Principal Data Analytics & Growth Strategy — Remote

DEPT®; Illinois; On-site; USD 96,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401k with match

PTO

Company holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

DEPT® is seeking a Principal Data Analyst to shape business and data strategy for client projects. You will perform data mining, predictive modeling, forecasting, and applied statistics, presenting results to cross-functional teams and guiding data-driven decisions.

You’ll collaborate with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Finance to implement analytics solutions, leveraging cloud platforms and modern tooling. Remote US opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied analytics in marketing, product, engineering, sales, or finance.
• 5+ years of discovery and assessment of a client’s data portfolio, data tools, and data applications.
• 3+ years of data management and consulting experience.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL. NoSQL is a plus.
• Experience in Python, R, Matlab, SPSS for statistics and data analysis.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure.
• Familiarity with LLMs and AI coding tools.
• Manage a data ecosystem including ETL, data governance, reporting and insights.
• Ability to take a project from RFP/SOW/BRD to delivery: project management, requirements gathering, data architecture, workflow management, quality assurance, reporting and visualization, presentation
• Interest in mentoring junior colleagues on process, analysis, deliverables, client communication, and management skills

Responsibilities

• Shape business and data strategy for clients and drive data-driven decisions.
• Perform data mining, predictive modeling, forecasting, and applied statistics.
• Present approach and recommendations to Product Managers, Engineers, Marketing, Sales, Finance; collaborate to execute.

Skills

Applied analytics

Data portfolio assessment

Data management

SQL

NoSQL

Python

R

Matlab

SPSS

Cloud platforms

LLMs / AI tools

ETL

Data governance

Reporting & insights

Project management

Mentoring

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

DEPT® is seeking a Principal Data Analyst to shape business and data strategy for client projects. You will perform data mining, predictive modeling, forecasting, and applied statistics, presenting results to cross-functional teams and guiding data-driven decisions.

You’ll collaborate with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Finance to implement analytics solutions, leveraging cloud platforms and modern tooling. Remote US opportunities are available.