Job Summary

S&C Electric Company is a leading specialist in electric power switching, protection, and control whose aim is to create innovative solutions that are easily applied and provide the best long-term value. S&C empowers people to transform the grid and we’re seeking a leader to empower every part of the business to derive meaningful insights from our data.

We are looking for a Senior Manager of Data Analytics to build a team of data science and analytics experts and manage the processes and people responsible for data collection, processing, scientific modeling, and analysis. The team will be responsible for all elements involved with the design, aggregation, contextualization, training, analysis, visualization, and propagation of analytics. This team will lead the analytics of S&C’s growing AI footprint within production operations. The focus will be to support the development of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and causal analytics required for production operation needed for business.

The Senior Manager-Data Analytics will lead the design, development and implementation of tools, methodologies, and processes to facilitate the collection, consolidation, analysis and reporting of information across S&C. This position will work closely with fellow production leaders and business partners to ascertain the organization's data analysis needs, develop a strategic roadmap for launching data-driven initiatives, and define and implement the necessary framework to support these initiatives. The position will coordinate and/or conduct the training of production leaders on reporting and analysis methodologies, tools, and processes. The Senior Manager will utilize knowledge of S&C’s reporting and analytical tools to empower every part of the business to derive meaningful insights from S&C’s data.

Management Accountabilities

• Build and effectively manage a high performing Production and People Analytics team: hiring, onboarding, mentoring, developing, and coaching team members.
• Develop an analytical roadmap to align with company priorities.
• Communicate progress and priorities to leadership and business partners.
• Manage the goal and performance review cycle for direct reports, focusing on strengths-based development and role alignment for team members.
• Liaise and build strong partnerships and collaboration with peers, business stakeholders, and managers in order to understand the requirements for reporting and delivering correct and accurate information.

Data Analytics Accountabilities

• Partner with other S&C data analytics groups to ensure effective delivery of data analysis to business leaders.
• Manage the development and delivery of data products that support forecasting, reporting, and scenario modeling of data.
• Help manage and optimize business processes for data intake, validation, visualization and communication of deliverables.
• Build, develop and maintain data models, reporting systems, data automation systems, dashboards and performance metrics that support key business decisions.
• Lead cross-functional projects using advanced data modeling and analysis techniques to discover insights that will guide strategic decisions and uncover optimization opportunities.
• Manage the design, delivery and monitoring of reporting and analytical initiatives, processes and tools that enable IT to achieve performance excellence in data analytics.
• Keep up to date with advances in data analytics technologies.
• Examine, process, and perform quality control checks on the supplied data.
• Identify critical metrics and produce recommendations on what data to collect.
• Determine appropriate data rights and access management through collaboration with the Cybersecurity and business teams.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Building Effective Partnerships : Creates strong morale and spirit in the team; fosters open dialogue; blends people into teams when needed.
• Communication : Significant experience in written and verbal communication and ability to communicate effectively to all levels within and outside the company. Ability to present/communicate impact and findings to various levels of constituents in an accurate and timely manner.
• Critical Thinking and Analysis : Creative, analytical thinking and results-driven orientation demonstrated through the ability to draw conclusions and trends from data analysis. Ability to conduct and interpret complex analyses and reporting requirements to determine efficient solutions.
• Customer Focus : Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; establishes and maintains effective relationships with internal customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Data Science and Analytics : Strong experience with data science development lifecycles. Understands the application of statistics in business, such as forecasting, machine learning, AI, causations and correlations. Knowledge of some or many of SQL, Python, R, VBA, Excel, and/or other data manipulation tools.
• Insights and Storytelling : Influences the strategic vision and direction of data management from a data driven perspective. Conveys technical results through insights and storytelling to both technical and non-technical audiences across all levels of an organization. Influences technical and non-technical work partners.
• Motivating Others : Creates a climate in which people want to do their best work; can motivate many kinds of individuals; empowers others.
• Organizational Agility : Knows how to get things done formally and informally; understands and navigates cultures effectively.
• Organizational Change Management : Applies change management principles to organizational initiatives.
• Teaching and Instructing: Capable of effectively improving S&C’s capabilities in utilizing data, AI and visualizations in decision making
• Project Management : Capable of effectively managing complex projects with little to no guidance.
• Results Orientation : Can be counted on to deliver goals consistently, timely and successfully.
• Strategic Agility : Is future oriented; can anticipate future consequences and trends and can create competitive strategies and plans.

Education and Experience

• Requires a bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.) in Data Science, Mathematics, Analytics or a related technical discipline from an accredited four-year college or university. Advanced degree preferred.
• Seven plus (7+) years of data analytics experience working in data planning, analytics or similar function with a mid-sized to large company or recognized data analytics consulting firm.
• Five plus (5+) years of experience leading a team.
• Experience managing multiple projects

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S&C is a global company providing equipment and services for electric power systems. Founded in 1911, the Chicago-based company designs and manufactures switching and protection products for electric power transmission and distribution. S&C’s Engineering teams design solutions for a portfolio of products for a wide range of customers including electric utilities and industrial/commercial power users. S&C offers broad opportunities for advancement, excellent education and training programs, a challenging work environment, and a strong package of pay and benefits.

The Human Energy of S&C has been built on the principles of integrity, enthusiasm, and sustained energy. These are the traits that S&C has always looked for and found when seeking people to join our 100% employee-owned team. S&C would not be where it is today without the diversity of our team members and business partners. We consider our diversity to be a core strength of our company, and we aspire to align our team-member demographics with the populations in which we live and work. To realize this vision, we seek to facilitate the career development of minorities, women and all team members through events hosted by our Inclusion, Diversity, Engagement and Awareness (I.D.E.A.) Group, Women’s Empowerment Group and other S&C affinity groups.