Principal Data Analytics & Benchmarking Enterprise Planning

UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group); Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 112,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

UKG seeks a Principal, Data/Analytics and Benchmarking to build the analytical foundation for enterprise planning and performance decisions. You will define metrics, collect data, and develop models and dashboards that fuse internal and external benchmarks to generate executive-ready insights.

You will partner across Finance and Enterprise Systems to ensure data quality, drive governance, and deliver high-impact analyses that influence strategic investments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise data analytics, strategy, or related field.
• Experience using benchmarks to diagnose performance gaps and drive recommendations.
• Advanced Excel and data querying, modeling, or visualization tools.
• Proficient in AI-enabled reporting and executive-ready storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Define analytics and benchmarking roadmap for enterprise planning and transformation.
• Establish metric definitions, data sources, and governance for trusted insights.
• Collaborate with Finance, Enterprise Systems, and other teams to reconcile data.
• Build models, dashboards, and scorecards revealing trends and drivers.
• Translate analyses into executive-ready narratives and visuals.
• Lead high-priority analyses and deliver defensible recommendations under tight timelines.

Skills

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Python

Data storytelling

AI in analytics

Executive communication

Benchmarking

SaaS metrics

Education

MBA preferred

Master's in analytics/related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Python

SQL

Job description

UKG seeks a Principal, Data/Analytics and Benchmarking to build the analytical foundation for enterprise planning and performance decisions. You will define metrics, collect data, and develop models and dashboards that fuse internal and external benchmarks to generate executive-ready insights.

You will partner across Finance and Enterprise Systems to ensure data quality, drive governance, and deliver high-impact analyses that influence strategic investments.