Business Analytics Partner

Business Analytics Partner- Chicago, IL

Do you have a Financial Planning and Analysis background and are you keen to pivot into a Data and Analytics business partnering role? Are you keen to deliver data-driven insights to our leaders to drive performance and support strategic decision making? If so, this may be the role for you!

This is a hybrid role working from our office in Chicago, IL

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

Aon's Centers for Innovation and Analytics

Aon's Centers for Innovation and Analytics in Dublin and Singapore are at the heart of delivering Aon's Data & Analytic Services team's mission to:

Accelerate the rate of innovation through digital solutions to help better respond to clients' evolving needs

Provide foundational data and analytics capabilities in one place for 50,000 Aon colleagues and our global clients who use our risk and people solutions

Established in 2012, there are over 150 colleagues in Singapore's Centre today including actuaries, software developers, data scientists, financial analysts and accountants. We are expanding rapidly and looking for dedicated individuals who can leverage emerging technologies and collaborate across Aon's solution lines to help clients and colleagues make better, data-driven decisions today and tomorrow.

What the day will look like

The successful applicant will be based in Chicago, joining the Growth Analytics team in Singapore as an extension of this dynamic, high-energy group. The team delivers data-driven insights that empower leadership to drive performance and support strategic decision-making.

The Business Analytics Partner role in the team acts as an analytics translator between our business leaders and technical D&A expertise, leveraging on data-driven insights to help our business leaders make more informed decisions around driving performance improvements and business process optimization across Aon.

This role extends beyond analytics and requires strategic collaboration with teams such as sales, product, technology, finance, and more.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

Job Responsibilities:

• Partner with countries on delivery of analytical insights and embedment of the team's suite of products
• Work with cross-functional teams to source large data sets, review and address data quality challenges, reconcile reports, apply business logic and analyse to validate results effectively and provide insightful analyses
• Management of initiatives to ensure delivery within timelines
• Work with local, regional and global teams to implement recommendations towards a positive and balanced outcomes
• Cultivate and sustain positive relationships with diverse teams to achieve collective goals and drive organizational success
• Manage and influence stakeholders' expectations and decisions, and drive effective change management
• Articulate sophisticated concepts clearly to support senior management in data-driven decision-making
• Support in conceptualizing solutions, rolling out and testing products
• Collect end-user requests and translate them into business requirements for our development group

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• Degree or equivalent experience in Business, Finance (Financial Planning and Analysis) with a of minimum 4-6 years of working experience in related areas
• Seeks to grow into a business analytics consultant; this is not under a career track of a data scientist
• Have experience in managing senior stakeholders and/or business partnering
• Ability to manage ambiguity such as
  • Analyzing complex and unclear situations to develop clear and actionable plans or decision making
  • Breaking down ambiguous problems into manageable components and identifying potential solutions
  • Comfortable making decisions with partial information and adjusting strategies as more data is obtained
• Demonstrate a growth mindset and willingness to learn proprietary conceptual models (such as cost allocation / activity-base costing)
• Team player, pro-active, analytical, problem-solving, critical and innovative thinking skills
• High-level written and verbal communication and presentations skills
• Able to multi-task, self-disciplined, organized, diligent, with good prioritization skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications such as Power Automate, PowerBI, SQL/VBA would be advantageous
• Fluency in Spanish would be beneficial for collaborating with international teams and supporting regional stakeholders

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two "Global Wellbeing Days" each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status. People with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive workplace. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know. You can request accommodations by emailing us at ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com or your recruiter. We will work with you to meet your needs and ensure a fair and equitable experience.

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Pay Transparency Laws: The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $75,000 to $90,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant's education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant's geographic location.

This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon's annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.

A summary of all the benefits offered for this position:

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon's discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

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