Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field; Master's preferred.
Minimum 5 years of relevant analytics experience.
Expertise in SQL, Python, R, SAS, or SPSS.
Advanced knowledge of BI tools like MicroStrategy, Tableau, or Power BI.
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office.
Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
Demonstrated leadership and professionalism.
Responsibilities
Partner with leadership to identify business challenges and provide data-driven solutions.
Develop and present comprehensive analyses to senior leadership and marketing teams.
Lead experimentation efforts, including test design and prioritization.
Support marketing initiatives through customer segmentation and predictive modeling.
Analyze large data sets to identify key business drivers.
Implement cutting-edge analytics techniques to enhance decision-making.
Manage projects from inception to completion, ensuring clear communication and actionable insights.
Benefits
Opportunity for professional development and mentorship.
Collaborative work environment with cross-departmental partnerships.
Access to advanced analytics tools and technologies.
Engagement in innovative projects and experimentation.
Potential for career advancement within the organization.
Full Job Description
Job Description
As a Data Strategies Manager, you will manage projects that look at historical, current, and predictive views of the business to support key partners in decision making. Work closely with marketing, operations, and other departments to perform statistical analyses addressing business challenges. You will supervise, mentor, and train one or more direct reports. You will assign projects to your team and monitor progress. Success will be measured by your ability to provide in-depth insights and recommendations that solve business challenges as well as your ability to provide highly consumable data to the organization.
Partner with corporate and property leadership in marketing, operations, and other departments to understand business challenges and offer data-based solutions.
Develop and present comprehensive analyses, including insights and recommendations, to various levels of the organization, including senior leadership and marketing leadership.
Lead test and learn experimentation efforts including experiment prioritization, test design, and providing key learnings with recommendations.
Support direct marketing, special events, and promotional activities through robust customer segmentation, performance analysis, test design and analysis, and predictive modeling.
Analyze large data sources to understand key drivers of the business.
Apply predictive modeling, segmentation, forecasting, and multivariate analysis techniques to solve business challenges and maximize business performance.
Identify, research, and implement new, cutting-edge analytics techniques.
Manage assigned projects from inception to completion. This includes meeting with business partners, clearly defining the problem or question, formulating an approach, executing the analysis, creating conclusions and recommendations, and presenting findings to the business.
Design, create, and maintain dashboards and reports that track key metrics across the business for the purpose of monitoring the health of the business.
Write SQL, Python, R, SSIS, etc. to extract, manipulate, and move data within the Boyd Gaming technology stack.
Provide clear, insightful, and meaningful analysis that supports decision making.
Create and maintain documentation of processes.
Hire, train, coach, and develop other members of the Data Strategies team.
Prioritize and manage the workload of your direct report(s).
Drive efficiency in the department through automation.
Develop and maintain a positive working relationship with outside vendors, the properties, and other corporate departments.
Take initiative and solve problems.
Make good decisions in a timely manner.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as business analytics, statistics, mathematics, economics, computer science, or closely related field required. Master's degree preferred.
Minimum 5 years of relevant analytics experience required.
Expertise with tools such as SQL, Python, R, SAS, or SPSS required.
Advanced knowledge of BI tools such as MicroStrategy, Tableau, or Power BI required.
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office.
Inquisitive analytic thinking with a keen ability to solve problems.
Demonstrated professionalism and leadership skills.
Organized and detail oriented with strong attention to accuracy.
Ability to communicate complex analyses to a variety of audiences.
Ability to obtain/maintain any necessary licenses and/or certifications
About Boyd Gaming Corporation
Boyd Gaming Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-jurisdictional gaming company. It operates through three segments: Las Vegas Locals, Downtown Las Vegas, and Midwest & South. The company owns and operates 29 gaming entertainment properties located in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Its portfolio includes hotels, casino, breweries, resorts, and spa. Boyd Gaming Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
