Data & Analytics Lead

About AllianceBernstein

AllianceBernstein (AB) is a global investment-management firm providing industry-leading research and investment solutions through a combination of innovation, intellectual curiosity and relentless ingenuity. We offer high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional and individual investors worldwide. Our clients include some of the world's top institutions as well as private-wealth clients and retail investors. Through close partnerships with our clients, we collaborate on investment strategies across regions and sectors to inspire innovative thinking and deliver superior outcomes.

We invest in our people and in the communities in which we operate, and we celebrate our diversity to showcase what makes us unique. We offer our talent the opportunity to grow professionally while working on cutting-edge ideas and outcomes in a global culture that operates as a tight-knit community.

If you're ready to innovate and grow your career, join us.

Client Group Overview

The Client Group has a presence in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia, and is composed of five main areas:

• Sales & Client Services works with financial intermediaries and institutions to offer diversified investment solutions that help clients build and preserve their wealth
• Business Development is a conduit to the firm's investment teams and supports our clients and internal business partners through investment-platform and product content, messaging, competitive analysis and education
• Product Strategy & Development designs, develops and manages the firm's global lineup of investment services and considers clients' evolving needs to identify new opportunities
• Marketing promotes the firm and its services by creating, packaging and distributing content and messaging to engage diverse audiences through digital platforms and initiatives, strategic campaigns, and events
• Business Transformation looks to evolve and scale our business, leveraging digital and data, to drive top-line growth and improve profitability

Job Summary

We are looking for a Data & Analytics Lead to support our US Retail business. This role will leverage data to grow and manage the business by identifying new and meaningful data sources and developing and delivering solutions. The AVP, Data & Analytics Lead will work with sales teams throughout this process, applying data to drive business outcomes and clearly communicating insights to key stakeholders, including US Retail sales leadership. The team also provides business reporting, tools, and analysis to drive strategic decisions and enhance sales throughout the US Retail sales organization. The ideal candidate is a solutions-oriented leader, comfortable with ambiguity and excited to chart a course of BI delivery that will have measurable business impact.

Job Description

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design and development of all business metrics and sales reporting to support and drive sales effectiveness, measurement and management
• Bespoke client analysis
• Modeling and scenario analysis
• Development and implementation of data visualizations and sales enablement assets
• Design and development of all business metrics and sales reporting to support and drive sales effectiveness, measurement and management
• Analytics, reporting, and measurement across different strategic initiatives and the sales cycle
• Developing and communicating insights to senior stakeholders to drive strategic decisions, partnering closely with different functions, including the Distribution Enablement and Intelligence team
• Fostering a data-driven culture by demonstrating deep understanding of our business and generating ideas to apply data to support achievement of US Retail strategic business goals

Job Qualifications & Key Attributes

The ideal candidate should have:

• Bachelor's degree in finance or related field with 8-10 years of experience - advanced degrees (MS/MBA) preferred
• 7+ years' experience developing analytical strategies, business intelligence capabilities and overall 'data driven decision making' roadmap development
• Background in retail distribution in the asset management industry and associated third party data sources (DST, Discovery, BrightScope, Partner Firm Data Packs)
• A strong track record of successfully leading and implementing mid-large, complex projects
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across departments to develop solutions
• Relentless intellectual curiosity and a drive to excel at the highest level
• Expertise with data visualization tools such as MicroStrategy, Tableau and PowerBI
• Experience with Python, SQL R, and Excel is highly desired

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