Data Analyst

About Us

TechBlocks is a leading global digital product development firm. We unify strategy, design and technology with continuous growth-centric digital product engineering solutions for F500 companies and global brands including Bell Telecom, Bausch Health (Previously Valeant Pharma), Honda Motors, AES Corp, Thomson Reuters Carswell, First American and Colliers International.

Our passion is empowering innovators and change-makers at every level of the product life-cycle. We specialize in building customized business apps that allow organizations and enterprises to improve their efficiency, collaboration and user experience.

Based in Toronto with offices in U.S., and India we work with clients around the planet. What separates us from the rest is our ability to help businesses transform into a digital business with our consulting, engineering and post go-live, go-to-market services.

If you have a passion for innovation and looking for the opportunity to work on leading-edge projects, then join our team.

Job Description

A critical function of the our Data Engineering team is to ingest third-party data and deliver high-quality inputs to our data science and consumer marketing processes. These processes use information derived from inputs Data Management System data to predict consumer behavior and present meaningful and compelling offers to our partner's customers.

As an Associate Data Analyst, you will become a subject-matter expert in automotive industry data and analysis. You will develop a working understanding of multiple data flows from ingestion to application, directly impacting data quality and customer experience. You will support troubleshooting of data flow issues in collaboration with our, products and engineering team. You will regularly work with large sets of data in the production environment, combining analytical thinking and knowledge of the data flow to confirm data accuracy and integrity. You are expected to take ownership of your work, respond to varying levels of urgency, and escalate according to SLAs on an ad-hoc basis.

A successful Data Analyst will:

• Resolve data-related issues under time pressure, providing excellent communication to internal and external stakeholders
• Develop a deep and broad understanding of DMS data and its application
• Learn and understand aM’s current data extraction, ingestion, transformation, and quality control processes
• Take ownership of our customer data support processes
• Resolve data-related customer support tickets, developing an instinct for data vs. system issues
• Query and extract data using common computer languages (SQL)
• Provide analysis to support data-driven decision making
• Analyze data to determine the scope of issues and support containment efforts
• Work towards the company’s vision/mission/goals by spearheading independent projects
• Regularly assess your own performance and adapt your work to achieve better results

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, engineering, economics, statistics, computer science, information management or related field
• 2-3 years of relevant professional experience in a fast-moving company or in the auto industry
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to think quickly on your feet and handle ambiguity
• Comfortable with technology and an understanding of process-based tools
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Excel (vlookups, index/match, pivot tables, etc.)
• Intermediate SQL knowledge

Job Type: Contract

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Experience:

• SQL: 3 years (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• New York, NY (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• New York, NY: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person