Strategic Analytics & Planning Lead

salesforce.com, inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 94,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce in Austin, TX seeks an experienced data analytics professional to turn insights into scalable reporting assets and self-service tools. You will coach teams on Tableau, analyze large data sets, and build models and dashboards that empower decision-making across the business.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in data analytics or strategy, strong SQL and expertise in Python/R, and a collaborative mindset to drive data-driven solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, Economics, Finance, Math/Statistics or related field.
• 3+ years of professional experience in data/analytics, financial due diligence, strategic planning; management consulting or strategy background preferred.
• Databases proficiency (SQL, etc.) and statistics knowledge; experience with Python/R/Tableau for analysis.
• Strong data visualization skills with Tableau and best-practices, performance optimization, agentic capabilities.
• Self-driven with ability to synthesize multiple information sources into strategic POV; able to thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills; ability to translate complex topics into clear recommendations.
• Analytical skills and familiarity with data concepts; ability to work with data professionals on actionable insights.
• Cross-functional collaboration and experience managing complex projects to successful delivery.

Responsibilities

• Drive analytics productization and self-service by creating scalable reporting assets.
• Coach team members on Tableau and analytics best practices; improve dashboard quality and turnaround speed.
• Analyze large/complex datasets to extract meaningful insights for strategic decision-making.
• Develop complex data models to derive actionable insights and support decisions at scale.
• Design, develop, and maintain interactive dashboards/reports using Tableau and enable end-users via TableauNext.
• Clean and preprocess data for ML modeling; create features to improve model performance under guidance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to integrate data science solutions into systems.

Skills

Tableau

SQL

Python

R

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Economics, Finance, Math/Statistics

Tools

Tableau

SQL

Python

R

Job description

Salesforce in Austin, TX seeks an experienced data analytics professional to turn insights into scalable reporting assets and self-service tools. You will coach teams on Tableau, analyze large data sets, and build models and dashboards that empower decision-making across the business.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in data analytics or strategy, strong SQL and expertise in Python/R, and a collaborative mindset to drive data-driven solutions in a fast-paced environment.