Manager, Analytics

Wednesday May 16, 2012

Position Summary:

The Manager, Analytics will provide leadership and day to day supervision to the Analytics team.  He/she will also lead algorithmic design and provide technical oversight to team members engaged in the development, integration and implementation of ChoiceStream’s CONNECT product.

Key Responsibilities:

Primary responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to:

• Drive solution architecture and collaborate with Product Development team on technical specifications for the CONNECT product
• Recruit, mentor, motivate and manage a team of scientific analysts to ensure optimal performance and professional development
• Review and prioritize internal and external requests for analytical consultation and provide day to day technical direction to the team
• Lead development of automated decision tools and promote adoption across organization
• Ensure business validation of solutions through collaboration with internal colleagues and customers
• Provide consultation to team members and internal colleagues on product functionality, design models and make recommendations for modifications or enhancements
• Oversee creation, implementation and evaluation of metrics to measure, monitor and improve business value of the ChoiceStream CONNECT product to the customer
• Lead data management/exploration to recommender performance assessments/improvements to creative identification and estimation of preference-models and classification-schemes
• Educate new hires as well as the overall organization on analytic capabilities of the ChoiceStream CONNECT product

Requirements:

The ideal candidate will have expert technical knowledge and strong leadership skills. Flexibility, comfort with ambiguity and adaptability to changing priorities are also essential for success.  Qualifications include:

• Masters degree in Engineering, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics or related field required
• Doctorate in Engineering Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics or related field, strongly desired
• Three or more years of relevant post-graduate work experience in a business setting
• Prior supervisory experience preferred
• Successful track record in a customer facing role in a business setting
• Excellent communication skills including the ability to translate technical language to business terms, present information effectively, negotiate and influence others
• Prior experience with statistical software programs such as STATA, SAS, SPSS or Minitab
• Familiarity with regression model estimation and statistical techniques
• Proficiency in logical, statistical and quantitative reasoning
• Demonstrated business acumen and a practical, hands-on approach to solving business challenges through technology
• Prior experience in a software development environment is preferred

About ChoiceStream:

ChoiceStream’s personalized marketing and advertising solutions are proven to increase revenue and customer engagement for today’s leading brands. For more than ten years, companies like AT&T, Zappos, Tesco, Ticketmaster and MTV have relied on ChoiceStream to create a more engaging, personally relevant experience for their consumers. By transforming shopping behavior and media consumption into intelligence about a consumer’s unique preferences, ChoiceStream is able to help today’s biggest brands target their most qualified prospects with the right advertisement, email promotion and product recommendation.

For more information about ChoiceStream, go to www.choicestream.com.