Rakuten
Sr. Consultant, Advanced Analytics
Chicago, Illinois · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$66k-$113kDetected 28 days ago
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About the role
- Responsible for leading the development and execution of complex analytical initiatives that address significant client issues or opportunities.
- This role acts as a subject matter expert, proactively identifying trends and issues utilizing an advanced range of analytical techniques and tools.
- This role also plays a key part in mentoring and guiding less experienced team members.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex client analytics projects from definition to delivery, taking ownership of project management, client relationship building, and successful execution of externally focused analytic deliverables.
- Design and oversee the development of sophisticated analytical solutions to address complex client problems.
- Provide expert guidance on advanced analytical techniques, data modeling, and experimental design to project teams.
- Lead client workshops and strategic discussions to uncover business needs and translate them into analytical opportunities.
- Collaborate with Client Services to manage client expectations and ensure high satisfaction throughout project lifecycles.
- Project Leadership & Solution Design:
- Initiate and lead the end-to-end execution of complex analytical projects, ensuring alignment with client objectives and delivery timelines.
- Architect and implement sophisticated analytical solutions.
- Oversee the development of comprehensive dashboards and reports, ensuring they deliver actionable insights for client decision-making.
- Lead internal knowledge-sharing sessions on advanced analytical techniques and best practices.
Requirements
- Exceptional ability to translate ambiguous business challenges into precise analytical frameworks and actionable strategies.
- Exceptional ability to independently plan, organize, and prioritize multiple concurrent, complex projects, effectively managing resources, deadlines, and conflicting priorities to achieve strategic objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in highly ambiguous and rapidly changing environments, proactively identifying and solving complex problems with innovative and strategic solutions.
- Influencing and Negotiation Expertise - Mastery in promoting ideas, persuasively shaping stakeholder opinions, and skillfully negotiating win-win solutions in complex business scenarios.
- Required Skills and Experience:
- Candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in advanced analytics, with significant experience in a client-facing consulting or strategic analytical role.
- Bachelor's degree required.
Nice to have
- Advanced Technical Abilities - Expertise in SQL for complex data extraction and manipulation is required.
- Strong proficiency in advanced Excel (including VBA/macros).
- Demonstrated expertise with at least one major BI tool (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, MicroStrategy) for advanced dashboarding and data visualization.
- Proficiency in a statistical programming language (e.g., Python, R) for advanced analytics, modeling, and automation is highly desired.
- Familiarity with big data platforms or cloud analytics environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
- Expertise in SQL for complex data extraction and manipulation is required.
Skills
- Advanced Technical Abilities
- Advanced Organizing and Planning
- Strategic Adaptability
Compensation
- At the time of posting, Rakuten expects the base compensation for this role to be within the range shown below.
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