Data Product Analyst (Hybrid Work Model)

Sentry Insurance - Stevens Point, WI

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Stevens Point, WI

1,001-5,000 employees

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

At Sentry, we're more than just insurance- We can offer you more than just a job, we want you to enjoy a career with us, where you're in the driver's seat of your career path with access to resources to help you succeed personally and professionally. As a Data Product Analyst, you will leverage your knowledge of data system development and gain experience working with customers and Data Engineers to help ensure our systems are highly functional, intuitive, and meet expectations. You want a positive work/life balance. Our hybrid work model allows you to enjoy the benefits of working from home on Monday and Friday, but also provides the opportunity for team building and collaboration when working in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. To help you work effectively and comfortably in both locations, we provide you with equipment to work at home and in the office. You can enjoy a complete benefits package, including generous paid time off, 8% 401(k) match, matching charitable gift program, bonus plan based on company performance, meal stipends, associate discounts, and volunteer time off. As a Data Product Analyst, you will lead discussions and interact with business and IT customers to fully understand their processes, use cases, and work environment. You will observe how they use data to do their job, and brainstorm ways to help them be more efficient and effective while ensuring their requirements are met. You will work with IT leaders to prioritize and organize the customers' requirements and manage cross team dependencies in an agile development environment. You will write crisp, concise requirements and user scenarios that clearly capture what the users want and help engineering bring them to life within our data systems. You will learn to create comprehensive test cases to validate new features and requirements, working closely with engineering and customers to ensure the data system works and performs as intended. You will also develop basic technical skills such as writing SQL queries and data consumption prototyping to enhance feature development while minimizing reliance on data engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead discussions and interact with business and IT customers to fully understand their processes, use cases, and work environment.
• Observe how customers use data to do their job and brainstorm ways to help them be more efficient and effective.
• Work with IT leaders to prioritize and organize the customers' requirements and manage cross team dependencies in an agile development environment.
• Write crisp, concise requirements and user scenarios that clearly capture what the users want.
• Create comprehensive test cases to validate new features and requirements.
• Work closely with engineering and customers to ensure the data system works and performs as intended.
• Anticipate and exercise consumer use cases to find hidden defects.
• Assemble an understanding of the technologies and processes used to develop our data systems and provide ideas and perspective on improvements.
• Explain the technical building blocks and flow of information within our systems.
• Develop basic technical skills such as writing SQL queries and data consumption prototyping.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field is preferred.
• Organized, confident, active listener who enjoys learning and is a self-starter.
• Strong communication skills, human relations skills, and organizational skills.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• 8% 401(k) match
• Matching charitable gift program
• Bonus plan based on company performance
• Meal stipends
• Associate discounts
• Volunteer time off