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Quarterly Planning and Operations Analyst

JD Power · United States · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteManagement$75k–$90k/yrFull-time
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for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include only sections with real content. We need to parse the job description. First, we have "Job Description" then "The Role:" paragraph. That's about the role. Could be "About the role". We'll put that in

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with the paragraph(s). Then "The Impact You Will Have in This Role:" paragraph(s). Could be "Impact" maybe not a standard heading; but we could put under "About the role" or maybe "Responsibilities"? Actually responsibilities are later: "What You’ll Be Doing In This Role". That's responsibilities. So we can have

Responsibilities

with list of duties. Then "What You Bring" is qualifications/requirements/skills. Could split into Requirements (experience, education) and Skills (technical). But we can combine into one section "Qualifications" maybe. The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we need to decide which headings to use based on content. We have content about: The Role description (overview). Impact (maybe part of About the role). Responsibilities (What You’ll Be Doing). What You Bring (experience, skills, qualifications). Also there is salary range (Pay). Also maybe Benefits: "Why Join JD Power" includes flexible work arrangements, learning and development, culture values. That's benefits. Also maybe Schedule? Not explicit. No schedule details. So we should not create Schedule section. We also have "North American based, with availability to work across a distributed global team." That's location requirement; could be part of Requirements. We have "This position has a starting salary range of $75,000 – $90,000 USD / 75,000 – 123,000 CAD per year." That's Pay. We have "Why Join JD Power" paragraph describing company, flexible work arrangements, learning and development, culture. That's Benefits. We have "Equal Opportunity & Accommodations", "Data Privacy", "Applications" etc which are boilerplate to remove. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the substantive sections. We must not repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it). So we don't add a heading for the job title. We must not put Job ID/requisition numbers as headings (none present). We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. We need to use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

    for prose. We need to decide how to structure lists. Let's extract content. **About the role** (maybe combine The Role and Impact). The Role paragraph: "JD Power’s Analytics team of over 200 professionals uses a hybrid, customized version of SAFe (scaled agile framework) to coordinate, execute and measure quarterly product development plans through planned cycles (program increments) to deliver value faster and more predictably. This role is responsible for the execution and ongoing optimization of that approach across sets of analytics professionals including data scientists, AI engineers, ML engineers, data engineers, software engineers, data insights analysts, data visualization and QA analysts, and data strategists. You will also interface heavily with partner teams in product and technology organizations as we move towards more consistent approaches across these teams. This is a high-intensity, high-visibility execution role involving the creation of net-new data-driven, AI- and ML-based products with our diverse set of automotive data assets. The role also evaluates, reports and conducts retrospectives on Analytics team operational KPIs for several of our major product areas involving our most complex, real-time data sets that have high customer expectations and very fast customer response times. These metrics involve product quality, throughput, model accuracy and other identifiers. You will partner with Analytics leaders to identify, root cause and improve business performance, and evaluate and measure the impact of use of AI in our development teams. This role sits within the Transformation Office, the enterprise function responsible for orchestrating the programs and initiatives that underpin our three-year strategy. In this capacity, you will be a dedicated execution partner to our CDAO, embedded in the work that matters most and positioned to grow alongside it." Impact paragraph: "Data and analytics are core to what JD Power sells and how we operate, particularly as our data assets and product development roadmaps have grown more complex and connected across multiple data sources. Your involvement in this position will ensure clarity of product development purpose and enable teams to effectively plan and ultimately own their development commitments. The Project Manager in this role is not a coordinator. You are voice of the Analytics organization in relation to what we shipped, what we will ship, how confident we are in doing so, and whether our quality, throughput and accuracy are performing to expectations." We could combine these into About the role section (maybe two paragraphs). That's fine. **Responsibilities** (What You’ll Be Doing In This Role): list of bullet points: - Facilitate program increment quarterly planning events to align teams on a shared mission, objectives and delivery commitments each quarter. - Lead inspect & adapt workshops, facilitating quantitative and qualitative retrospectives and executing on improvement ideas - Track and communicate metrics like completion rates, program predictability, to provide transparency and drive continuous improvement - Leading end-to-end program delivery by coordinating across multiple teams and functions, adapting to methodologies as needed including Agile, hybrid, and data platform-specific workflows - Building, maintaining, and owning the committed project plan and schedule, distinct from the product roadmap, and ensuring milestones are met with transparency and rigor - Drive adoption and maturity of product planning practices across the organization - Applying a hybrid toolkit – technical project management, agile delivery, and business analysis to address the specific needs of each workstream - Bring technical project management expertise to address engineering and AI challenges, working closely with technical leads and data scientists to monitor development progress and ensure alignment between business objectives and technical execution. - Partner with Analytics leaders to set annual KPI objectives for year-on-year improvements. - Proactively measure and report out on those KPIs and partner with technical teams to uncover root causes, implement retrospective actions and identify risks and countermeasures We need to put each as

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      . **Requirements / Qualifications / Skills** (What You Bring): list: - 5-8 years of project management experience - Highly accountable, you own your commitments, follow through without being chased, and hold others to the same standard - A self-starter who can operate with limited direction, identify what needs to happen next, and move without waiting to be told - Strong communication skills, able to distill complex program status into clear, concise updates for leadership audiences, both written and verbal - Experience in technology-centric environments (software development, IT, or data) with a history of bridging business objectives and technical execution - Proficiency in SAFe a plus. - Proficiency in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, generally speaking; experience with Jira, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, or similar SDLC and PM tools - Demonstrated experience applying AI tools to program and project management workflows, and a track record of proactively exploring and adopting emerging AI capabilities to improve team productivity and decision-making - Strong RAID discipline, schedule management, budget oversight, and the instinct to track details without losing sight of the bigger picture. - Comfortable managing multiple workstreams concurrently in a fast-paced, matrixed environment - Bachelor's degree preferred; PMP certification a plus - North American based, with availability to work across a distributed global team. We could separate into Requirements (experience, education) and Skills (technical). But we can also put all under "Qualifications". The instruction says we can use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide which to use. Perhaps we can have:

      Requirements

      for experience, education, location.

      Skills

      for technical proficiencies, methodologies, tools, AI experience, RAID, etc. But we need to ensure we don't create thin sections. Let's see if we have enough for each. Requirements could include: 5-8 years of project management experience, Bachelor's degree preferred; PMP certification a plus, North American based, with availability to work across a distributed global team. Also maybe "Highly accountable..." etc is more of a competency; could be Skills. Skills could include: Strong communication skills, self-starter, experience in technology-centric environments, proficiency in SAFe a plus, proficiency in both Agile and Waterfall, experience with Jira etc, Demonstrated experience applying AI tools, Strong RAID discipline, schedule management, budget oversight, comfortable managing multiple workstreams. We could also include "Highly accountable..." under Skills. Thus we have two sections: Requirements and Skills. **Benefits** (Why Join JD Power): paragraph(s) about company, flexible work arrangements, opportunities for learning and development, culture centered on Values, etc. Let's extract: "Why Join JD Power JD Power powers auto-related decisions through proprietary data, advanced analytics, deep industry expertise, and workflows that connect insight to action. Operating across North America, Europe, and Australia, we help customers make better decisions and achieve better outcomes. As a virtual-first company, we offer flexible work arrangements, opportunities for learning and development, and a culture centered on the Values that guide how we work every day. We power our customers’ success. Everything we do is focused on helping customers make better decisions and achieve better outcomes. We are innovative, collaborative, and grounded in data. We combine advanced analytics with human expertise to deliver insight that holds up in the real world. We make things easy. We turn complexity into clarity so teams can act faster and with confidence. We get it done. We focus on execution, accountability, and results. We start with trust and prove it every day. Independence, integrity, and credibility are the foundation of our work." That's a lot of prose; we can put as

      maybe multiple paragraphs. Could also list benefits as bullet list: flexible work arrangements, opportunities for learning and development, culture centered on Values, etc. But the instruction: use

      • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we could turn the benefits into a list. However the paragraph includes many statements; we could split into bullet points: flexible work arrangements, opportunities for learning and development, culture centered on Values, innovative, collaborative, grounded in data, combine advanced analytics with human expertise, make things easy, turn complexity into clarity, focus on execution, accountability, results, start with trust, independence, integrity, credibility. That's many but okay. But we need to preserve ALL substantive information; we can either keep as prose or list. The instruction says use
        • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. It doesn't forbid using

          for benefits if not a list. But we can choose to make a list to be safe. However we must not lose any detail; we can convert each sentence into a bullet. Let's extract bullet points: - Flexible work arrangements (virtual-first company) - Opportunities for learning and development - Culture centered on the Values that guide how we work every day - Powering auto-related decisions through proprietary data, advanced analytics, deep industry expertise, and workflows that connect insight to action - Operating across North America, Europe, and Australia, helping customers make better decisions and achieve better outcomes - Innovative, collaborative, and grounded in data - Combining advanced analytics with human expertise to deliver insight that holds up in the real world - Making things easy; turning complexity into clarity so teams can act faster and with confidence - Getting it done; focusing on execution, accountability, and results - Starting with trust and proving it every day - Independence, integrity, and credibility as the foundation of our work That seems to capture all. **Pay**:

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