Principal Data Analyst: AI-Driven Analytics Leader

AT&T; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Caregiver Leave

Disability Benefits

Life Insurance

Employee Discounts

EAP

Job summary

AT&T seeks a Principal Data Analyst to lead enterprise analytics initiatives and guide data strategy across analytics, BI, data governance, and AI capabilities. You will mentor teams, advise senior leaders, and drive modernization of data platforms and architectures.

You will work with cloud platforms, predictive modeling, and AI-assisted insights to improve decision-making and operational performance. Location includes Alpharetta, GA and other listed sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or related field preferred.
• 7+ years in data analytics, BI, data engineering, or data management.
• Experience leading large cross-functional analytics initiatives.
• Experience translating complex findings for senior leaders.
• Mentoring technical professionals is a plus.
• Certifications in analytics, cloud tech, AI, Databricks or Snowflake are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide analytical initiatives translating data into actionable strategies and measurable outcomes.
• Apply advanced statistical methods to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for senior leaders.
• Define data strategies, roadmaps, KPI frameworks, and measurement plans with business/tech leaders.
• Develop or guide predictive models, forecasting solutions, ML applications, and AI-assisted insights.
• Design and oversee dashboards and visualizations for executive audiences.
• Provide technical direction for data integration, ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehouses, and lakehouse architectures.
• Promote data quality, governance, metadata management, lineage, and auditing.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, cloud platforms, and modern analytics tools; align with business objectives.
• Collaborate with data and business teams to define requirements and deliver scalable analytics.
• Mentor analytics professionals and establish best practices in analytics delivery.
• Present findings, risks, and strategic options to senior leaders concisely.

Skills

SQL

Python

Statistics

Data modeling

Predictive analytics

Forecasting

Power BI

Tableau

Executive reporting

Databricks

Snowflake

Cloud platforms

ETL/ELT

Data warehousing

Data governance

DataOps

AI/ML

Agile

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data analytics, mathematics, statistics, engineering, information systems, or related field

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

AT&T seeks a Principal Data Analyst to lead enterprise analytics initiatives and guide data strategy across analytics, BI, data governance, and AI capabilities. You will mentor teams, advise senior leaders, and drive modernization of data platforms and architectures.

You will work with cloud platforms, predictive modeling, and AI-assisted insights to improve decision-making and operational performance. Location includes Alpharetta, GA and other listed sites.