Senior Consultant/Engineer

As an Analytics8 professional, you will have the exciting opportunity to work with a variety of companies, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses. Each project and client is different, giving you the chance to advance your career as you learn about new industries, businesses, and technologies.  

We are looking for people who are creative thinkers, problem solvers, and have excellent communication skills to translate between business terminology and IT logic.  

Summary  

A Senior Consultant has deep technical expertise in one or more of Analytics8’s core service lines, including 5+ years of successful consulting implementations. Senior Consultants are proficient at managing small to medium projects and are able to handle the scope/cost/timeline tradeoffs for single projects. A Senior Consultant gains the confidence of customers and has a track record of extending projects and identifying additional projects within existing customers.  

A Senior Consultant continues to broaden and deepen technical skills while also focusing on business and project management skills.   

Responsibilities   

• Delivers highly complex, successful solutions pertaining to service line area of expertise (e.g., complex data models, architectural recommendations, enterprise data strategy recommendations, governance solutions, architectural recommendations, and complex data models) 

• Gathers and refines  customer business and technical requirements on client engagements 

• Provides accurate level of effort estimation for project stages and tasks  

• Monitors project budget and communicates regularly with Engagement Lead/Consulting Director regarding budget status 

• Manages and documents client expectations and decisions with regards to scope, change management, cost, and timeline 

• Facilitates knowledge transfer plans as needed 

• Authors and maintains high quality documentation and other artifacts, such as project management artifacts, written case studies, and detailed use cases 

• Collaborates with Account Executive/Manager on opportunities for account expansion, builds key stakeholder relationships, provides scope and content development for SOWs, and proposes staffing recommendations 

• Serves as trusted advisor to client stakeholders providing recommendations, thought leadership, and supports strategic vision for the account 

• Responsible for project team adherence to the Analytics8 Delivery Model (ADM) when in an Engagement Lead role 

• Conducts technical interviews for candidates as needed 

Essential Requirements 

• Advanced experience and demonstrated ability in complex client engagements in two or more of the following core offerings:  

• Analytics 

• Data Management 

• Data Strategy 

• Governance 

• Advanced Analytics/Data Science 

• Advanced level SQL experience 

• Applied experience and demonstrated ability with Data Modeling of advanced complexity. 

• Ability to distill and communicate complex technical and business concepts in a targeted and concise manner to a variety of audiences, including executives 

• Proven ability to identify category, severity, likelihood, and potential impact of risk(s), develop appropriate mitigation plan, and communicate/escalate details to appropriate internal and client stakeholders in a timely manner 

• Demonstrated ability to manage complex client relationships 

• Demonstrated ability to interpret and manage projects according to SOW structure, project plan, intent, and impact of language 

• Demonstrated ability to design comprehensive test plans (i.e., QA plans.) 

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience 

• Strong active listening, written, and verbal communication skills. 

Training Focus  

• Technical and Tools Training  

• Consultative Skills Training  

• Project/Program Management Training  

Analytics8 is an Equal Opportunity Employer.