Sr. Manager, Advanced Analytics

Job Description

Position Overview – Basic Functions & Responsibility 

Essential functions include but are not limited to:  

We seek a strategic, product-minded leader to drive excellence and adoption of data and AI products across Commercial Data Ops, Commercial Data Analytics, and Advanced Data Analytics. The role owns end-to-end product management (problem framing, requirements analysis, roadmap planning, backlog prioritization, delivery management, value realization) and leads cross-functional change to ensure solutions are adopted and deliver measurable business impact. 

Core Responsibilities: 

• Product Strategy & Roadmap 

• Define vision, value, and success metrics across data/AI products; translate business needs into use cases and user stories. 

• Build multi-quarter roadmaps; prioritize backlog by impact, feasibility, and risk; ensure iterative delivery and value realization. 

• Delivery Governance 

• Manage design-to-launch delivery with stable quality. 

• Collaborate with engineering/platform on release, monitoring, and incident response. 

• Change Management & Adoption 

• Execute change strategies (stakeholder mapping, communications, training, reinforcement). 

• Engage end users via pilots and feedback; clarify roles and decision rights; measure adoption and impact for continuous improvement. 

• People Leadership 

• Lead and develop a high-performing team of product managers and change managers; set goals, coach, and foster a culture of customer-centricity, professional excellence, and impact. 

• Build a community of practice within the COE; drive standards, templates, and best practices in data product management and change enablement. 

Use Case Leadership 

Current Backlog Focus: 

• Engagement Suggestion: Lead the Rep Copilot product to enhance sales team customer interactions with AI-driven suggestions; ensure integration into workflows, CRM, and field tools. 

• Territory Optimization: Productize data-driven methods to optimize territory boundaries and metrics; balance workload equity, potential. 

• KPI Decision Acceleration: Enhance dashboards with explanations and guided insights to speed critical decisions; implement alerting and recommended actions with measurable impact. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree or above; MBA/advanced degree preferred. 

• 8+ years in data product management or commercial data analytics; proven delivery of data/AI product with hands-on experience preferred. 

• Strong product skills (discovery, requirements, roadmap, backlog, iterative delivery) and solid understanding of data engineering/analytics. 

• Change management experience for digital/data/AI solutions; stakeholder engagement, communications, training, adoption measurement. 

• Excellent analytical problem-solving; strong collaboration and influence across

Required Skills:

Business Case Development, Business Data Analytics, Business Intelligence (BI), Client-Centric, Commercial Analytics, Communication, Database Design, Data Engineering, Data Modeling, Data Science, Data Visualization, Delivery Management, Leadership, Machine Learning (ML), Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&M), Problem Framing, Product Lifecycle, Product Management, Product Roadmap, Product Strategies, Reinforcement, Software Development, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Waterfall Model

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

No Travel Required

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

No

Hazardous Material(s):

n/a

Job Posting End Date:

03/25/2026

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