Data Strategist 3

Stater Bros. Markets•San Bernardino, CA

1d•$103,513 - $129,391•Onsite

About The Position

The Data Strategist (Level 3) serves as an analytics leader within the Center of Excellence (COE), driving execution of enterprise data strategy roadmaps and building partnerships with business leaders. The role leads end-to-end delivery of complex BI applications, data products, and analytics initiatives, while promoting data-driven decision-making across the organization. The position advocates data literacy, oversees change management programs, and helps ensure integrated analytics solutions. It also mentors junior team members and promotes COE governance standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Analytics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; an equivalent combination of education and directly related work experience will be considered.
At least 4 years of progressive combined experience in data analysis, mathematics, visualization, or similar BI domains.
Expert knowledge of business intelligence frameworks, data analysis, core enterprise business metrics, and data visualization best practices.
Experience gathering business requirements, defining analytics scope, and leading end-to-end delivery of BI applications and data products.
Ability to partner with business leaders, translate complex data concepts for non-technical audiences, and influence data-driven decision-making.
Strong project management, presentation, problem-solving, and cross-functional facilitation skills.
Advanced proficiency with modern BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau and Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Strong working knowledge of relational database environments such as Microsoft SQL Server and cloud data platforms such as Microsoft Azure.

Nice To Haves

End-to-end project management leadership and direct stakeholder or client engagement experience.
Experience coaching, mentoring, or guiding junior team members or project contributors.
Working knowledge of data governance principles, data quality management, and data security standards in enterprise analytics environments.
Exposure to data modeling concepts, star schema design, or data transformation workflows.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor junior Data Strategists, ensuring alignment with COE strategy and business objectives.
Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities to apply data and analytics to strategic goals.
Lead development and execution of data strategy roadmaps and ensure timely delivery of analytics initiatives.
Promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation within the team and across the organization.
Advocate for data literacy and self-service analytics, leading training and change management initiatives as needed.
Monitor and evaluate the impact of analytics initiatives and recommend improvements or adjustments.
Collaborate with other COE leaders to support an integrated approach to data and analytics projects.
Promote the value of data, analytics, and fact-based decisions across the organization.
Lead planning of projects that produce reports and data-driven insights.
Lead ideation, requirements gathering, and delivery of BI applications and data products.
Perform other duties as assigned by leadership.