Principal, Analytics Architect

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Launch is seeking an experienced and driven Analytics Principal to join our dynamic and growing Data Analytics and Visualization discipline! Our ideal candidate will be responsible for overseeing a team of skilled data analysts, delivering on strategic accounts, leading & assisting sales pursuits, ensuring the delivery of high-quality analytics solutions, providing technical and thought leadership, and engage collaboratively with stakeholders across various functions.

• Oversee the execution of analytics projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project operating models, requirements, and objectives
• Comprehensive understanding of designing project team analytics operating models (including best practice delivery accelerators)

• Assist with sales pursuits (including prospective client calls), writing proposals, and responding to RFPs
• Build, and empower other to build, sales accelerators
• Drive external brand awareness

• Create interactive and insightful data visualizations and dashboards using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Sigma Computing, or similar platforms
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand data visualization requirements and create user-friendly and actionable dashboards
• Design high-fidelity wireframes following visual analytics best practices
• Develop dashboards following visual analytics best practices
• Leverage BI tools to create best practice/optimized data models
• Conduct performance tuning and optimization of dashboards and BI data models
• Identify opportunities to enhance data analytics and visualization capabilities

• Design and optimize SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data efficiently
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity by implementing robust data quality and validation checks
• Comprehensive understanding of data structure/preparation/transformation best practices

• Perform in-depth data analysis, leveraging modern/advanced analytical techniques to extract insights and solve complex business problems
• Drive the development of data visualizations, dashboards, and KPI/metric definitions to support decision-making
• Leverage modern cloud platforms for query/data source development

• Ensure data accuracy and the quality of analytical outputs
• Implement best practices for data governance and data management
• Develop comprehensive data and dashboard QA/testing processes

• Comprehensive understanding of BI/analytics architecture best practices
• Comprehensive understanding of BI/analytics platform design best practices

• Contribute to the development and implementation of the company's data strategy
• Identify opportunities for data-driven improvements in processes and operations
• Strong understanding of conducting D&A strategy assessments
• Strong understanding of designing and implementing analytics centers of excellence

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including senior management and executive leadership, to understand their D&A needs and to provide actionable insights
• Present findings and recommendations to non-technical stakeholders in a clear and compelling manner

• Foster a culture of continuous learning and skill development within the team
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging analytics tools and techniques

• Proven experience (8+ years) in visual analytics, with a track record of leading teams
• Strong proficiency in data visualization & analytics tools and best practices (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Sigma Computing, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in data visualization & analytics architecture…