P5P5 — Expert Professional
Senior Data Analyst
Senior analysts focus on strategic insight and business impact.
What this level means
Expert in field; key problem solver and project leader, authority in multiple areas
- Scope
- Multiple systems or a technical domain
- Autonomy
- Sets direction within the domain
- Complexity
- Novel, high-ambiguity problems; establishes the approach
- Impact
- Org / multi-team outcomes
- Decision rights
- Authority over a technical domain
- Leadership
- Leads cross-team technical initiatives
- Typical experience
- 8–12 yrs
What you'd do
- Influence high-level decisions
- Mentor others
- Lead complex data projects
- Develop predictive models
- Advise on data strategy
- Ensure compliance with data governance
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Present insights to senior leadership
- Lead data projects.
- Develop predictive models.
- Advise on strategy.
- Present to leadership.
Skills, knowledge & tools
- Predictive modeling
- Advanced data analysis
- Leadership
- Data governance
- Strategic communication
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Project management
- Innovation
- Strategic data analysis
- Predictive modeling techniques
- Data governance frameworks
- Leadership principles
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Industry-specific data strategies
- Advanced analytics tools
- Communication at senior levels
- Strategic Insight
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Data governance
- Advanced Analytical Skills
- Communication
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Project leadership
What good looks like
- Leadership in analytics projects
- Experience in data governance
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a related field
- 5+ years of data analysis experience
- Proven track record in strategic insight
Common titles
Data Analyst VData Analyst 5Staff Data AnalystLead Data AnalystExpert Data AnalystSenior Data Analyst
Where it sits & what it pays
O*NET / SOC: 15-0000 — Computer & Mathematical Occupations(inferred · under review)
Market-pay benchmarks for this family × level are coming — JobFrame anchors pay to the family/level structure rather than the raw title.