Top Data & Analytics Jobs in Chicago, IL

Administer and optimize P21/SQL databases, design logical and physical data models, manage SSRS reports and SSIS packages, ensure security, backups, and recovery, tune performance, collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors, and document database procedures and policies.

Conduct quantitative research for algorithmic trading and market-making strategies. Design, test, deploy, and monitor models supporting pricing, risk, and execution. Build research and backtesting tools, analyze large datasets and model outputs, and collaborate with traders, developers, and senior researchers to translate hypotheses into production trading decisions. Continuously improve strategies based on market dynamics, data drift, and performance results.

Develops and maintains Python data pipelines and business data objects. Designs software solutions, implements source-to-target mappings, builds CI/CD pipelines, and performs unit and integration testing. Resolves complex technical problems, interprets design requirements, and promotes software quality and team improvement. The role requires onsite work five days per week in Chicago, Peoria, or Dallas.

Lead consumer lending analytics and strategy across credit card, HELOC, and Auto/RV products. Evaluate portfolio performance, member behavior, pricing, targeting, risk, profitability, and growth opportunities. Develop strategic recommendations, forecasts, business cases, and analytical frameworks using SQL and large datasets. Partner with finance, credit risk, marketing, operations, and technology leaders while managing, coaching, and developing an analytics team.

The Lead Data Migration Specialist will enhance data processes for client onboarding using Excel, SQL, and AI, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.

Develop causal inference analyses and economic models using Mastercard and public datasets. Translate business questions into empirical designs, build and validate econometric and machine learning models, lead projects from data ingestion through stakeholder communication, guide causal inference best practices, prototype scalable analytics, and collaborate with clients and internal teams. Required expertise includes Python or R, SQL, quasi-experimental methods, causal machine learning, experimentation, and clear communication of technical findings.

Designs, builds, and operates scalable cloud data pipelines, platforms, and applications. Responsibilities include data modeling, distributed data processing, relational and NoSQL database development, architecture decisions, observability, streaming pipelines, and data warehousing. The role leads large-scale data initiatives, evaluates technologies such as Snowflake and Databricks, collaborates with product and engineering teams, communicates technical concepts, and mentors data engineers.

Lead the architecture and delivery of Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Data Cloud solutions for partner marketing. Design data models, knowledge graphs, identity resolution, batch and streaming pipelines, APIs, zero-copy integrations, and AI-enabled workflows. Establish orchestration, monitoring, CI/CD, governance, and reliability standards while mentoring engineers and partnering with marketing, data science, and Salesforce stakeholders.

Designs and maintains data pipelines supporting monthly profitability close, automates manual finance workflows, and develops machine learning solutions for quality control, anomaly detection, and reconciliations. The role extracts and delivers financial data, prototypes LLM and agentic tools, and partners with Finance, Technology, and P&A on analytics initiatives. It also communicates technical methods and results to senior business stakeholders.

Supports client data and analytics engagements by designing validation approaches, building data integration and transformation solutions, analyzing data quality issues, testing pipelines with SQL, documenting findings, and recommending corrective actions. The role collaborates with clients, manages workstreams, mentors junior team members, and applies Agile methods while delivering risk and regulatory data solutions.