Business Intelligence Analyst, Corporate Partnership

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:   Reporting to the Director of Business Data & Analytics, the Business Intelligence Analyst, Corporate Partnerships is responsible for supporting Corporate Partnership strategy, as well as the full lifecycle of strategic data analysis – from data management and governance to reporting, data visualization, and advanced modeling. The Business Intelligence Analyst is an enterprise-wide, cross-functional partner within the Strategy & Analytics team, focused on driving results for the Corporate Partnerships and Activations teams. You will provide critical market analysis, deal structuring support, category analysis, and data-driven research to help drive partnership revenue. The primary focus is delivering timely data insights and performing decision-making analysis to elevate both immediate operational performance and long-term business strategy, encompassing core functions in: (i) business development strategy, (ii) project management, and (iii) applied analytics. The ideal candidate will bring a passion for developing creative, data-driven solutions to complex challenges and empowering the entire organization with insights, strategies, and support. Our culture highly values innovation, efficiency, and synergy. Success in this role requires a strong analytical mindset, natural ability to comprehend data and data structures, excellent communication and presentation skills, and to be highly collaborative among cross-functional teams.   ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITES:

• Manage and execute ad-hoc partnership analytics projects from start to finish with an affinity for automation, interpretability, and actionability.
• Identify opportunities to initiate new projects, research, and innovation initiatives.
• Assist in managing partnership inventory management system (KORE) to leverage the full capabilities of the platform.
• Deliver reporting and insights on inventory and revenue, lead management, internal process improvement, and key data assets.
• Support the development of data-backed go-to-market strategy for priority categories.
• Support rate card analysis for all sold and available assets, including social and digital series, in-arena signage, etc.
• Develop and elevate business intelligence capabilities to include high-quality data visualizations and actionable insights.
• Clearly articulate findings and present recommendations.
• Serve as cross-functional resource to business teams to help support the development of analytics and go-to-market strategies for growth initiatives.
• Determine financial viability and synergistic impact of new business opportunities through rigorous quantitative analysis (new products, partnerships, joint ventures, etc.).

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Analytical: Ability to synthesize very complex and/or diverse information sets; anticipate potential problems or issues and take corrective measures before problems arise. An experienced analyst skillset able to turn business intelligence into business building ideas.
• Business Acumen: Strong business intuition; understands financial, legal and customer implications of all decisions; intently focused on profitability; strong knowledge of marketplace and competition; spots and exploits opportunities; constantly looks for ways to grow and improve business; open-minded toward new business opportunities.
• Growth Catalyst: Demonstrated ability to employ quantitative analysis to find growth opportunities and spot financial viability and synergistic impact of new business opportunities (new operating protocols; new products, new platforms, new business lines, acquisitions, etc.)
• Project Management: Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional issues across disparate business teams to relentlessly pursue revenue growth and cost savings.
• Team Player: Self-starter passionate about advancing the team to advance the business. Champion innovative ways to find growth by working within the team environment.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1-3 years of experience in a relevant role and/or the aforementioned experience combined with experience with a sport, entertainment and/or media/content business.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, backed by experience in the sports sponsorship industry, and the ability to effectively communicate using data to tell a story.
• Proven capabilities with analytical tools such as Python, SQL, YouGov, Blinkfire, Power BI, etc.
• Ability to solve problems with limited information and amid changing circumstances. Hypotheses driven and comfortable with ambiguity. Ability to logically break down approach and assumptions.
• Experience developing compelling business cases and presentations (PowerPoint). Excellent oral and written communication & presentation skills.
• Team player, proactive, results-oriented, problem-solver, follows through, flexible, and highly organized. Willingness to roll up sleeves and help as needed to advance the business.
• Strong communication skills and collaborative work style to work across multiple business teams to efficiently drive results and impact. Deadline-driven, organized, and able to multi-task.
• Ability to work in a team and on a standalone basis. Ability to develop a collaborative rapport with staff, partners, customers, clients, etc.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Sports sponsorship business experience a plus.

COMMUNICATION & SOFT SKILLS (ESSENTIAL):

• Exceptional problem-solving abilities with a proven ability to thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and draw conclusions from limited information (hypotheses-driven).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex findings, compelling business cases, and data-driven recommendations to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proactive and highly organized team player with a strong willingness to be hands-on and collaborate effectively with diverse business teams (Sales, Operations, Marketing).
• Experience operating in a deadline-driven environment, managing multiple priorities and ad-hoc requests effectively.

EDUCATION:

• B.S. or B.A. Degree or equivalent degree in a field of business analytics or other applicable field of study and 1-3 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. An advanced degree preferred.

JOB TYPE: Full Time The Dallas Mavericks provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.