principles and best practices.
  • Should have analytical skills to rigorously and effectively examine large quantities of data and derive useful insights from these data sets.
  • Should provide mentorship to team members on best practices in reporting and dashboard development while also leading team initiatives and strategic projects.

When you join our team:

Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

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