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.