Decision Analytics Associate Consultant - Customer Models & Motivation

What You’ll Do

• Develop and apply advanced statistical models that help clients understand dynamic business issues.
• Leverage analytic techniques to use data to guide client and ZS team decision-making.
• Design custom analyses in Python, R, Tableau, SAS, Visual Basic and Excel to investigate and inform client needs.
• Synthesize and communicate results to clients and ZS teams through oral and written presentations.
• Develop client relationships and serve as key point of contact on aspects of projects.
• Provide client and ZS teams project status updates.
• Create project deliverables and implement solutions.
• Advance problem-solving skills and improve ZS’s capabilities;
• Guide and mentor Associates on teams.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's or master's degree required in any discipline with strong record of academic success in quantitative and analytic coursework such as operations research, applied mathematics, management science, data science, statistics, econometrics or engineering.
• 2-4 years of relevant post-collegiate job experience in a consulting environment. A PhD may substitute in lieu of work experience.
• Consulting/client-facing experience preferred.
• Experience with large data sets (company performance data, internal sales or compensation data preferred).
• Experience with Python is preferred.
• Experience in analytical modeling with Excel.
• High motivation, good work ethic, maturity and personal initiative.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Empathy, adaptability and emotional intelligence.
• Close attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset.
• Self-discipline for planning and organizing tasks.
• Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, working in teams.

How you’ll grow

• Cross-functional skills development & custom learning pathways
• Milestone training programs aligned to career progression opportunities
• Internal mobility paths that empower growth via s-curves, individual contribution and role expansions

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package that supports your health and well-being, financial future, time away, and professional development.
• Robust skills-building programs, multiple career progression paths, internal mobility, and a deeply collaborative culture.

Hybrid working model

• We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week.
• The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.

Travel

• Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority.
• While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed.
• Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.