Project Manager - Analytics

Role: Project Manager, Analytics

Location: Roseland, NJ
Role and Responsibilities:

• Emphasis is on end-to-end delivery of analysis and guiding junior staff
• Interact with the client to understand the requirements and communicate / brainstorm solutions
• Excellent Communication skills to work with cross- functional stakeholders and lead meetings to understand the requirements for the project and periodically update the client on the progress
• Contribute to how analytical approach is structured for specification of analysis
• Contribute insights from conclusions of analysis that integrate with initial hypothesis and business objective
• Independently address complex problems
• Participate in design of analysis and modeling approach with managers and modelers
• Extremely comfortable working with data, including managing large number of data sources, analyzing data quality, and pro-actively working with clients data/ IT teams to resolve issues
• Use variety of analytical tools (SQL, Python) and techniques (regression, logistic, GLM, decision trees, machine learning, artificial intelligence etc.) to carry out analysis and drive conclusions
• Reformulate highly technical information into concise, understandable terms for presentations

Candidate Profile:

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Engineering, Math, Statistics, Economics or analytics related field from top-tier universities with strong record of achievement
• 6-10+ years of consulting, analytics delivery experience with an entrepreneurial, hands-on approach to work
• Very strong analytical skills with the demonstrated ability to research and make decisions based on the day-to-day and complex customer problems required
• Experience with cost optimization through vendor harmonization/ demand prediction is preferred
• Experience with AI enablement is preferred
• Experience in Machine Learning or NLP experience in non-academic setup is preferred
• Hands-on exposure to analytics tools (SQL, PowerBI, Python) and cloud technologies would be a plus
• Strong coding experience in Python/PySpark and SQL is a must. Familiarity with cloud technologies would be a plus
• Prior experience in management consulting and/or analytics-based consulting is desirable