Senior Associate, Data Analytics

Senior Associate, Data Analytics

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When you join Sallie Mae, you become a champion for all students. We’re on a mission to power confidence as students begin their unique journey, helping them plan higher education, successfully finish, and prepare for life after school. We help them starting smart and learning big. Students need guidance navigating this important time; our partners acknowledge their path and evolve to surpass expectations.

We’re changing because students need a better way. We’re looking for people excited to drive transformation, break barriers, and create better experiences. Diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives matter; we empower you to bring your authentic self to work. Feeling your best allows you to do your best. Our benefits cover the whole you—from physical and mental to financial and professional.

You’ll get opportunities to further education, support for you and your family (including your pets!), paid time off to volunteer, and more. We’re obsessed with impact, putting relationships first, asking “why not?” when tackling challenges, and continuously learning new skills. Come do more than join, change something for students, future generations, and the future of education.

As the Senior Associate, Data Analytics, you will support analytics initiatives, working closely with the analytics team to gather and analyze data, generate insights, and contribute to data‑driven decision‑making.

• Support the analytics team in conducting data analysis, modeling, and reporting to deliver insights and recommendations.
• Gather, clean, and prepare data for analysis, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Develop models and forecasts to support business planning and decision‑making.
• Create presentations on findings and provide sound recommendations to leadership to influence strategic decision‑making.
• Create and maintain data documentation, data dictionaries, and standard operating procedures as needed.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of data quality and data management processes.

The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job; it is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees in this role.

• Experience with SQL, Python, R, or other programming languages commonly used in analytics.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality work.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex data in a clear and concise manner to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong problem‑solving and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across departments and functions.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar.
• Experience in e‑commerce or retail analytics is preferred.

• Bachelor’s degree in mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, or related field.
• 3 years of experience in analytics or related field.

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• Competitive base salaries.
• Bonus incentives.
• Generous PTO, floating holidays, and 12 federal holidays observed.
• Support for financial well‑being and retirement 401(k) with employer match.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance, and more.
• Employer paid short‑term/long‑term disability and basic life insurance.
• Flexible hybrid…