Portfolio Data Analyst

Motorola Solutions; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Motorola Solutions seeks an analytical Growth Architect to bridge market reality with advanced data infrastructure and executive strategy. You will leverage data sources and AI tools to move beyond retrospective reporting, building predictive decision engines and data-driven insights for portfolio performance and monetization.

The role spans Product Development, RevOps, Data Science, and Strategic Finance, focusing on automated forecasting, KPI governance, and scalable dashboards to empower

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in a quantitative field (economics, analytics, data science, finance, STEM).
• 2–4 years of experience as data/financial/strategy analyst or in product growth/management consulting in SaaS or high-growth tech.

Responsibilities

• Build automated strategic foresight and predictive decision engines using data sources and AI tools.
• Develop data pipelines and portfolio performance updates with production-grade Python.
• Create scalable dashboards to provide visibility into feature usage and cloud cost drivers.
• Support product planning, roadmap prioritization, and ROI forecasting with data-driven analyses.

Skills

Advanced Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Finance, STEM, or related quantitative field

Tools

Tableau or Power BI

Excel

Job description

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

The Global Product Organization (GPO) is defining the future of safety and security technologies. This role sits within the Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM) team of the Unified Communications (UC) Group. We are unifying siloed voice and data networks into an ecosystem that provides actionable intelligence for end users while fostering an outcome-driven product culture where success is measured by how precisely we solve pervasive market problems.

Job Description

We are seeking an analytical growth architect to bridge the gap between market reality, advanced data infrastructure, and executive strategy. Operating at the structural intersection of Product Development, Sales Operations (RevOps), Data Science, and Strategic Finance, you will focus on utilizing data sources and AI tools for both holistic and product specific business intelligence. In this role, you will move beyond retrospective reporting to build automated strategic foresight and predictive decision engines.

Predictive Machine Learning & Advanced Data Engineering Stochastic Risk Engineering & Code Development: Write production-grade code to build data pipelines and provide portfolio performance updates Automated Decision Engines: Architect "Sense-Decide-Act-Learn" operational loops, incorporating agent-driven AI tools to automate complex data synthesis in near real-time Financial & Monetization Modeling: Develop ad-hoc cost-benefit analyses, SKU attach rates, and competitive assessments to support product planning, roadmap prioritization, and high-margin innovations Data Visualization & Intelligence Democratization Democratizing Intelligence: Act as an enablement specialist by integrating self-service AI and natural language tools that allow non-technical stakeholders to converse with data Metric Governance & Data Quality: Serve as a system data expert across platforms using SQL, ensuring data integrity, defining KPIs, and optimizing data architecture Scalable Dashboards: Build, modify, and maintain interactive dashboards to enable deep visibility into feature usage and associated cloud cost drivers Strategic Opportunity Valuation & Foresight Strategic Prioritization: Evaluate and monitor timelines of key initiatives, ensuring key dates are met with the corresponding deliverable or business actions Predictive Foresight & Value-Add Discovery: Proactively discover and quantify the ROI of new feature opportunities, leverage predictive models to anticipate competitive shifts, market changes, and customer behaviors Competitive Intelligence: Maintain a granular understanding of competitive features, availability, and emerging technology across the industry

Technical Skills

• Advanced Python development for data manipulation and machine learning (NumPy, Pandas, SciPy, Scikit-learn)
• Proficiency in SQL for complex data extraction and platform integration.
• Proficiency with data visualization tools (Tableau or Power BI) and complex financial modeling in Excel

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or Master's degree in Data Science, Financial Engineering, or Strategic Portfolio Management
• Prior experience in top-tier management consulting, corporate strategy, or Revenue Operations (RevOps) in B2B/SaaS
• Demonstrated "Scientific Tinkerer" mindset, possessing deep intellectual curiosity, rigorous hypothesis testing habits, and comfort operating in fast-paced, high-ambiguity environments

Basic Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Finance, STEM, or a related quantitative field
• Experience: 2 to 4 years of experience as a data analyst, financial analyst, strategy analyst, or in a product growth/management consulting role within SaaS or high-growth tech environments
• Travel Requirements None
• Relocation Provided None
• Position Type Experienced Referral Payment Plan No

Our U.S. Benefits include

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match 10
• Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. Learn more at www.motorolasolutions.com.