Associate Vice President - Analytics - Utility Domain - IIT/IIM/XLRI/ISB/NIT/FMS

Role Overview and responsibilities:

- Lead a multi-domain team of 40+ Analysts and Data scientists working across Commercial, Business Operations, Customer Care, Energy Hedging and Customer Analytics

- Grow existing account by identifying latest demand and create proposals/lead sales pitch meetings

- Make critical decisions and guide the core team on the workstreams

- Act as first point of contact for client senior leadership team

- Define, track and analyse metrics and measures for project performance

- Assist in learning and development of new team members

- Enhance value proposition and balance out requirements with cost to maximize the value proposition to the customer

- Identify potential data-driven ML solutions to business challenges that improve user experience through personalisation and prediction of user preferences

- Act as thought leader SME within the organization and utilities industry, represent organization on various platforms, publish research paper/blogs

- Understand and analyse impact of various technologies in areas of Data, Cloud, emerging technologies etc.

- Assist in creating monthly business review packs and present it to senior leadership team of

Candidate Profile:

- Bachelor's/Master's degree in economics, mathematics, computer science/engineering, operations research or related analytics areas; candidates with BA/BS degrees in the same fields from the top tier academic institutions are also welcome to apply

- 5+ years' analytics experience and 3+ years' project/team management experience is a must

- Prior experience in pricing analytics is preferred

- Prior hands-on experience in propensity modelling and forecasting is a must

- Strong hard skills on various analytical tools R, Python, Power BI (DAX), Excel/VBA is a plus

- Prior experience in driving client engagements and programs. Experience in dealing with clients on a day to day basis and managing client interactions independently is a must

- Robust knowledge of key functional areas utilities industry

- Well organized, detail-oriented, ability to multi-task with great follow up skills

- Strong communication and presentation (including PowerPoint) skills to clearly communicate thoughts/work to senior level clients or internal management

- Ability to use business judgement and a structured approach towards solving complex problems

- Able to understand cross cultural differences and can work with clients across the globe

- Proficient user of Microsoft suite (advanced excel, PowerPoint and word)

- Good business awareness, understanding the broader context in which delivery has an impact on overall business performance

- Confident leadership and influencing style, being able to make an immediate impact with client stakeholders