IT Data & Analytics Lead

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IT Data & Analytics Lead

Position Summary

The Data & Analytics Lead is responsible for defining implementing and supporting Enterprise Data solutions and capabilities. They provide expertise in the integration reporting structuring mining and securing of data for the Enterprise. They provide data analytics on complex datasets with a variety of tools. They provide expertise on data analytics and business intelligence advancing analytic standards across the Enterprise. They consult to Engineers Architects Data Governance Security and other organizations on data architecture designs models and standards. They are responsible for modeling complex business problems and providing insights and recommendations through the use of statistical algorithmic mining and visualization techniques.

Essential Responsibilities

• Analytics and Reporting: Conduct data exploration to identify areas of opportunity or risk. Provide data investigation and consultation on how data quality integrity and/or controls can be improved. Discover trends draw conclusions and provide actionable recommendations. Build and deploy statistical and predictive models.
• Consultation: Work crossorganizationally to drive adoption of standard tools and improved data integrity. Ensure IT solutions have sound data management practices. Provide subject matter expertise and consultation on data aspects of new and/or changing IT solutions.
• Capability Maturity: Champion data solutions to enhance value and fill gaps. Automate and continuously improve core data functions such as collection extraction transformation quality validation and control. Collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure sound data and BI capabilities as well as understanding of the importance of quality data.
• Standards: Lead BI development to provide stable high quality and rapid delivery of reports and dashboards that provide business value. Work crossorganizationally to ensure data solutions are secure efficient and in alignment with Data and IT Enterprise Standards.

Minimum Requirements

• Seven years of related functional experience
• Bachelors degree in Technology Science Business or related field or 4 years of experience equivalent to the position.
• Excellent problem solving data acumen and analytical skills
• Experience with data profiling and data management ingestion practices.
• Experience designing developing and delivering reporting solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and recommend BI solutions to fulfill complex business requirements.
• Excellent communication skills effective with varying organizational levels and skill sets
• Excellent Relationship Management and collaboration skills with a track record of working as one team crossorganizationally to drive innovation and business results.
• Demonstrated experience with distributed computing data visualization data architecture and metadata/data cataloging.

As a leading combination electricity and natural gas energy company Xcel Energy offers a comprehensive portfolio of energyrelated products and services to 3.4 million electricity and 1.9 million natural gas customers across eight Western and Midwestern states. At Xcel Energy we strive to be the preferred and trusted provider of the energy our customers need. If youre ready to be a part of something big we invite you to join our team.

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