Manager Data and Analytics

NiSource • Merrillville, IN

30d • Onsite

About The Position

The Data and Analytics organization at NiSource is the recently established advanced analytics arm of the company. We are building a talented team that is leveraging best-in-class tools and techniques to solve our company's highest value analytics use cases. With a strong team culture and commitment to innovative problem solving, the solutions that we build will be a competitive advantage for our company for many years to come. The Manager of Data and Analytics will lead and develop a team that implements and supports analytics solutions that enable data driven decisions, insights and value.  The manager will work closely with business leaders to ensure that solutions are providing the intended value and will partner with IT to collect and prepare high quality data.  This role requires comfort operating seamlessly between business processes, data analytics and technical application capabilities.  Collaboration with key partners, continuous improvement and analytical thinking is essential for success.  The manager will provide strong and inclusive leadership in a manner that engages employees, establishes a culture of trust and accountability and creates a strong pipeline of talent.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years of experience in fields related to data engineering, business intelligence (visualization/dashboard/reporting), data science, data analysis, business analysis
• 3+ years of experience utilizing SQL or other data extraction language as well as 1 other programing language (Python, R, Java, etc.)
• 2+ years of experience leading analytics developers or similar roles

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree
• Diverse background that brings experience of having worked across multiple data domains
• Proven experience delivering enterprise value through analytics development

Responsibilities

• Promotes, monitors and practices a value-first approach for data and analytics products that lead to actionable recommendations.
• Establishes relationships with business leaders to gain trust, advocate for analytics and data governance and to ensure analytics are producing the intended results
• Oversees activities related to an internal data and analytics portfolio (may include data science, data engineering, data prep, data governance, data stewardship, visualization, alerting and dashboard development).
• Oversees and/or performs analysis of data, identification of trends and the creation of executive summary conclusions and recommended action.
• Leads with a continuous improvement focus and mindset both within their team and for the broader organization.
• Collaborates closely with key stakeholders and IT to develop and enhance data and analytics products.
• Develops and oversees (or participates in) the execution of strategies for advancing analytics maturity of multiple distributed analytics teams.
• Fosters communities of practice and training programs that bring together business analysts, data analysts/scientists and data stewards/owners across the enterprise to share experiences, best practices and techniques.
• Responsible for hiring, training and evaluation of a team of 5-7 data and analytics professionals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees