Senior Data Analyst

The Office of the Chief Economist is a group of economists, data scientists, analysts, and engineers whose work informs decisions across Microsoft’s largest businesses. We are looking for a Senior Data Analyst with strong quantitative and programming skills to turn complex, ambiguous business questions into actionable recommendations for business and product organizations across Microsoft. You will work directly with partners in organizations such as Microsoft 365 and Azure to identify opportunities to drive business impact, translate business questions into rigorous analytical frameworks, and deliver insights that inform measurable business decisions.

The role spans descriptive and statistical analysis, visualization, and the development of reusable analytical tools. You will also collaborate closely with economists and data scientists to apply modern methods in prediction, causal inference, and experimentation. Success in this role requires strong analytical judgment, technical depth, and the ability to translate complex results into clear business insights. 

• Translate ambiguous business questions into well-defined analytical problems and analysis plans.
• Communicate evidence, assumptions, and trade-offs to build stakeholder alignment and translate recommendations into implemented decisions.
• Analyze large and complex datasets using SQL and a general-purpose programming language such as Python or R.
• Apply statistical and analytical methods to identify patterns, quantify relationships, diagnose business outcomes, and develop actionable insights.
• Design and optimize scalable Power BI semantic models using DAX and dimensional modeling techniques. 
• Define and maintain shared metrics, measures, and business logic to ensure consistent, trusted reporting across Power BI products.
• Design impact evaluations, including hypotheses, success metrics, guardrails, and interpretation of results.
• Build reusable analytical tools and data products that enable repeatable decision-making and reduce manual analysis.
• Partner with economists, data scientists, engineers, and business teams to define analytical objectives, prioritize work, and establish success metrics. 
• Embody our Culture  & Values. 

Required/minimum qualifications

• Master's Degree in Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics, or related field AND 4+ years of experience in data science, data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis.  
  • OR Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Business, Economics, or related field AND 6+ years of experience in data science, data analysis and reporting, business intelligence, or business and financial analysis.  
  • OR equivalent experience. 
• Experience applying statistics or data science to pricing, monetization, or related business problems.
• Experience building Power BI dashboards and semantic models on Microsoft Fabric.