Business Intelligence Analyst

ABOUT FIREFLY AEROSPACE

As an end-to-end space transportation company, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the surface of the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.

ROLE SUMMARY:

The Business Intelligence Analyst works directly for the Chief of Staff and collaborates with all layers of the organization, including the leadership team, to gather, organize, and analyze data to have positive impacts on Firefly productivity and operational efficiency. We are looking for an individual who speaks the data languages, is passionate about distilling actionable insights from large quantities of data, and communicating these insights in a simple, effective, and visually appealing way. The ideal candidate has experience creating insightful reporting intended for various levels of stakeholders. S/he must also communicate effectively with technical, administrative, and leadership staff, and places strong emphasis on data-driven process assessment & analysis.

ROLE OBJECTIVES:

• Support the Chief of Staff in gathering, organizing and analyzing data from different departments.
• Review & assess existing data collection & organization processes and provide recommendations for increasing the efficiency of such processes.
• Design & produce data-driven reporting to assess & communicate the effectiveness of various projects & business initiatives.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create & maintain continuous data-driven metrics & reporting on key initiatives, recommend & implement data processing automation where applicable.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and administrative staff to gather, organize, interpret & report on existing data.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, and administrative staff and other stakeholders to monitor the health of strategic business initiatives via gathering information & producing data-driven intelligent insights.
• Proactively resolve potential roadblocks/create efficiencies by calling them to the attention of the Chief of Staff and identifying potential solutions.
• Track project schedules and make sure that projects are being completed on time.
• Keep track of multiple initiatives at the same time without dropping a ball on any of them.

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Highly organized & detail-oriented individual.
• Data-driven – experience in analyzing large amounts of data & presenting the outcomes in an effective, easy to understand, and visually appealing way. Able to process large amount of data and produce simple, visual, easy-to understand insights.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite of products, data visualization software (PowerBI, Grafana, others), Confluence (preferred, not required), Adobe Creative Suite (preferred, not required).
• Effective listener & communicator, comfortable collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders, cross-functional and leadership teams via verbal and written communication.
• Self-sufficient – able to roll up the sleeves & get the work done with minimal supervision.
• Embodies & exemplifies follow-through behaviors.
• Always curious to learn more – about projects, people, company, and industry at large.
• Embraces accountability & culture of extreme ownership.
• Passionate about space (not required but highly preferred as you’ll work with hundreds of space enthusiasts)
• Passionate about what you do and how your work contributes to the overall success of the organization (required)
• Ability to thrive in a very fast-paced & changing environment, while assigning priority to incoming requests/initiatives
• Demonstrable track record of managing tasks to assigned deadlines/in a timely manner
• Excellent focus on follow-through & closing communications loops on assigned projects/tasks.
• Three or more years of experience in data analysis, project management, or business management role.
• Bachelor's degree in, data analytics, business management, or related field is required.

Firefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Firefly is governed based on merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.