Senior Data Analyst - Risk Product

Northwestern Mutual is hiring a Senior Data Analyst to support its Risk Product team within a hybrid work environment in Milwaukee, WI. In this role, you will help Sales Enablement teams move from complex information to clear insights, practical reporting, and data-driven recommendations that improve performance and strengthen processes.

What you’ll do

• Perform quantitative and qualitative analysis to surface patterns, trends, insights, and opportunities that inform business decisions.
• Create and maintain reports, dashboards, and forecasts so leaders can understand performance and take action.
• Apply analytics and metrics to evaluate business processes, identify risks or opportunities, and recommend next steps.
• Convert complex findings into clear written, verbal, and presentation-based insights for department leaders and business clients.
• Produce actionable reporting focused on key performance indicators (KPIs), improvement areas, and root-cause analysis.
• Partner with stakeholders to define business questions, user needs, current processes, and the decisions analysis must support.
• Build and maintain KPI frameworks that connect data, performance measures, and business outcomes.
• Gather, analyze, and interpret data from multiple internal and external sources to support decision-making.
• Use data visualization best practices to ensure dashboards and reports are clear, useful, and easy to understand.
• Initiate the design and development of analytical deliverables based on business needs, findings, and stakeholder priorities.
• Provide consultation to business clients and participate in cross-functional efforts to address business issues.
• Develop deep expertise in at least one business domain while maintaining broad understanding of related functions.
• Support continuous improvement by sharing insights, best practices, methodologies, and standards across teams.
• Bring creative problem-solving, curiosity, and new perspectives to improve analytical capabilities and business impact.
• Work through ambiguity and changing priorities while delivering high-quality, value-driven results.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, Business, or a related field.
• 4–5+ years of professional experience in analytics, reporting, data analysis, or a related field, including at least 4 years in an analytics-related role.
• At least 3 years of hands-on analytics experience.
• Experience conducting research, applying statistical techniques, developing reports, or building analytical solutions to support business decisions and outcomes.
• Proficiency with analytical tools such as SQL, SAS, Microsoft Excel, SPSS, R, or similar platforms.
• Experience using data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting platforms.
• Ability to access, gather, analyze, and interpret data from multiple internal and external sources.
• Ability to identify business trends, performance drivers, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
• Strong communication skills to explain insights clearly to business stakeholders, including adaptive communication for decision support.
• Storytelling through data by connecting insights, trends, and recommendations into a clear business narrative.
• Strong foundation in data analytics, data literacy, analytical thinking, and root-cause analysis.
• Hands-on ability with SQL to pull, organize, join, and model data for reporting and dashboards.
• Ability to develop dashboards and visualizations using Tableau or Power BI so stakeholders can interpret and act on results.
• Strong attention to detail, business curiosity, and capability to produce high-quality work that supports meaningful business outcomes.

Technology stack

• SQL, SAS, Microsoft Excel, SPSS, R, Power BI, Tableau, Python

Compensation and location

• Location: Milwaukee, WI (hybrid)
• Salary range: USD 89,360 - 154,200 per year
• Pay range start: $89,360.00
• Pay range end: $134,040.00
• Geographic specific pay structure:
  • Structure 110: $98,320.00 - $147,480.00
  • Structure 115: $102,800.00 - $154,200.00

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules
• Concierge service
• Comprehensive benefits
• Employee resource groups