Manager, Data Analytics & Data Science

Manager, Data Analytics & Data Science

Location: Remote (U.S.)

Time Zones: CST / MST preferred

Industry: Telecom (confidential client)

We’re partnering with a well-established, growth-stage technology company on a confidential search for a Manager of Data Analytics & Data Science. This role sits at the center of data-driven decision-making and will play a critical part in modernizing analytics, scaling data science capabilities, and enabling business leaders with actionable insights.

A key focus of this role will be leveraging Looker to empower the organization with trusted, accessible, and actionable data.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys building teams, setting technical direction, and partnering closely with executives and stakeholders across the business.

What You’ll Do

Team Leadership & Growth

• Lead, mentor, and develop a growing team of analytics and data science professionals.
• Build and scale a high-performing organization across analytics, data engineering, and data science.
• Establish best practices around analytics, modeling, experimentation, and visualization.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and long-term professional development of team members.

Strategy & Delivery

• Partner with senior leaders to define analytics and data science strategy aligned to business goals.
• Identify high-impact opportunities where data can improve operations, efficiency, and decision-making.
• Own delivery of end-to-end data initiatives—from discovery through execution and adoption.
• Balance near-term business needs with longer-term platform and capability development.

Technical Oversight

• Provide technical guidance across analytics, BI, and data science workflows.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and reliability across reporting and models.
• Drive adoption and best practices around Looker, ensuring dashboards and insights are scalable, trusted, and widely used.
• Stay current on emerging trends in analytics, data science, and cloud data platforms.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Serve as the bridge between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
• Translate complex analyses into clear, actionable insights for executive audiences.
• Influence business decisions through strong data storytelling and visualization, frequently delivered through Looker.

What We’re Looking For

Required

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Statistics, Math, Economics, Engineering, or similar).

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• 4–7 years of experience in analytics, data science, or business intelligence.
• 3–7 years of people management experience, including mentoring and developing data professionals.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with large datasets.
• Proficiency in Python or R.
• Hands-on experience with BI and visualization tools; strong Looker experience is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication skills and comfort working with senior leadership.

Preferred

• Experience with modern cloud data platforms (e.g., BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift).
• Familiarity with data warehousing and ETL/ELT concepts.
• Exposure to data governance, quality frameworks, and best practices.
• Experience integrating data from multiple business systems into a centralized analytics environment.

Why This Role

• Opportunity to build and lead a growing data organization
• High visibility and direct partnership with executive leadership
• Significant ownership of analytics strategy and BI adoption
• Competitive compensation, bonus potential, and strong benefits
• Fully remote role with a collaborative, outcomes-driven culture