How to hire a senior operations analyst

How to hire a senior operations analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step senior operations analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a senior operations analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new senior operations analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your senior operations analyst job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a senior operations analyst for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

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   A senior operations analyst's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, senior operations analysts from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   The following list breaks down different types of senior operations analysts and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Senior Operations Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Senior Operations Analyst	Operations research analysts use advanced mathematical and analytical methods to help organizations investigate complex issues, identify and solve problems, and make better decisions.	$29-53
   Analyst Lead	The duties of an analyst lead depend on one's line of work or industry of employment. Typically, their responsibilities revolve around performing research and analysis, coordinating with different departments to gather leads and data, reviewing findings, and producing reports and presentations for the stakeholders and other higher-ranking officials... Show more	$35-58
   Business Intelligence Analyst	The primary job of business intelligence (BI) analysts is to analyze data and identify areas of improvement for an organization. These professionals are responsible for identifying trends that may help managers, executives, and other departments make better decisions to improve company processes and modernization... Show more	$28-51

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • PowerPoint
   • Process Improvement
   • SQL
   • Project Management
   • Customer Service
   • Data Analysis
   • Strong Analytical
   • Visualization
   • Portfolio
   • CRM
   • Financial Analysis
   • KPIs
   • Logistics
   • Pivot Tables

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Collaborate with cross-functional team, developing strategy and supporting consumer orders on line while managing UAT testing and go-live activities.
   • Manage all RFP submissions and confirming there attach to the appropriate sales account by key market segments utilizing SQL query management.
   • Manage securities origination and verify manually create OTC security masters.
   • Manage cross-functional teams responsible for network infrastructure, enterprise applications, servers, capacity and business continuity planning.
   • Manage timely (business/technology) requirements gathering, project documentation, approvals from governance, QA testing and post-production validation.
   • Manage all logistics and supply chain operations that facilitate sales delivery with minimal disruption to distribution, following all compliance standards.

   More senior operations analyst duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the senior operations analyst job description is a good way to get more applicants. A senior operations analyst salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a senior operations analyst in Tennessee may be lower than in California, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level senior operations analyst. Additionally, a senior operations analyst with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average senior operations analyst salary

   $82,757yearly

   $39.79 hourly rate

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   Entry-level senior operations analyst salary

   $61,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 5, 2025

   Average senior operations analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$123,104	$59
   2	Washington	$97,354	$47
   3	District of Columbia	$95,900	$46
   4	Illinois	$94,087	$45
   5	New Jersey	$91,266	$44
   6	Virginia	$89,342	$43
   7	Maryland	$87,889	$42
   8	New York	$87,589	$42
   9	North Carolina	$85,627	$41
   10	Ohio	$84,734	$41
   11	Colorado	$82,082	$39
   12	Texas	$82,077	$39
   13	Massachusetts	$81,212	$39
   14	Arizona	$81,120	$39
   15	Minnesota	$80,727	$39
   16	Iowa	$77,053	$37
   17	Utah	$76,402	$37
   18	Louisiana	$75,600	$36
   19	South Carolina	$72,904	$35
   20	Kansas	$71,709	$34

   Average senior operations analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Ropes & Gray	$114,974	$55.28	17
   2	Oak Hill Advisors	$114,704	$55.15
   3	DocuSign	$112,359	$54.02	3
   4	Biogen	$111,324	$53.52
   5	PayPal	$110,341	$53.05	9
   6	ICE Mortgage Technology	$109,654	$52.72
   7	SoFi	$109,636	$52.71	34
   8	Genentech	$109,332	$52.56	7
   9	Ross Stores	$109,251	$52.52	36
   10	AbbVie	$109,082	$52.44	13
   11	MFS Investment Management	$108,533	$52.18
   12	Invesco	$108,486	$52.16	7
   13	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$107,862	$51.86	11
   14	ConocoPhillips	$107,807	$51.83
   15	Silicon Valley Bank	$107,401	$51.64
   16	AIG	$106,516	$51.21	24
   17	Palantir	$106,279	$51.10	18
   18	Citi	$105,837	$50.88	89
   19	Okta	$105,660	$50.80	7
   20	Bloomberg	$105,503	$50.72	16

4. Writing a senior operations analyst job description

   A job description for a senior operations analyst role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a senior operations analyst job description:

   Senior operations analyst job description example

   • A Bachelor’s degree; preferably in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, or other quantitative fields.
   • 2 Years of experience in data analytics. Master’s degree in data analytics in lieu of experience.
   • A demonstrated ability to query and extract findings from large data sets in relational databases such as SQL Server, Teradata, Oracle, etc.
   • A wide range of data-related technical skills regarding databases, scripts, and web APIs.
   • Experience with programming/scripting languages like R or Python
   • Experience with advanced data visualization platforms such as Tableau.
   • Quick on feet; willingness to discover alternative solutions to technical problems.

   • A desire to solve complex problems with creative and concise solutions.
   • Excellent written and oral presentation skills – ability to communicate findings with non-technical stakeholders in concise and simple terms.
   • An individual who thrives in a collaborative environment.

   Nice to haves:

   • Experience in Rent A Car or travel industries
   • A Master’s degree in data analytics or other quantitative fields
   • Experience with statistical modeling
   • Experience with web development languages such as Ruby, PHP, or JavaScript.

   :

   At Hertz, we champion and celebrate a culture of diversity and inclusion. We take affirmative steps to promote employment and advancement opportunities. The endless variety of perspectives, experiences, skills and talents that our employees invest in their work every day represent a significant part of our culture – and our success and reputation as a company.

   Individuals are encouraged to apply for positions because of the characteristics that make them unique.

   Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Hertz is a drug free workplace.

   EOE, including disability/veteran

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right senior operations analyst for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your senior operations analyst job on Zippia to find and recruit senior operations analyst candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting senior operations analysts requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview senior operations analyst candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new senior operations analyst

   Once you've decided on a perfect senior operations analyst candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new senior operations analyst. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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