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Job Summary
Strategic Analytics is a fast-growing team that provides deep insights and advanced analytics to senior leaders across Comcast Cable. As internal consultants, we support the strategic decisions that drive Comcast's growth, improve its products, and improve its customers' experiences. Our team is looking for a hands-on analyst who can leverage Comcast's abundant data assets to become a trusted partner for our business leaders and solve their most complex problems. The role is highly visible and provides exposure to a broad range of Comcast's product and functional areas.
Job Description
Core Responsibilities
Proactively identify, prioritize, and conduct analyses that drive meaningful change on key objectives established by senior Comcast leadership
Synthesize actionable insights by joining together large data sets from across the company, and applying appropriate analytical techniques
Communicate findings clearly and concisely through narrative-driven presentations and effective data visualizations to Comcast executives and decision makers
Leverage analytical background to determine when advanced quantitative research tools and models should be used to address stakeholder problems
Develop analytic plans and testable hypotheses for key business questions raised by partners to ensure that all important questions are addressed fully, appropriately, and accurately
Effectively manage competing priorities through planned and ad-hoc requests
Promote and evangelize a culture of excellence, data driven discussions, healthy skepticism, intellectual curiosity, knowledge sharing, and teamwork, while maintaining an environment that is upbeat and fun
Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary.
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Primary Competencies
Deeply understand the business challenges faced by Comcast leadership, and their context
Incorporate business acumen into analytical work: make the right assumptions, control for the right variables, and interpret results from the perspective of the business stakeholder
Generate insights from large data sets that are actionable and add value to the business
Communicate and collaborate effectively with teammates and business stakeholders
As needed, learn and deploy advanced analytical techniques or data science approaches, including natural language processing, neural networks, random forests, clustering algorithms, graph theory
Able to filter through the ambiguity of business problems to be able to produce a high-quality analysis
Other Competencies
Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
Effective communication skills: ability to "tell the story"
Highly proficient in SQL. Proficient in or willing to learn other analytical tools such as R, Python, or SAS
Ability to learn and apply data science, machine learning, or other advanced analytical techniques
Ability to grasp complex analytic principles and techniques
Strong business acumen & demonstrated aptitude for analytics that incite action
"Lean forward" bias to find opportunities and drive results
Exceptional attention to detail and ability to progress multiple analyses in parallel
Ability to work effectively across functions, disciplines and levels
Work on problems requiring judgment and in-depth evaluation of multiple factors
Independently identify key issues, patterns or deviations from norm
Skill in identifying data issues and anomalies during analysis
Big Data Experience a plus - working with Hortonworks/Hadoop
Education and Experience
Minimum: BA/BS degree in marketing, economics, statistics, psychology, engineering, computer science, mathematics, or finance
Preferred: MA/MS degree in a quantitative discipline
3+ years of relevant work experience in analytic role, including time spent pursuing advanced degree.
Employees at all levels are expected to:
Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
Drive results and growth.
Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
Disclaimer:
Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.
Comcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Skills:
Leadership; Business; Critical Thinking
Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
5-7 Years
