Data & Analytics Business Partner

Coca Cola Southwest Beverages; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages is seeking an Advanced Analytics Translator who can bridge business needs and technical teams. You will define analytics problems, guide data science work, and embed solutions into operations.

You will lead cross-functional projects, evaluate models, communicate results to stakeholders, and ensure data-driven decisions across the organization. Strong SQL, Power BI, ThoughtSpot, and Python skills required; advanced degree preferred; 3+ years of analytics experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 3+ years in analytics, BI, data translation or similar.
• Ability to translate business needs into data, analytics and tech requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management to explain concepts clearly.
• Proficiency with SQL and analytics/visualization tools such as Power BI, ThoughtSpot, Python.

Responsibilities

• Bridge technical teams and business stakeholders to identify opportunities and deliver data-driven solutions.
• Lead cross-functional teams to capture requirements and structure data activities for analytics projects.
• Coordinate with data engineers/scientists to define data needs and best practices.
• Explain algorithms in simple terms and provide quality control on outputs.
• Ensure analytics solutions are deployed and maintained by product owners with ongoing improvements.
• Conduct project reviews, feasibility assessments, and stakeholder-facing updates.
• Communicate outcomes of analytics projects to diverse audiences.
• Develop industry expertise to apply techniques across sectors.
• Act as an analytics ambassador to raise awareness of benefits across the company.

Skills

Business acumen

Stakeholder management

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

SQL

Power BI

ThoughtSpot

Python

Job description

Req ID:269934

General Purpose

The Advanced Analytics Translator is expected to play the role of an integrator between the technical and business roles in an Advanced Analytics project, and be proficient across Data, Analytics, and business acumen. They help define business problems that analytics can help solve, guide technical teams in the creation of analytics-driven solutions to these problems, and embed solutions into business operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Connecting technical teams (data engineering, scientist) with business and operational stakeholders to identify opportunities, define requirements, and deliver data-driven solutions that address key business needs.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure proper understanding of business/functional requirements for data science projects, including the scoping and structuring of data related activities
• Work with data engineers and data scientists to understand data requirements and problem solve on best practice data structures.
• Understand pros and cons of different analytics approaches, explain advanced algorithms, e.g., econometrics, driver regressions, machine learning etc. in simple terms and perform quality control on analytical outputs, providing targeted input and improvements to algorithms chosen
• Ensure that the Advanced Analytics solutions developed are deployed and operated in their totality by product owners, with the appropriate follow-up to sustain them, channeling improvements, and maintenance with the technical team.
• Conduct project reviews, feasibility, prioritization, initiation, execution, and user acceptance for all project work related to advanced analytics
• Measure and communicate the outcomes of the Advanced Analytics projects to different levels of audiences
• Develop or have deep industry expertise and understand current state of analytics more broadly to be able to apply techniques from across industries
• Act as an ambassador for Advanced Analytics in the organization, creating awareness of the benefits the area brings to the company.
• Evaluate the multiple mathematical and statistical models and methodologies applied by the technical roles of Advanced Analytics to provide factual recommendations and ensure the outputs fulfill the business' needs.
• Conduct data analysis to identify trends, patterns, risks, and opportunities, providing actionable insights and recommendations that enable data-driven decision-making across the business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred
• 3+ years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, data translation, consulting, or a data-driven business environment
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand business processes, identify opportunities, and translate business needs into data,analytics, and technology requirements
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts and analytical findings to non-technical audiences
• Proficiency in SQL and experience using analytics and visualization tools such as Power BI,
• ThoughtSpot, Python, or similar platforms
• Experience analyzing large and complex datasets to identify trends, opportunities, risks, and actionable business insights.
• Working knowledge of statistics, predictive analytics, machine learning, and data science concepts, with the ability to evaluate and communicate analytical approaches and results
• Familiarity with data management concepts, including data modeling, data quality, governance, and cloud-based data platforms
• Proven comfort and an intellectual curiosity for working with large sets of data, pulling in relevant team members to address identified and sometimes undiscovered needs

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