Data-Driven Strategy Lead

Acosta, Inc.; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 73,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Acosta Group is seeking a Business Strategist to translate data into compelling narratives for senior executives and client presentations. The role partners with sales, marketing, and channel leads to drive strategic discovery and storytelling across categories and disciplines.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytics with executive-ready presentation skills and a proactive, collaborative mindset in a fast-paced environment. This full‑time position is based in Eden Prairie, MN.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in industry name required.
• Must have Category Management experience.
• Must have Syndicated Data experience.

Responsibilities

• Proven ability to leverage syndicated data, category & shopper insights & full channel analytics to create top-to-top slides for strategic client presentations.
• Cross-functional excellence: Strategic facilitator across channel leaders that articulates client needs/scope of work & maps all parties to stringent timeline management to support timely output back to sales.
• Creative storyteller that allows complex datasets to seem approachable, easy to navigate & relevant to customer & industry mindset.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data storytelling

Presentation to executives

Cross-functional collaboration

Category Management

Syndicated Data

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Acosta Group is seeking a Business Strategist to translate data into compelling narratives for senior executives and client presentations. The role partners with sales, marketing, and channel leads to drive strategic discovery and storytelling across categories and disciplines.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytics with executive-ready presentation skills and a proactive, collaborative mindset in a fast-paced environment. This full‑time position is based in Eden Prairie, MN.