Senior IT Project Manager- Microstrategy/ Data Projects

Senior IT Project Manager

Location: McLean Virginia

In Commercial Strategy, Insights, and Analytics, we are internal consultants to key functions across the business, including Clients Customer, Brands, Marketing, Digital, Revenue, and Sales organizations, with specialized support for the executive leadership team. The team consists of both embedded authorities who serve as strategic advisors to key partners and technical specialists who are proficient in advanced analytics techniques and tools. The team is integrated with the business functions to ensure close partnership and to optimally measure and drive company performance.

What will I be doing?

Reporting to the Director of Analytics Products you will be responsible for ensuring successful end-to-end development of analytics data products dashboards, data, and ad hoc capabilities for the analytics and business teams through a partnership with Enterprise Architecture, Data and Analytics and other key stakeholders. You will play a crucial role in translating business requirements and analytics requests to ensure delivery with a solid understanding of both big data functionality and analytical tool features.

This role will be heavily engaged with data product management which requires leading the iterative nature of building analytical tools and data set development and managing their lifecycle which is related to, but different, then a normal application or software development lifecycle. It also requires flexibility to perform project management responsibilities to demonstrate resources and fill key gaps on the team, leading consumer expectations regarding the delivery and progress of the projects while ensuring timely delivery with an emphasis and interest in continued learning opportunities as Client's analytics capabilities evolve.

More specifically, you will:

• Partner with analytics, business, data, and external partners to articulate the Property Level Reporting data transformation's vision and communicate timelines, opportunities, and hurdles.

• Lead the Product Strategy for Clients Property Level Reporting Data Transformation supported by Clients Commercial Strategy, Insights, and Analytics development roadmap.

• Partner with business areas to understand business problems and identify tools and datasets necessary for delivery.

• Lead requirements gathering processes and resources with Property Level Reporting and Channel Analytics, as needed, in support of the Property Level Reporting data transformation.

• Lead prioritization and trade-offs among user experience, timeline, and operational support load.

• Initiate development life cycle with Enterprise Architecture and Data for new data features or analytical capabilities.

• Lead product & project management activities for prioritized Property Level Reporting data initiatives.

• Apply technical understanding of big data environment and toolsets to improve analytics capabilities.

• Provide inputs to Value Measurement processes to ensure business results are achieved.

What are we looking for?

The success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:

• Collaborative and interpersonal teammates who build positive relationships, exhibit tact, and earn trust

• Strong communicators, both verbally and in writing, who effectively communicate at all levels of the organization

• Problem solvers, who are flexible and creative in finding solutions for hard problems

• Self-starters, who take the initiative to exceed goals, use analytical abilities, and possess the adaptability to change

• Accountable individuals, who take ownership of projects, effectively communicate results, and recommend improvements

To fulfill this role successfully, you should demonstrate the following minimum qualifications:

• Four (4) years of professional experience

• Four (4) years of experience creating and analyzing management reports

• Four (4) years of experience gathering reporting requirements

• Two (2) years in report and dashboard design and development

• Two (2) years working with data representation, storytelling, analyses, and modeling

• Experience with BI tools (including Tableau, MicroStrategy, SAS, Qlik, etc.)

It would be useful in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:

• Five (5) years of professional experience

• BA/BS Bachelor's Degree

• MBA/Masters in analytically-oriented field

• Ability to engage audiences

• Exceptional analytical, quantitative, and statistical skills

Pay Range: $65- $70/hr.

The specific compensation for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.

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