Business Analytics Director jobs in San Antonio, TX

Description

The Director of Analytics leads the execution of Analytic Focus’ consulting engagements from beginning to end. The Director of Analytics develops reliable opinions and solutions based on subject-matter expertise, and directs the analyses designed by other senior staff and subject-matter experts.   

  Job Responsibilities

• Actively engages in business development and sales efforts to originate opportunities. 
• Assesses and translates clients’ needs into research questions. 
• Develops proposals and budgets for engagements. 
• Leads projects teams in the successful delivery of multiple simultaneous consulting engagements from research design to execution.
• Manages project timelines and budgets to ensure efficient delivery and client satisfaction. 
• Analyzes large datasets using algorithms and statistical programming in Python, R, Stata, or similar statistical software. 
• Formulates complex economic, financial, or statistical models to analyze data, or formulates behavioral models. 
• Performs advanced statistical or econometric analyses and provides guidance on methodologies to junior staff. 
• Maintains communication with clients regarding status of deliverables, including delivering succinct presentations of intermediary and final outcomes.   
• Develops powerful and persuasive expert reports supported by the reliable application of research methods.
• Testifies in deposition and court regarding expert opinions presented in reports.  
• Supports the development and training of junior staff. 
• Develops and manages key client relationships. 
• Collaborates with management in the development of processes and best practices. 
• Additional responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

Education and Experience

• Ph.D. in Economics, Finance, Marketing (Market Research), Statistics, Sociology, or similar fields.
• Expert testimony experience is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of consulting, litigation consulting, or relevant academic experience. 
• Minimum of 3 years proven managerial or supervisory experience.
• Minimum of 2 years of two years in a client-facing role with demonstrated sales experience.  
• Solid planning, priority setting, and project management skills with experience managing multiple projects and resources concurrently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and good at developing relationships.
• Proven experience in research design and execution. 
• Excellent knowledge of various statistical and econometric methodologies.
• Strong programming skills with statistical software packages, such as Stata, R, Python or similar. Knowledge of SQL is a plus. 
• Ability to display data visually, creating powerful presentations which effectively demonstrate the value of analytic deliverables.
• Highly motivated, collaborative, and innovative.
• Strong technical skills.

Performance Expectations

• Employee develops business relationships and sells engagements. 
• Employee successfully manages team in meeting project milestones/deadlines.
• Employee efficiently produces quality work product that is accurate and free from careless errors. 
• Employee is a contributing and dependable member of project teams.
• Employee diligently and accurately records project time billed to clients.
• Employee completes supervisory duties in a timely manner.

 Full-time employee benefits include: 

• A competitive compensation package, 401K match.
• Flexible PTO, including paid holidays.
• Employer-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, health savings account)