Remote Senior Data Analytics & Automation Leader

Luna Innovations Incorporated; Blacksburg, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Luna Innovations Incorporated is seeking a Principal Data Analytics & Automation to lead data, BI, and automation efforts across the organization. This role designs scalable data and reporting foundations, drives AI-enabled solutions, and partners with executives to improve decision making and operational performance.

The candidate will own critical reporting processes, define governance, and mentor teams to build capabilities in data analytics and self-service insights.

Qualifications

• Strong Python development experience and maintaining data pipelines and integrations.
• Strong SQL and data querying skills, including enterprise data access methods.
• Experience with BI tools (Tableau/Power BI) for executive reporting and dashboards.
• Hands-on experience with AI-enabled workflows and governance of AI solutions.
• Knowledge of data governance, cloud data architecture, and enterprise data platforms.
• Experience building or maintaining governance and validation for trusted reporting.

Responsibilities

• Own OCT BU BI function: dashboards, reports, metrics for leadership view.
• Manage weekly, monthly, quarterly reporting of bookings, billings, backlog, forecast, and KPIs.
• Design automated Bookings/Billings/Backlog reporting using Salesforce and NetSuite data.
• Partner with leaders to define KPIs and reconcile data discrepancies.
• Produce ad hoc analyses and executive-ready summaries.
• Build self-service analytics capability through mentoring and best-practices sharing.
• Develop scalable data architecture roadmap and governance framework.
• Identify and implement AI/automation opportunities to improve productivity and decision-making.

Skills

Python

SQL

KPIs & analytics

AI technologies

Data governance

Executive storytelling

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Salesforce

NetSuite

SOQL/SuiteQL

Job description

Luna Innovations Incorporated is seeking a Principal Data Analytics & Automation to lead data, BI, and automation efforts across the organization. This role designs scalable data and reporting foundations, drives AI-enabled solutions, and partners with executives to improve decision making and operational performance.

The candidate will own critical reporting processes, define governance, and mentor teams to build capabilities in data analytics and self-service insights.