Hill's Pet Nutrition is seeking the next Advanced Analytics Manager to join the amazing team!

At Hill’s we have a purpose. Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through groundbreaking innovation, outstanding nutrition, and the most promising people. If you’re interested in work that matters, motivated by passion for pets, we invite you to apply!

Founded more than 75 years ago with an unwavering commitment to pet nutrition, Hills’ mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. Our decades of science and research guide us in creating nutrition that’s a step ahead so pets and pet parents can enjoy every day together. As the US #1 Veterinarian Recommended pet food brand, knowledge is our first ingredient with 220+ veterinarians, PhD nutritionists and food scientists working to develop breakthrough innovations in pet health.

The Advanced Analytics Manager leads the development and deployment of analytics projects for the global marketing and sales organization. The role will require strong eye for business and hands-on experience with computer coding and statistics to help answer business questions. A mix of technical and interpersonal skills will be needed to effectively manage analytics projects that impact business decisions.

NOTE: This job is remote and can sit anywhere within the US.

 What you will do:

• Serve as analytics translator to business decision makers
• Define business problems that analytics can help solve
• Lead the deployment of analytics projects
• Deep, hands-on development of custom data models and algorithms to address business challenges using SQL, Python or R
• Assess project feasibility and business impact to prioritize projects
• Communicate technical concepts & information to a non technical audience in a clear & compelling manner
• Coordinate with different functional teams to implement models and supervise outcomes
• Evaluate external partners across different dimensions for analytics initiatives
• Partner with IT to align on data architecture, tools and technologies
• Bring to bear data visualization platforms (e.g. Tableau, Data Studio, Domo) to simplify & automate data sharing
• Personal accountability:
• Lead change within the commercial organization
• Identify development opportunities
• Display a growth mindset & “can do” attitude
• Take personal accountability for the delivery of key initiatives and projects
• Develop relationships with regional counterparts in order to share best practice and apply learning
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Stays in sync with all policies and standards

 Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in finance, statistics, computer science, business or related field
• At least 5 years in applied data analytics and computer programming
• At least 2 years of professional experience leading teams
• Proficiency with SQL
• Proficiency with Python or R for data manipulation; experience with data modeling techniques
• Experience with Data Visualization tools like Google Data Studio and Tableau
• Experience with customer analytics
• Experience with cloud environments (Snowflake, Google Cloud Platform) and SAP
• Understanding of data architecture and data engineering

 Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in quantitative field