Online Lead Decision Analytics

Home Depot • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Lead Decision Analytics associates serve as data strategy consultants for the executive leadership team (ELT) within the online organization, providing answers to strategic questions. They develop KPI frameworks to measure performance, including marketing campaign success, and partner with operational analysts in merchandising and marketing so those teams can apply the frameworks in their own analyses. They also build and maintain dashboards and create reports on ongoing initiatives for leadership.

Decision Analytics associates develop analytical frameworks and identify metrics that produce consistent, effective insights to support business outcomes. The role focuses primarily on internal business insights and business intelligence, while potentially supporting model development and AI/ML work. It requires business-domain knowledge and advanced analytics skills. The lead associate manages complex projects and teams, guides analytics work, communicates recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences, and supports the development of predictive and prescriptive analytics capabilities.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of work experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a field of study related to the job.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a quantitative field such as analytics, finance, or information systems.
• At least 7 years of work experience.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Ability to code in Python, R, SQL, Jupyter Notebook, Vertex AI, and AutoML.
• Ability to visualize data using Tableau.
• Demonstrated expertise in data analysis and data visualization.
• Demonstrated expertise in translating analysis into effective presentations.
• Demonstrated expertise in using data analysis to identify key insights that help solve business problems.

Responsibilities

• Use extensive business knowledge to develop solution approaches and build trust and collaboration with internal customers and cross-functional teams.
• Partner with other organizations to identify opportunities for new tools and maintain technical agility for advanced analytics.
• Lead and manage large, complex projects and teams; direct work prioritization and ensure quality.
• Collaborate with managers and the team to distribute workload and resources.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert in predictive and prescriptive analytics.
• Drive effective Agile project delivery practices to produce reliable, actionable enterprise-level analytics.
• Ensure the team understands and applies established processes and standards, and mentor team members in their development.
• Communicate insights and recommendations effectively to technical and non-technical leaders, business customers, and partners.
• Explain the impact of recommendations to drive alignment and appropriate implementation.
• Develop solutions that transform data into useful, actionable information.
• Guide project teams through requirements gathering, design, and development of complex applications and programs.
• Provide technical education on advanced analytics to the analytics community.
• Advance analytics teams' maturity in predictive and prescriptive analytics.
• Manage requests and insight roadmaps for online merchandising, marketing, and ELT organizations.
• Produce deep statistical analysis to support predictive insights.
• Build KPI frameworks in partnership with requesting organizations.
• Build and maintain dashboards and prepare reports on ongoing initiatives for leadership.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior