Senior Data Analyst

Who We Are First Fed is a local community bank on an exciting growth trajectory with 18 locations including 12 full-service branches in Western Washington. First Fed was recognized by the Puget Sound Business Journal as a Best Workplace and a Top Corporate Philanthropist. By popular vote, First Fed received awards for Best Bank inThe Best of the Northwest, Best Banker inReaders’ Choiceby Cascadia Daily News, and Peninsula Daily News named us Best Bank on the Olympic Peninsula. We also received a Best-In-State bank award from Forbes. For over 100 years First Fed has served our customers and communities throughout the PNW. We’ve donated over $9 million to non-profit organizations in the past 8 years through our foundations, sponsorships, direct donations, and matched employee donations. Our amazing team has volunteered over 25,000 hours in the past 5 years – many by using our benefit of 3 paid volunteer days per year! We welcome applicants from all backgrounds – our diversity makes us stronger. Join our award-winning team! Our Values Optimism: We are positive and decisive. We believe the future will be better than the past. Our attitude demonstrates persistence which leads to success. Initiative: We are self-starters and find innovative solutions. We are courageous, entrepreneurial, and passionate. We take action for good. Respect: We include individuals from diverse backgrounds and with different perspectives. We are committed to honoring and serving others. Growth: We learn and adapt so we can continually improve. We believe in personal growth through grit and determination. Ownership: We are invested in our endeavors. We are accountable and take responsibility for our actions and decisions. Position Purpose The Customer Analytics Lead will be responsible for leveraging data and analytical techniques to understand customer behavior and drive business growth. They will work closely with cross-functional teams, including marketing, product management, and customer service, to provide actionable insights that enhance customer acquisition, retention and lifetime value. Essential Functions: Customer Segmentation • Use analytics techniques to segment the customer base and develop strategies for each segment. • Develop personas to support targeted marketing and product development strategies. • Utilize customer data to segment customers into groups based on behaviors and preferences. • Identify cross-sell and up-sell opportunities through customer behavior analysis. • Partner with marketing, product and customer service teams to optimize customer experience. Data Analysis • Analyze customer data from various sources to derive insights and trends on customer behavior and preferences. • Provide data-driven recommendations to improve product offerings and marketing campaigns. • Develop dashboards, reports and presentations to communicate key insights to leadership Predictive Modeling • Analyze data to derive insights and trends on customer behavior and preferences. • Apply statistical techniques to predict customer behavior, such as churn, lifetime value and cross selling opportunities. • Provide data-driven recommendations to improve product offerings and marketing campaigns. • Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and data analytics tools. Continuously look for innovative ways to apply data-driven insights to business challenges. Customer Engagement • Evaluate the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and use findings to help optimize future campaigns. • Collect and analyze customer feedback from surveys, social media and other sources. Use insights to recommend improvements to products, and marketing and customer experience. • Define, track, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) related to customer satisfaction, engagement and profitability. Required Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field required. • Minimum of 8 years ofhands-onexperience in customer analytics or data science,within the banking or broader financial services industry,with a proven track record of influencing customer engagement, retention, and product adoption strategies. • Extensive experience withdata querying and manipulation tools(e.g., SQL, Excel, Python, R, SAS), especially in the context of customer segmentation, channel performance, and lifecycle analytics in regulated environments. • Demonstrated expertise indata visualization and business intelligence(e.g. Tableau, Power BI, Cognos or similar platforms) to deliver actionable insights to business stakeholders. • Proficient withcloud-based data platforms and databases(e.g. Snowflake, Azure, AWS), including integration of banking customer data across structured and unstructured sources • Experience withCRM platforms(specifically Salesforce and Hubspot) and customer data platforms (CDPs) to drive personalized customer experiences, marketing campaign effectiveness, and cross-sell strategies. • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. • Strong attention to detail and ability to work with large, complex datasets including transactional, behavioral, and engagement data from multiple banking channels. Preferred Qualifications • A Master’s degree or certifications degree or certifications in advanced analytics, financial analytics, or customer data platforms (e.g., CDP, CRM analytics) is preferred. • Experience developing or applyingmachine learning models or AI-driven customer analytics tools(e.g., churn prediction, next-best-offer, credit risk models) in a banking environment. • Familiarity with banking products and services, including savings accounts, loans, mortgages, credit cards, and digital banking platforms. Physical Requirements: The work requires the ability to operate office machines and equipment, such as personal computers, printers, copying machines and telephones. The work requires the ability to communicate clearly with customers, coworkers, and others in person and on telephones. Work activities involve combinations of sitting/standing for extended periods. Pay Range • The pay range for this position is $104,582.10 - 177,789.57 • The typical hiring range for this position is $120,000 -$140,000 • The incentive plan for this position is the Officer Incentive plan. It is paid out annually with a 10% target payout. • Employees will be eligible for our benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, retirement plans (401k with company match and Employee Stock Ownership Plan), gym membership reimbursement, discounts on our banking products, and more! Additional information on our benefits package can be viewed at https://www.ourfirstfed.com/careers Asa community Bank, we know the power in bringing people together from all walks of life. Our communities are beautiful and strong because of their diversity, and it’s important to us that all of our locations reflect the unique diversity of the places we live and work. We are passionate about hiring the very best talent and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran First Fed invites all qualified interested applicants to apply for our career opportunities. If you are a person with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to use our online job search or application tools, please email Human Resources [email protected] call 360-417-3182. Note: This contact information is reserved solely for job seekers requesting accessibility assistance or accommodation in the application process. Messages left for other purposes may not receive a response. We are required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. 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