Sr Analyst - Statistics

Genl Mills India Priv LTD; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills seeks a senior BI & AI analytics professional to lead complex projects, build scalable data products, and drive proactive insights for ITQ stakeholders. The role blends data modeling, AI integration, and governance to accelerate intelligent decision-making across enterprise dashboards and reports.

You will collaborate with global teams, translate business needs into actionable analytics, and mentor colleagues while ensuring rigorous quality and documentation standards in a dynamic,

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in IT, CS, Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, or Data Science required.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience with 2–3 years in AI/ML within BI context.
• Strong experience with Power BI, Tableau or Looker and SQL/BigQuery pricing and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Create impactful analytics and visualizations; lead AI-enabled BI projects end-to-end.
• Translate business questions into scalable insight products and decision-support solutions.
• Mentor teammates and ensure governance, quality, and documentation across BI programs.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Master’s in IT/CS/Statistics/Data Science

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Looker

SQL

BigQuery

Python

Excel

LookML

Google Cloud Platform

SQL Server

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.

OVERVIEW

This role is expected to create impactful analytics and visualization deliverables; independently lead complex BI and AI-enabled analytics projects; and translate business questions into scalable insight products, decision-support solutions, and trusted data experiences for ITQ stakeholders. The role will combine consulting, data harmonization, visualization, AI-enabled insight generation, and strong quality and documentation practices to accelerate business value. This role will be pivotal in advancing ITQ’s AI enabled BI journey by transforming traditional business intelligence into proactive, intelligent experiences through conversational analytics, automated summarization, and smart alerts. This will involve building trusted-governed BI sources and enhancing existing dashboards. This role requires to operate in 9.00 am to 6.00 pm shift.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Core BI & Analytics Skills: Build and enhance self-service analytics capabilities using enterprise BI technologies. Translate business requirements into scalable data and analytics solutions through data extraction, transformation, harmonization, modeling, visualization, and AI integration. Develop reusable data models, reporting frameworks, standards, and best practices that improve consistency, governance, usability, and adoption across the organization. Work end-to-end from design, develop, and deploy enterprise-standard AI-enabled business intelligence solutions, including conversational analytics, automated insights, smart alerts, guided exploration, and interactive dashboards, Conduct rigorous testing, validation, quality assurance, and documentation to ensure solutions are accurate, reliable, and fit for business use. Clearly communicate analytical insights and recommendations while partnering with data engineering, product, and business stakeholders to identify high-value business intelligence opportunities that improve accessibility and decision-making speed.

Data Modeling & Semantic Layer Expertise: Use SQL, Python, cloud data platforms, and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) to improve performance, scalability, and automation. Design and deploy AI/ML solutions for business intelligence, including conversational analytics, predictive alerts, and automated summarization, using relational databases, dimensional modeling, semantic layers such as LookML, and modern business intelligence platforms. Integrate data from multiple systems and sources to deliver trusted, business-ready insights that support decision-making. Strong understanding of semantic layers, data warehousing, databases, and cross-platform data connections, with proven experience integrating large datasets to derive actionable insights.

Enhance AI Knowledge and Personal Development: Identify new resources and methods, stay updated with emerging business intelligence, analytics, generative artificial intelligence, and data experience capabilities, and apply external insights to advance AI-enabled analytics workflows for ITQ use cases. Guide and mentor team members in the development of BI solutions, providing guidance and ensuring adherence to best practices and internal frameworks.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education: Master’s in IT, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, or Data Science.

Experience: Minimum 5 years of related experience required, with at least 2-3 years specifically focused on designing, developing, and implementing AI/ML solutions within a Business Intelligence context.

Technical Skills: Data Visualization: Strong working experience in data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker. Expertise in SQL/BigQuery query writing, and visualization best practices. Proficiency in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Advanced Excel, Tableau, and SQL Server.

Programming: Expertise in Python with relevant AI/ML libraries (e.g., scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, NLTK, SpaCy) is a plus. experience in LookML is a plus.

Soft Skills: Collaborate effectively with global, cross-functional teams while working independently, prioritizing multiple projects, and driving tasks to completion with attention to detail. Communicate complex technical information clearly, exercise sound judgment with confidential and proprietary data, and apply creative problem-solving skills. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects effectively while executing planned tasks with attention to detail and applying creative problem-solving skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Major Area of Study: IT, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Analytics, or Data Science.

Professional Certifications: Power BI, Tableau, Looker, SQL, or cloud analytics certifications.

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants must meet minimum age qualifications in the country in which the job is located. New possibilities. Bold thinking. Real heart. Build remarkable brands with remarkable people. At General Mills, we make food the world loves. Across 100+ markets, we come together to create, innovate and grow. Here, you’ll do meaningful work and help to lead the future of food at a company that stands for good.