(USA) Senior Manager, Advanced Analytics

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What you'll do...

Business Partnerships: Consults with senior leadership/ business partners (e.g., Sr. Directors/Directors) to understand overall goals/functionalobjectives, decipher key business challenges, identify tactics to anticipate and mitigate business challenges/issues and develop potential successcriteria. Focuses efforts on items that have maximum impact to the business. Contributes to business area strategic planning by providing input andactionable recommendations and solutions to senior leadership based on advanced research and analytical findings.People Development: Builds and leads a team to execute on business area or category objectives. Coaches team members and provides feedback toenhance skills, knowledge and work performance. Conducts performance and career development conversations, if applicable. Maintains teammotivation and engagement. Mentors less experienced associates and managers.Project Scope: Owns complex projects end-to-end for a business area, category or prototype. Manages risk associated with implementation.Model Development: Develops data models (algorithms, approaches) for complex projects within a business area or category to drive businessresults and value. Collaborates with project team to implement modeling solutions.Proof of Concept and Prototype: Manages the development and implementation of prototypes and production-ready complex algorithms for complexprojects. Manages the testing and validation process to monitor the solution. Evaluates new data analysis techniques to support prototypedevelopment. Collaborates with cross-functional partners (e.g., software engineering, category management) on prototypes and algorithms.Data Collection and Analysis: Leads the development and execution of advanced analytics to address unique business and technical problems, andsupport data-driven decision making. Makes strategic recommendations to cross-functional leadership based on analysis results. Collaborates acrossall analytics functions to develop and implement data analysis strategies and anticipate future trends and analysis.Collaboration: Collaborates with functional leadership and cross-functional teams (e.g., Categories, Customer Experience, Merchandising) to developconsultative solutions for complex projects for a business area, category or prototype. Collaborates and partners with external business partners andvendors.Drives the execution of multiple business plans and projects by identifying customer and operational needs; developing and communicating businessplans and priorities; removing barriers and obstacles that impact performance; providing resources; identifying performance standards; measuringprogress and adjusting performance accordingly; developing contingency plans; and demonstrating adaptability and supporting continuous learning.Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by selecting and training; mentoring; assigning duties; building a team-based workenvironment; establishing performance expectations and conducting regular performance evaluations; providing recognition and rewards; coachingfor success and improvement; and ensuring diversity awareness.Promotes and supports company policies, procedures, mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by training and providing direction toothers in their use and application; ensuring compliance with them; and utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy.Ensures business needs are being met by evaluating the ongoing effectiveness of current plans, programs, and initiatives; consulting with businesspartners, managers, co-workers, or other key stakeholders; soliciting, evaluating, and applying suggestions for improving efficiency and cost effectiveness; and participating in and supporting community outreach events. Leadership Expectations Respect fo