Sr Analyst Strategic Analytics

Ulta Beauty; Bolingbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 78,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Paid time off

Bonus plan

Job summary

Ulta Beauty is seeking a Senior Analyst, Strategic Analytics to measure and optimize personalization across digital channels. You will design experiments with Marketing, Product and Digital teams and translate complex data into insights guiding strategic decisions.

Lead dashboards in PowerBI, collaborate with Data Science and business partners, and drive self-service analytics in a hybrid work model. Strong SQL, Python and Adobe tools required.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Business Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science or related analytical degree (Master’s preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in experimentation, digital analytics, or customer behavior analytics.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and relational databases.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Experience with A/B Testing Tools – Adobe Target preferred.
• Experience with Adobe Analytics and/or Customer Journey Analytics.
• Experience with Python or R a plus.
• Experience in retail or CPG industry a plus.
• Experience with data visualization tools (Tableau or PowerBI) a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze A/B and multivariate Personalization experiments using Adobe Target, ensuring statistical validity and clear business interpretation.
• Partner with Marketing Personalization & Digital teams to uncover insights and optimize journeys.
• Collaborate with Data Science to explore advanced analytics models for personalized audiences.
• Analyze journeys in Adobe Journey Optimizer and Adobe Customer Journey Analytics to measure impact.
• Query and manipulate large-scale datasets using SQL & Python in a Google Cloud environment.
• Develop automated dashboards and reporting solutions in PowerBI for self-service insights.
• Translate business needs into analytic approaches and present results for action-oriented decisions.
• Improve analysis workflows, documentation, and knowledge repositories.
• Collaborate with Ulta Beauty partners to align analytics with business goals.

Skills

SQL

Python

Adobe Target

Adobe Analytics

PowerBI

Tableau

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

BA/BS in Business Analytics, Mathematics, CS, Statistics, Data Science or related analytical degree

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Overview

Experience the possibilities of our progressive, omnichannel approach to beauty retail. At Ulta Beauty, our Marketing team is applying the latest technologies to personalize the buying experience of true beauty enthusiasts—in ways that surprise and delight. Building love and loyalty, one communication, one experience, one brilliant idea at a time. We represent the perfect blend of strategy and creativity. Of tactics and analytics. To make Ulta Beauty a brand guests will advocate for. Growing share of heart. Delivering with disciplined consistency. Whether your deepest passion is for design or content, strategy or data, or some combination of all things marketing, Ulta Beauty will provide significant latitude to explore your talents and passions, with opportunities to stretch and deepen, to grow and build. Truly, the possibilities are beautiful.

The Impact You Can Have:

Ulta Beauty has built a diverse ecosystem of data – with the crown jewel being a rich customer dataset with over 44 million active members in our Ulta Beauty Rewards loyalty program. We also have a mature data pipeline that captures many other business critical data signals and makes them available for analytics-driven insights generation and action.

The Senior Analyst, Strategic Analytics is responsible for measuring and optimizing the performance of personalization initiatives across digital and marketing channels. This role partners with Marketing, Product and Digital leaders to design experiments, quantify incremental impact of Personalized activations, and translate complex datasets into actionable insights that influence strategic decisions.

You’ll Accomplish These Goals By:

• Analyze A/B and multivariate Personalization experiments using Adobe Target, ensuring statistical validity and clear business interpretation, providing recommendations on test design as needed
• Partner closely with Marketing Personalization & Digital teams to uncover insights and recommend testing opportunities and optimizations to customer journeys
• Partner closely with Data Science Teams to recommend new advanced analytics models that could be used to reach Personalized audiences
• Analyze customer journeys in Adobe Journey Optimizer and Adobe Customer Journey Analytics to measure incremental performance and engagement lift
• Query and manipulate large-scale structured datasets using SQL & Python within a big data environment (Google Cloud Platform)
• Develop automated dashboards and reporting solutions in PowerBI and Customer Journey Analytics to enable self-service performance monitoring and insight gathering
• Work with internal partners to assess business needs and transform them into meaningful observations by selecting optimal analytic technique(s) depending on the nature of the business problem
• Prepare and present results to various teams within the organization in an audience specific language with a focus toward action-oriented decision‑making
• Continually look for ways to improve analysis processes and deliverables
• Develop a strong partnership and collaborate with Ulta Beauty business partners, performing as a team member who consults on how to attain the business goals by leveraging customer data and insights
• Improve analysis workflows, documentation, and test‑and‑learn knowledge repositories

The Essentials for Success:

• BA/BS degree in Business Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, Data Science or related analytical degree or experience (Master’s preferred)
• 5+ years of experience in experimentation, digital analytics, or customer behavior analytics (internship/project experience considered for early‑career candidates)
• Strong proficiency in SQL and relational databases
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Experience with A/B Testing Tools – Adobe Target preferred
• Experience with Adobe Analytics and/or Customer Journey Analytics
• Experience with Python or R a plus
• Experience in retail or CPG industry a plus
• Experience with data visualization tools (i.e. Tableau or PowerBI) a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills - must be able to communicate complex ideas in both technical and user‑friendly language.
• Capable of working in a dynamic environment, handling multiple projects, meeting deadlines, prioritizing appropriately and responding to issues quickly and creatively with an open and positive attitude.
• Excellent analytical, mathematical and creative problem‑solving skills.
• Energetic and self‑motivated - must be extremely organized and detail oriented with an ability to make proactive recommendations.

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The pay range for this position is $77,600.00 - $115,000.00 / Year with the opportunity for eligible associates to earn additional compensation pursuant to the Company’s bonus plan. Exact pay will be based on factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, level, shift, geographic location, and business and organizational needs.

Full-time positions are eligible for paid time off, health, dental, vision, life and disability benefits. Part-time positions are eligible for dental, vision, life, and disability benefits. For additional information concerning our benefits, visit our Benefits and Career Development page: https://learn.bswift.com/ulta

About

At Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ: ULTA), the possibilities are beautiful. Ulta Beauty is the largest North American beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care products and salon services. We bring possibilities to life through the power of beauty each and every day in our stores and online with more than 25,000 products from approximately 500 well‑established and emerging beauty brands across all categories and price points, including Ulta Beauty’s own private label. Ulta Beauty also offers a full‑service salon in every store featuring—hair, skin, brow, and make‑up services.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.