Sr. Analytics Lead

SM-Energy Company • Denver, CO

7h

About The Position

SM Energy is seeking a seasoned and strategic Analytics Lead to serve as a key partner to the BI Supervisor. This senior role is critical to the success of the Business Intelligence team, responsible for leading multiple, high-impact initiatives and driving the BI strategy forward. The ideal candidate will operate with a high degree of autonomy, expertly navigating ambiguity to deliver innovative and impactful solutions that provide significant value to the organization. This individual will serve as a force-multiplier, a key leader, and a mentor within the team, collaborating with business stakeholders and technical teams to deliver results while demonstrating strong leadership and influencing capabilities.

Requirements

• Leadership & Mentorship: Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and inspire a team of technical and analytical professionals. Capable of guiding project teams and elevating the overall capabilities of the BI function.
• Project & Portfolio Management: Expertise in managing multiple, concurrent initiatives with competing priorities. Ability to deliver projects on time and within scope while managing stakeholder expectations.
• Managing Ambiguity: Exceptional ability to operate with a high degree of independence, thriving in situations with unclear requirements and driving analytics solutions from concept to production with minimal supervision.
• Strategic Mindset: Ability to align business goals with innovative solutions and drive strategic decision-making in partnership with leadership.
• Collaboration & Influence: Proven ability to collaborate across functions, influence key stakeholders, and gain alignment without direct authority.
• Analytical Acumen: Strong data analysis skills, with the ability to identify patterns and recommend actionable solutions.
• Adaptability & Resilience: Able to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment while maintaining focus on long-term objectives.
• Emotional Intelligence: Capable of managing relationships, leading conversations with empathy, and resolving conflicts effectively.
• Minimum of 5 years related experience

Nice To Haves

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate as critical partner for the BI Supervisor providing guidance to the analytics team and representing the department in key meetings.
• Independently lead a portfolio of complex analytics and business intelligence projects, ensuring successful execution from conception to completion.
• Mentor and develop junior analysts and project members, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and data-driven decision-making.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, technical teams, and external partners, guiding them toward innovative solutions that meet organizational goals.
• Foster the use of advanced analytical skills to gather, analyze, and interpret complex data from multiple sources to provide actionable insights that influence key decisions.
• Identify trends, insights, and root causes of issues, and leverage data-driven approaches to recommend and implement solutions.
• Influence key decision-making processes and drive results without direct authority, leveraging strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to identify business challenges, propose actionable strategies, and implement efficient solutions.
• Promote a culture of excellence, innovation, and collaboration within the organization.
• Navigate changing priorities and circumstances with resilience, offering clear guidance and direction to keep projects on track.
• Proactively identify risks, issues, and opportunities, and develop mitigation strategies to maintain project momentum and success.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders across business functions and technical teams, fostering collaboration and open communication.
• Lead difficult conversations and navigate complex situations with tact and empathy, ensuring alignment among all parties.
• Demonstrate emotional intelligence in all interactions, balancing business needs with the emotional dynamics of team and stakeholder engagement.
• Promote a mindset of innovation and adaptability, encouraging the organization to embrace new technologies, tools, and methodologies.
• Lead the strategy for the technical development of enterprise solutions, ensuring alignment with both business objectives and technical capabilities.
• Define the overall technical approach, including the efficient de-coupling of business logic and visualization tools to maintain user performance.
• Build project plan and timeline as needed. Lead project meetings and status updates.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to gather detailed requirements and define functional specifications for the dashboard.
• Act as the bridge between business needs and technical teams by ensuring that the business requirements are accurately transformed into technical specifications including SQL scripts to expedite development cycles.
• Provide guidance to developers on how to implement business logic efficiently and within best practices, ensuring the technical output meets the business objectives and timelines.
• Leverage your business knowledge to ensure developers have a clear understanding of the business context and goals for the dashboard.
• Foster a collaborative environment, mentoring developers to elevate their performance and focus on quality.
• Lead the internal testing process to ensure the solutions deliver accurate and actionable data.
• Conduct thorough validation of outputs and data integrity, ensuring that the dashboard meets the business and technical requirements before handing off to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather continuous feedback, ensuring the dashboard evolves according to their needs.
• Run weekly project meetings as needed.
• After each iteration deployment, work with stakeholders to monitor the dashboard’s usage, gather feedback, and recommend improvements for future iterations.

Benefits

• SM Energy offers competitive compensation and benefits programs which include, but are not limited to, variable pay, health care coverage, retirement plan, protection coverage, time off and leave programs, training and development opportunities and a range of allowances connected to specific work situations. Details are available at Careers :: SM Energy Company (SM) (sm-energy.com) [https://www.sm-energy.com/careers].

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree