Data Analyst

Company Description

About Merkle

Merkle, a dentsu company, is a leading data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company that specializes in the delivery of unique, personalized customer experiences across platforms and devices. For more than 30 years, Fortune 1000 companies and leading nonprofit organizations have partnered with Merkle to maximize the value of their customer portfolios. The company’s heritage in data, technology, and analytics forms the foundation for its unmatched skills in understanding consumer insights that drive hyper-personalized marketing strategies. Its combined strengths in consulting, creative, media, analytics, data, identity, CX/commerce, technology, and loyalty & promotions drive improved marketing results and competitive advantage. With more than 14,000 employees, Merkle is headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, with 50+ additional offices throughout the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. For more information, contact Merkle at
1-877-9-Merkle or visit www.merkle.com.

Job Description

Data Analyst

Description:  Dentsu’s master data management (MDM) team utilizes Semarchy for mastering critical enterprise data domains such as client, customer, etc for driving data governance, efficient operations, and improving the quality and trust of our data and insights.  The data analyst role involves analysis of review and analysis of data from new sources onboarded to master data products, analysis of data within data products for data quality, and other ad hoc data analysis for supporting development, maintenance, and innovation related to our data operations. The data analyst will closely work with business and technical teams to design, develop, execute data analysis, document and present data analysis results.

Core Requirements:

1. Has a Computer Science or numerate degree.
2. 1 year of SQL or Python experience working in a professional environment.
3. Database design using normalisation techniques.
4. Has used a reporting tool like Tableau or Power BI.
5. Is very experienced at using MS Excel for data modelling.
6. Experienced in designing Entity Relationship Diagrams.
7. Experienced at resolving data quality issues.
8. Has worked in an Agile environment (using Jira or Azure DevOps or other agile technologies).
9. Worked on internal stakeholder or customer projects.
10. Must be a team player.
11. Must be a strong problem solver.

Qualifications

The following are preferred requirements:

1. Knowledge of statistical techniques to understand data.
2. Knowledge of machine learning or AI.
3. Knowledge of either Python, R, Julia or Excel Macros.