Group Program Manager, Strategy & Innovation Analytics

Key Skills

Aartificial intelligence, Data science techniques, Effective communication skills, Machine learning techniques, Program Management, Project management

Job Description

The Group Program Manager of Strategy & Innovation Analytics supports the Corporate Strategy, Enterprise Innovation, Strategic Technology Partnerships and Purpose & Culture teams. You will manage analytics and data science engagements focused on the measurement and optimization of this functional area, with a focus on identifying strategic opportunities to utilize advanced analytics, controlled experiments, and data science to achieve corporate targets. You will work cross-functionally across EDAI, as well as our partners in these teams and other functions to accelerate the adoption of data-informed decision-making. Your team will enable an objective view to properly understand opportunities and business solutions that drive innovation and partnerships, optimize consumer experiences, and increase brand loyalty. 

As a leader with a technical background, you will be responsible for leading a team of hands-on practitioners to draw insights, create scalable data products and build statistical models to identify opportunities with high ROI. Our team is focused on delivering future-focused, consumer-centric, prescriptive solutions that allow GM to stay proactive and nimble as we scale our Innovation. Note that this role performs functions of program management but does not sit within a program management organization.

What You'll Do:

• Promote a collaborative work environment within the team and across stakeholders, building relationships and driving team member development
• Showing your contextual business knowledge and functional domain expertise in the retail SaaS space through your ability to use data, analytics, and insights to drive revenue and business performance
• Driving a strategic roadmap with executable outcomes to provide business value and impact.
• Using your strong stakeholder management skills, able to prioritize asks, and move requests from the point of curiosity and into realized data products, insights, and solutions.
• Using your knowledge of how to map data skills, techniques, and tools to problems.
• Working with a product owner and teammates to develop requirements definitions.
• Exhibiting the ability to tell a succinct, data-driven story and tailor delivery to a wide range of stakeholder levels.
• Leading and developing a team that can tackle diverse problems across the business, identifying strengths and weaknesses and allocating accordingly.
• Ensuring an elevated level of delivery quality at all levels of their organization through the creation of internal structures and extensible frameworks to manage accountability and develop staff.
• Communicate insights to upper management and other stakeholders and provide recommendations for program improvements.

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications):

• 5 - 8+ years of experience in analytics, data science, or quantitative insights in an enterprise setting.
• 2+ years of experience successfully leading technical teams or work
• Expertise in the principles of experimental design and analysis
• Understanding of the principles of causality and/or modeling of incrementality
• Demonstrated history of leveraging hypothesis testing and experimentation to drive measurable program improvements, particularly in external partnerships
• Prior experience with least one of the following methodologies: statistical modeling, machine learning, AI models, behavior-based segmentation, causal inference, multi-touch attribution, propensity modeling and targeting
• Exceptional at prioritizing and focusing on the highest value opportunities
• Ability to evaluate the big picture and solve business problems rather than focusing solely on metrics
• Strong drive for results and intellectual curiosity; must be a self-starter
• Ability to train, mentor, and evaluate the technical capabilities of others
• Prior experience evaluating and/or hiring high-performing talent
• Strong project management skills with demonstrated success
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects at once without sacrificing quality
• Excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills and highly collaborative work style
• Excellent oral, listening, presentation, and written communication skills
• A company vehicle will be provided for this role with successful completion of a Motor Vehicle Report review.

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree in a related field

Compensation: The compensation information is a good faith estimate only. It is based on what a successful applicant might be paid in accordance with applicable state laws. The compensation may not be representative for positions located outside of New York, Colorado, California, or Washington.

• The salary range for this role is $116,100 - $181,600. The actual base salary a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.

• Bonus Potential: An incentive pay program offers payouts based on company performance, job level, and individual performance.

Benefits:

• Benefits: GM offers a variety of health and wellbeing benefit programs. Benefit options include medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Accounts, retirement savings plan, sickness and accident benefits, life insurance, paid vacation & holidays, tuition assistance programs, employee assistance program, GM vehicle discounts and more.

GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.