Strategy and Business Development Associate - Commercial Data Insights

The D. E. Shaw Group

$140K — $175K *
Business Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and 2+ years in commercial insights or strategic analysis; advanced degree preferred.
  • Strong project management, analytical, and commercial judgment skills; excellent in visualizing complex data.
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills; strong attention to detail.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel; experience with BI tools like Power BI or Tableau.
  • Experience in prompt engineering for coding; familiarity with applied statistics and Python preferred.
  • Experience with CRM data is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with teams to gather and analyze data that influences marketing and client strategies.
  • Provide insights and strategic recommendations to senior leadership based on data analysis.
  • Engage with stakeholders to understand business intelligence needs and deliver relevant analyses.
  • Work with international teams to enhance data quality and improve management systems.
  • Refine systems for client experience and external communication.

Benefits

  • Medical and prescription drug coverage.
  • 401(k) contribution matching.
  • Wellness reimbursement.
  • Family building benefits.
  • Charitable gift match program.
Full Job Description
What you'll do day-to-day

  • Collaborate on the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data that impacts marketing efforts, client engagement and retention strategies, product development, and communication and branding initiatives, and use insights to present strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
  • Work with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to understand their business intelligence requirements, deliver analyses, and serve as a partner when implementing recommendations from analyses.
  • Collaborate with international data and software development teams to improve available data for analysis and refine the systems used for relationship management, external communications, transaction processing, and client experience.


What we're looking for

  • A bachelor's degree and at least two years of relevant experience working in a commercial insights or strategic analysis role are required; an advanced degree in business, economics, data science, or a related field is a plus but not required.
  • Impressive project management, commercial judgment, and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and visualize complex data and provide strategic insights.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, along with keen attention to detail.
  • Advanced working knowledge of Excel and proficiency with business intelligence programs (e.g., Power BI, Tableau).
  • Experience with prompt engineering for coding is required, as is familiarity with applied statistics and Python for data retrieval, transformation, and visualization; proficiency is preferred.
  • Experience with engagement and/or customer relationship management (CRM) data is a plus.
  • The expected annual base salary for this position is $140,000 to $175,000. Our compensation and benefits package includes variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus, guaranteed in the first year of hire, and benefits including medical and prescription drug coverage, 401(k) contribution matching, wellness reimbursement, family building benefits, and a charitable gift match program.


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