Sr. Analyst, Retail Data Strategy

About the role

The Retail Data Strategy team leverages data, analytics, and strategy to help ensure customers receive a great experience today while driving CarMax's eCommerce & omnichannel transformation. This role sits at the intersection of data engineering and business analytics, partnering across Data Engineering, Technology and Product, and Strategy Analysts to build and maintain the data foundation the team depends on. It requires a stronger technical foundation than a traditional strategy or data analyst position, and is well-suited for someone who wants to see their work directly reflected in how the business understands and acts on its data.

Responsibilities

• Partner across technology and business teams to understand the customer and associate experience, identify key analytical questions, and translate those needs into clear data requirements and contracts, bridging technical and non-technical audiences throughout the process
• Design, build, and maintain governed data models, views, and tables in Snowflake that serve as the foundation for Retail Strategy's reporting and analysis
• Own the business logic layer, translating business definitions into consistent, documented SQL transformations and metric definitions that analysts and stakeholders can trust
• Maintain data transformation performance and data quality; proactively identify and resolve issues before they impact reporting or stakeholders
• Build and optimize Power BI reporting infrastructure, including semantic layer development and data source integration giving stakeholders timely and reliable visibility into key metrics
• Lead the evaluation and implementation of emerging AI-powered analytical tooling to accelerate insight delivery across the team

Requirements

• Two or more years of experience in an analytical or strategic role (Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, etc.)
• Advanced SQL proficiency, including complex transformations, performance tuning, and business logic implementation
• Experience with version control (Git/GitHub) and CI/CD concepts for data workflows
• Experience with job scheduling and orchestration tools
• Proficiency with enterprise BI tools including data source integration; Power BI, Report Builder, Tableau preferred
• Ability to translate between technical and business audiences; strong documentation skills
• Track record of working cross-functionally with both technical teams and business stakeholders

Preferred

• Experience with transformation frameworks (dbt or similar)
• Experience with Snowflake or a similar cloud data warehouse platform
• Experience implementing data quality testing and monitoring
• Hands-on experience designing dimensional or relational data models
• Familiarity with data governance and self-service BI enablement practices
• Background in retail or similarly complex data environments

Work Location and Arrangement

This role will be based out of the CarMax Midtown Office (Richmond, VA) and associates will work onsite 4 days per week.

About CarMax

CarMax disrupted the auto industry by delivering the honest, transparent and high-integrity experience customers want and deserve. This innovative thinking around the way cars are bought and sold has helped us become the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, with over 200 locations nationwide.

About the company

Our amazing team of more than 25,000 associates work together to deliver iconic customer experiences. Along the way, we help every associate grow their career and achieve their best, at work and in their community. We are recognized for our commitment to training and diversity and are one of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For®.

Company Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CarMax is committed to bringing together people from different backgrounds and perspectives, providing employees with a safe, welcoming, and inclusive work environment.

Annual Salary Range

$88,400.00 - $132,600.00 May be eligible for bonus and equity.

Benefits

Except as otherwise required by state law, CarMax Associates are entitled to the following paid sick, vacation, and holiday time. Associates that are considered full-time hourly or commission/incentive eligible: To earn up to 48 hours of sick time per year accrued on a per pay period basis and between 80 hours and 200 hours per year of vacation time after a 90 day waiting period depending on years of continuous service with the Company. For 8 hours of pay for each of a total of 6 paid scheduled holidays per year plus 1 floating holiday. If such an Associate does work on a scheduled holiday due to business need, they are eligible for Holiday Premium Pay.

For more details about benefits, please visit our CarMax Benefits website.