Sr. Specialist, Advanced Analytics

DIRECTV; United States; Remote; USD 101,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

DIRECTV seeks a Sr. Specialist, Advanced Analytics to design, build, and deploy predictive models that drive measurable outcomes. You will own end-to-end model lifecycles, from framing problems to deployment, collaborating with senior stakeholders to ensure business impact.

You will mentor analysts, establish governance, and stay current with SnowFlake, Databricks, and AI techniques, delivering clear recommendations and scalable analytics solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 3–5 years of progressive experience in statistical modeling, predictive analytics, or data science with independently delivered solutions.
• Expert-level proficiency in R and/or Python, with strong SQL skills; cloud-based infrastructure experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full analytical project lifecycle from problem framing to deployment and monitoring.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify high-value opportunities and align modeling approaches with business objectives.
• Translate model outputs into clear, actionable recommendations for executives and business audiences.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to best-practice development and governance.

Skills

Advanced analytics

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Business storytelling

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics/Mathematics/CS/Data Science/Economics

Master’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

The Sr. Specialist, Advanced Analytics is a seasoned expert in statistical modeling, machine learning, and predictive analytics who operates with a high degree of autonomy to design, build, and deploy sophisticated analytical solutions that drive measurable business outcomes. This role owns the end-to-end lifecycle of advanced models — including customer lifetime value, churn prediction, propensity modeling, and advanced segmentation — and serves as a trusted analytical advisor to business stakeholders and senior leadership. The Sr. Specialist is expected to bring deep technical mastery combined with strong business judgment, translating ambiguous business problems into well-defined analytical frameworks and translating complex model outputs into clear, actionable strategic recommendations. This individual also plays a key role in elevating the capability of the broader analytics team through mentorship, best-practice development, and technical leadership.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Lead the full analytical project lifecycle — from problem framing and data exploration through model development, validation, deployment, and ongoing performance monitoring.

• Partner directly with business stakeholders and cross-functional leaders to identify high-value analytical opportunities, scope projects, and align modeling approaches with strategic business objectives.

• Translate complex statistical and machine learning outputs into clear, non-technical narratives and actionable recommendations for executive and business audiences.

• Proactively identify data quality issues, model drift, or emerging risks in production models and lead remediation efforts.

• Independently design, develop, and deploy advanced predictive and machine learning models (e.g., customer lifetime value, churn, propensity-to-buy, next-best-action, advanced segmentation) with minimal oversight.

• Establish and maintain model governance practices, including documentation, validation standards, and monitoring frameworks to ensure models remain accurate and reliable in production.

• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level analysts on statistical techniques, coding best practices, model validation methods, and business communication skills.

• Lead or significantly contribute to large, cross-team analytical initiatives, often coordinating work across multiple contributors and stakeholders.

• Stay current on emerging SnowFlake, SQL, Databricks, emerging AI and machine learning techniques, tools, and industry best practices, and champion their adoption where relevant.

• Collaborate with data engineering and IT teams to ensure analytical infrastructure, data pipelines, and tooling support scalable model development and deployment.

• Present findings, methodologies, and business impact to senior leadership and various cross-functional partners.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, Economics, or a related quantitative field required; Master’s degree or equivalent experience preferred.

• 3 – 5 years of progressive experience in statistical modeling, predictive analytics, or data science, with a demonstrated track record of independently delivering complex analytical solutions.

• Advanced, demonstrated expertise in machine learning algorithms (e.g., gradient boosting, random forests, clustering, survival analysis) and statistical modeling techniques.

• Expert-level proficiency in R and/or Python, with strong SQL skills; experience with cloud-based or enterprise analytical infrastructure strongly preferred.

• Proven experience building and deploying customer lifetime value, churn, and segmentation models in a production business environment.

• Strong business acumen with the demonstrated ability to translate complex analytical findings into strategic, actionable business recommendations.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging senior business stakeholders and non-technical audiences.

• Demonstrated experience mentoring or informally leading junior analysts or team members.

• Experience with DIRECTV’s (or similar) analytical infrastructure and tools is a plus.

May require a background check due to job duties requiring routine access to DIRECTV and DIRECTV customer’s proprietary data. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction will be considered for employment in accordance with local ordinances and state law.

This is a remote position that can be located anywhere in the United States, with the exception of Alaska. #LI-Remote

A career with us comes with big rewards:

DIRECTV’s compensation structure is designed to be market-competitive and fully supports efforts to attract and retain employees. It is the company’s policy to offer pay that is competitive with other employers in the local market. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.

The Base Salary range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for each of DIRECTV’s 4 (four) US Labor Market Zones. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

DIRECTV WAGE ZONES: $100,947 - $183,299

Low (N1): $100,947 - $151,421

Mid (N2): $106,260 - $159,390

High (N3): $116,886 - $175,329

Top (N4): $122,199 - $183,299

Please note that the salary ranges reflect base salary only and do not include bonus or benefits - when you consider all of these together, it represents a pretty impressive total compensation package.