Senior Project Data Analyst (PSO)
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Senior Project Data Analyst (PSO)Job Description
JOB TITLE:Senior Project Data Analyst (PSO)
The Senior Project Data Analystis a core member of the Project Management Support Office (PMSO). This role leads a small team of PSO Coordinators and acts as the central driving force for project analytics technology enablement and operational efficiencyacross Product Development programs. The role combines project management experience product development domain knowledge and advanced digital automation skills(Power BI Power Automate Power Apps Smartsheet) to elevate how the PMO delivers insights reporting and workflow automation. This position plays a critical role in modernizing the PMO enabling predictive decision-making and driving smart automationinitiatives that reduce manual work improve accuracy and increase execution speed.
2. Key Responsibilities
A. PMO Operations & Project Support
- Lead coach and manage a team of PSO Coordinatorssupporting multiple projects across the product development lifecycle.
- Oversee project planning tracking financials documentation control and reporting ensuring alignment with PMO standards
- Work with PMs to ensure all project reporting needs (status updates dashboards PMO reports) are consistently delivered with quality & reporting happens via Smartsheet(project plans execution dashboards risk logs).
B. Data Analytics & Reporting
- Own and deliver enterprise-grade reports and dashboardsusing:
- Power BI(portfolio KPIs milestone health risk heatmaps capacity reports)
- Smartsheet dashboards(automated project health summaries critical path insights)
- Establish automated data flows and reporting pipelines using Power Query / DAX.
- Improve visibility of project performance through actionable insights and trend analytics.
- Lead PMO digitization initiatives using the Power Platform:
- Build Power Appsto replace manual trackers and forms.
- Use Power Automateto eliminate repetitive tasks (approvals reminders workflows updates).
- Drive integration of Smartsheetwith Power BI Power Automate MS Teams and SharePoint for seamless execution.
- Recommend new tools and methods to improve PMO efficiency (predictive analytics AI-assisted reporting automated health scoring).
C. Process Standardization & Continuous Improvement
- Standardize PMO reporting cadence templates documentation and governance models.
- Identify inefficiencies across PMO processes and propose automation opportunities to reduce effort and cycle time.
- Contribute to PMO capability buildingtraining PMs and PSO coordinators on digital tool usage.
3. Required Skills & Experience
A. Technical Skills
- Demonstrated expertise in Power BI(DAX modeling advanced visualization).
- Strong proficiency in:
- Power Apps(canvas & model-driven apps)
- Power Automate(flows triggers connectors)
- MS Excel (advanced)
- Smartsheet(formulas automated workflows dashboards reports)
- Strong understanding of SharePoint Teams and cross-system integrations.
- Experience using or supporting PLM/Document Control systems(Windchill preferred).
B. Project Management & PMO Knowledge
- Overall 12 Experience of which 8 years working in Project Management PMO or Product Development environments.
- Solid understanding of end-to-end PDLM / Product Developmentprocesses (conceptlaunchsustaining).
- Experience supporting or managing large cross-functional programs.
- Ability to read and interpret project schedules risks mitigation plans resource demands and budgets.
- Prior exposure to stage-gate processes
C. Leadership & Behavioral Skills
- Demonstrated experience leading small teams or coordinators.
- Strong influencing skills; able to partner with global R&D Quality Marketing and Operations.
- Ability to simplify complex data into clear executive-level insights.
- High ownership discipline and proactive problem-solving mindset.
- Customer-centric collaborative and passionate about process excellence.
4. Education
- Bachelors degree required (Engineering Computer Science Data Analytics Business Management or related field).
- Masters degree preferred.
- PMP CAPM Agile certifications or similar credential is an added advantage.
5. What Success Looks Like
- PMO reporting becomes automated accurate and insight-driven.
- Reduction in manual work for PMs and PSO coordinators through workflow automation.
- Improved portfolio visibility milestone predictability and data integrity.
- PMO becomes significantly more digitally enabled enabling faster and smarter execution.
- Team of PSO Coordinators operates with clarity consistency and high performance.
6. Additional Notes (Optional)
- Role may interact with global teams across EU APAC and US.
- Occasional travel to R&D or manufacturing sites depending on business needs.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Databases
- Data Analytics
- Microsoft Access
- SQL
- Power BI
- R
- Tableau
- Data Management
- Data Mining
- SAS
- Data Analysis Skills
- Analytics
About Company
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