Strategic Lead, Forecasting and Metrics Analytics
Vanguard · Scottsdale, AZ · 1 mo ago
HybridFull-time
What You'll Do
- Serve as a strategic analytics partner to senior leaders, shaping forecasting, metrics, and performance measurement approaches aligned to enterprise priorities.
- Lead complex, high-impact analytical initiatives from problem definition through executive delivery.
- Develop forecasting models, performance metrics, and scenario analyses that support strategic planning and goal setting.
- Translate sophisticated analytical outputs into concise executive narratives, visualizations, and recommendations.
- Ensure analytical rigor by validating methodologies, assumptions, and results across teams.
- Establish and oversee recurring reporting and insight-generation processes that support ongoing leadership decision-making.
- Set standards for data quality and analytical excellence; lead efforts to improve data reliability and usability.
- Mentor and guide analysts, strengthening analytics capabilities and best practices across the organization.
- Monitor emerging analytics trends, tools, and external best practices to continuously elevate insight generation.
Required Experience
- Master’s degree or PhD in a quantitative STEM field preferred, or equivalent substantial industry experience
- 5+ years of relevant modeling/forecasting or analytics experience, or a combination of advanced academic work and industry experience
- Deep expertise in advanced analytics, statistical modeling, and forecasting methodologies
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders through data-driven insights and executive communication
- Strong experience working with financial and digital data to inform strategic decisions
- Proficiency in data visualization and storytelling to translate complexity into clarity
- Experience with forecasting tools and techniques, including Prophet or comparable solutions
- Strategic mindset with the ability to prioritize work based on business impact