📌 Job Title: Business Analyst (Data Analytics)
📍 Location: Oakland, CA / Dublin, CA (Hybrid)
🕒 Duration: 12+ Months Contract
🚀 About the Role
We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Business Analyst with strong expertise in data analytics, SQL, Power BI, and Excel. This role involves working with large datasets, building insightful reports, and delivering data-driven recommendations to support business and operational decisions.
This is a primarily remote role with onsite presence required 4–5 times per month in Oakland or Dublin, CA.
🔑 Key Responsibilities
- Analyze complex datasets and develop customized reports and dashboards
- Build and enhance Power BI dashboards to track KPIs and business performance
- Write and optimize advanced SQL queries for data extraction and analysis
- Perform predictive and what-if analysis to support strategic decisions
- Develop and maintain metrics, KPIs, and analytical models
- Present findings and actionable insights to stakeholders and leadership
- Manage small to mid-size projects and ensure timely delivery
- Support regulatory filings and reporting using large-scale customer and financial data
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet business objectives
🧠 Required Skills & Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience in Business Analysis / Data Analytics
- Strong expertise in:
- SQL (advanced level)
- Power BI (dashboarding, data modeling, DAX)
- Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, Lookups, Data Analysis)
- Experience with data warehousing and business intelligence tools
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work with large datasets and multiple data sources
- Experience managing projects and working with stakeholders
⚡ Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the utility or energy industry (highly preferred)
- Knowledge of regulatory reporting and financial/customer data analysis
- Familiarity with tools such as SAS, Business Objects, Power Automate
- Experience in market research, KPI tracking, and operational analytics
- MBA or Master’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field
🎓 Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related field (required)
- Master’s/MBA (preferred)
📍 Additional Details
- Candidates must be local to the Bay Area or willing to relocate
- Hybrid role with 4–5 onsite visits per month
- Client laptop will be provided (personal phone required)
💼 Why Join Us?
- Opportunity to work on large-scale data and analytics initiatives
- Exposure to utility/energy sector projects
- Collaborative environment with high visibility to leadership
