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SENIOR DATA ANALYST

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY? The Senior Data Analyst works within the Insights, Data Engineering & Analytics organization to meet the data pipeline strategies and objectives across the bank. The Senior Data Analyst will guide and lead end-to-end process, standards, and guidelines to ensure accurate and efficient data delivery of tasks and projects.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

Collaborate with teams across Business, Finance, and Risk to gather, prioritize, and document requirements for data products. Ensure solutions address wide variety of use cases inlcuding but not limited to financial forecasting, risk modeling, regulatory reporting, or operational optimization.

Apply advanced analytics, AI, and automation farmeworks to build robust data products. Conduct research on industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure solutions remain innovative and competitive.

Create and manage the catalog and metadata of data related objects

Lead full lifecycle analysis, including requirements definition, activity mapping, and solution design.

Participate in the design, development, and deployment of data products from ideation to launch. Manage governance, intake, and prioritization processes.

Partner with IT and business units to seamlessly integrate data products into existing systems, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards and internal controls.

Lead data analysis via data discovery, exploration, investigation, and impact assessments. Apply best practices and illustrate understanding via data flows of systems and processes.

Conduct and leads data profiling and data preparation by identifying gaps and qualifying data.

Validates data by verifying against requirements and success criteria.

Confirms understanding of requirements by modeling data with Entity Relationship diagrams and data flow diagrams

Leads understanding by researching business processes and documenting inconsistent and incomplete data, value misinterpretations and misclassified data.

Lead development/quality measurement, benchmarking and goal setting, performance measurement analysis

Identify the appropriate data sources and map the data from source to target

Guide integration across data sources and targets

Perform one or more of the following:

Actively mentor other colleagues by contributing experience and insight to the team

Manage large programs & projects of significant complexity and risk.

Independently (with minimal oversight) develop and maintain trusted advisor relationships, including at the senior leadership level and with external partners, that include guidance, as appropriate, for optimizing use of analytic capabilities and deliverables, and prioritization based on strategic vision

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED? Required Qualifications* Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

6+ years of relevant experience in data analysis or analytics in the banking industry

Additional Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple data product initiatives and drive deliverables in complex, cross-functional environments.

Experience with data product development, advanced analytics, or AI/ML in enterprise settings, with a strong understanding of data systems.

Skilled at translating technical data concepts into business outcomes.

Ability to bridge business needs with technical solutions, aligning data products to solve specific problems for Finance, Risk, and other teams.

Strong focus on building actionable, scalable data products with a user-centric approach.

Experience with modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake) and analytics tools preferred.

Strong data product and analytics mindset

Snowflake experience preferred

Experience with data product development, advanced analytics, or AI/ML in enterprise settings, with a strong understanding of data systems.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU? Compensation Starting base salary: $95,000 - $155,000 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions.

Benefits and Perks At City National, we strive to be the best at whatever we do, including the benefits and perks we offer our colleagues including: Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, available the first of the month following start date

Generous 401(k) company matching contribution

Career Development through Tuition Reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources

Valued Time Away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time

Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs

Career Mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team

Colleague Resource Groups to support networking and community engagement

Get a more detailed look at our Benefits and Perks .

ABOUT US Since day one we've always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and communities flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies. To learn more about City National and our dynamic company culture, visit us at About Us .

INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT City National Bank fosters an inclusive environment where all forms of diversity are valued and leveraged to make us a better company and employer. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other basis protected by law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

*Represents basic qualifications for the position. To be considered for this position, you must at least meet the required qualifications. careers.cnb.com accepts applications on an ongoing basis, until filled.

Unless otherwise indicated as fully remote, reporting into a designated City National location is an essential function of the job.

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