Analytics Leader (downtown)
This is an excellent opportunity for someone that enjoys being able to make an immediate impact on the business for the short and long term!!
Primary function:
The Analytics Leader will lead all analytical activity for Grainger Tech.
In the initial months of the job, build organization, systems and processes to ensure that we are ready to answer fundamental questions at launch (this includes database structures and BI tools).
On an ongoing basis, lead team to answer a wide range of questions about business performance, drive insights about customers and their behavior across channels, and deliver those insights across the organization.
Hire, develop, and performance manage a highly talented team.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead all analytical activities for Grainger Tech.
- Build analytical organization.
- Establish systems and processes for analytical work.
- Drive customer insights – identify most valuable customers (and predictors thereof), make observations on customer behavior online.
- Measure digital marketing performance and drive related insights.
- Perform ad hoc analyses for a wide range of questions.
- Package and deliver insights across organization.
Preferred Education & Experience:
- Masters in mathematics, statistics or equivalent subject required; PhD or equivalent preferred.
- Several years of experience leading and effectively managing a team.
- Mastery of large data sets and analytical tools, such as SAS, SQL, R, etc.
- Strong business judgment and ability to think through and solve complex problems.
- Comfort with ambiguity and ability to get to the right answer at a reasonable level of precision (“80/20” rule).