Staff Decision Scientist

As a Staff Decision Scientist you will serve as a strategic thought partner to senior leaders across Sales Customer Success Marketing and Finance owning ambiguous problems uncovering causal drivers and delivering recommendations that shape how Workiva operates and grows. You go beyond describing what happened to explaining why it happened and what to do next applying state-of-the-art analytical capabilities including Snowflake Cortex and AI-powered tools to surface insights at speed and scale and to drive outcomes through clear executive-ready communication.

This role reports to the Director of Decision Science within Workivas Enterprise Data & Analytics function.

What Youll Do

Strategic Analysis & Insights

• Lead rigorous hypothesis-driven analyses proactively framing the most important business questions uncovering causal drivers risks and opportunities and delivering clear so what recommendations that connect directly to strategic priorities and senior leadership decisions

• Leverage state-of-the-art analytical capabilities including Snowflake Cortex AI-assisted workflows and advanced statistical methods to develop and automate insights at scale

• Create and present compelling data narratives that make complex findings accessible and actionable for executive audiences

Metrics & Data Product Development

• Act as the metrics and data product owner: translate new business models go-to-market motions and strategic initiatives into well-defined metrics measurement frameworks and self-serve data products that enable confident consistent decision-making across the organization

• Partner with Data Engineering Analytics Engineering and BI teams to ensure metrics are reflected in scalable data models and delivered through self-serve data products enabling business users to access interpret and act on trusted data independently

• Engage with Data Governance teams to ensure metric integrity consistency and compliance with data standards

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with leaders across business functions to translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical plans building credibility through the quality of insights and influence without authority

• Facilitate cross-departmental data initiatives that break down silos and create a unified strategic view of the business

Analytics Leadership & Ownership

• Take ownership of outcomes proactively managing stakeholder expectations flagging risks early and following through on commitments with accuracy and speed

• Drive analytical excellence across the team establishing standards for hypothesis-driven analysis reproducible workflows and AI-assisted automation that raise the bar for how insights are developed and delivered

• Mentor and develop junior analysts and engineers building a team culture where rigorous thinking clear communication and continuous learning are the norm

• Contribute to building Workivas data culture and advancing data as a competitive advantage across the organization

What Youll Need

Minimum Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in decision science data analytics strategy analytics or a related role within the technology sector

• Bachelors degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics Economics Computer Science Business Analytics). Masters preferred

Preferred Qualifications

Business Skills

• Deep understanding ofSaaS business modelsand how analytics drives business outcomes with a track record of extracting actionable forward-looking insights from complex data

• Exceptional communication and data storytelling skills able to distill complex findings into clear compelling narratives for executive and cross-functional audiences

• Advanced stakeholder management skills with proven ability toinfluence across organizational boundarieswithout direct authority

• Able to balance big-picturestrategic thinkingwith rigorous attention to detail from framing the right business question to ensuring accuracy in the final output

• Self-motivated and intellectually curious thrives in ambiguous environments brings investigative rigor to every problem and stays current with emerging analytical methods AI capabilities and industry trends to continually raise the bar

Technical Skills

• SQL & Data Manipulation:Expert-level proficiency across complex multi-source datasets

• AI & Modern Analytics:Hands-on experience with Snowflake (including Cortex) Redshift and AI-assisted tools to automate and accelerate insight generation

• Statistical Analysis:Proficiency in hypothesis testing A/B testing regression analysis and causal inference

• Data Visualization:Ability to develop clear compelling visual narratives using tools such as Sigma Amazon QuickSight Superset or Python libraries

• Data Modeling:Solid understanding of data modeling concepts; dbt experience a plus

• Programming:Python for advanced analysis and workflow automation (preferred)

• Data Governance:Working experience with data governance and metadata management tools such as Atlan or Alation able to apply governance standards to metrics definitions data lineage and analytical outputs in day-to-day work

Travel Requirements & Working Conditions

• Up to 10% travel for internal meetings and trainings

• Reliable internet access for remote work

Why Join Workiva

Workiva is the platform designed to bring confidence control and a competitive edge to the worlds most complex organizations. Our AI-powered platform unifies finance risk and sustainability on a single secure foundationensuring data is trusted traceable and ready to act on. With an unbroken path from source to output leaders gain confidence in their numbers visibility into current and emerging risks and the ability to move with speed and precision in a constantly changing world.

At Workiva youll bring technology to market that executives boards and regulators depend on. The work you do here helps organizations navigate uncertainty maintain trust and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny. If youre energized by meaningful challenges inspired by collaborative teams and motivated to help organizations turn uncertainty into advantage wed love to meet you.

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