Description

Cox Communications is looking for a Data Analyst II within the Strategy, Planning, Execution, and Analytics Organization. This role is a part of a high-impact team delivering insights from data to the organization that are critical to reaching objectives and enabling informed decision making. The Data Analyst II is skilled at gathering, manipulating, and understanding data resources and combines these skills with curiosity and a passion for solving organizational problems. A strong communicator with developed internal client consulting skills, the Data Analyst II is responsible for understanding the vision and objectives of internal partners and proactively finding data-based solutions that lead the organization.

The Data Analyst II provides support in analyzing data, providing insights and reports as it relates to various marketing and business operations, including but not limited to managing data provided by vendors, aggregating data to achieve data-driven insights and results. The Data Analyst II is responsible for measuring and assessing the effectiveness of these data and provides the market share combined with local macroeconomic data related to regions and other Cox’s related geographies.

The Data Analyst II is recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and authority on issues related to reporting, aggregating, combining multiple internal and external data sources to produce analyses, and metrics. Operating with considerable latitude for independent judgment, the Data Analyst II provides influence and leadership to cross-functional teams and other stakeholders on ideas and solutions that impact corporate results. Data Analysts are also tasked with providing mentorship and guidance to team members and associates.

What You’ll Do 
• Develop data pipeline schemas and requirements.
• Advanced knowledge of architectural data design.
• Advanced knowledge of data integrity, data governance.
• Create data pipelines and automation using a combination of tools and languages including SQL, Python, PySpark, and R.
• Extensive working experience on Hadoop/Minerva environment as well as cloud environment.
• Ability to use data to answer ad-hoc business questions and insights.
• Deliver high-impact analyses and presentations tailored to business need or questions.
• Identify and create new data resources from disparate sources to enable reporting, data science, and advanced analytics.
• Understand business objectives and user needs to translate into requirements for reporting, analytics, and data science projects.
• Create advanced reporting and dashboards primarily in Tableau.
• Leverage statistical testing and experimental design methodologies to determine impact of organizational actions.
• Facilitate meetings and presentations to senior leadership.

What’s In It For You 

At Cox, we reward your hard work with meaningful benefits. 

First, we offer a highly competitive compensation package, 401(k) with a generous company match, comprehensive healthcare, life, and disability benefits, plus numerous other benefits, including adoption assistance, pet insurance, and discounts on travel and cars! 

We value people more than technology. That means you’ll work within a culture and with a team that values your leadership, your experience, your contributions, and you – yes, you – as a person. We believe recognition is important, and Cox strives to celebrate those who help make us successful every day.  We also encourage diversity and support inclusion; we want you to do you and feel comfortable doing so. 

We also offer boundless opportunities for growth; you can sharpen your skills, learn a new talent, join a mentoring program, even earn an advanced degree. You’ll find the potential for lateral or upward career growth within the Cox family businesses, including the innovative startups in transportation mobility, clean tech and more. 

Who You Are 

Minimum
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with minimum 2 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and up to 2 years’ experience; or 6 years’ experience in a related field.
• Requires strong practical and theorical knowledge of Hadoop and Cloud Environments.
• Experience migrating to a cloud environment.
• Experience implementing CI/CD practices in data engineering workflows.
• Experience independently consulting with stakeholders and clients to develop reporting and analytics that help meet needs and objectives.
• Strong programming skills and ability to utilize a variety of data/analytic software/languages/tools, e.g., PySpark, Python (Pandas, Numpy, Scipy, Scikit-learn), SQL, Tableau, etc. Demonstrated problem solving and analytical thinking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, presentation, and collaborative skills to work effectively with teams throughout organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic and diverse team environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to successfully comprehend and communicate advanced analytics artifacts, business insights, and resulting implications to non-technical business partners.
• Excellent skills to work effectively with teams throughout organization.
• Experience independently creating automated reporting and dashboards in Tableau a plus.

Preferred 
• Degree in related discipline strongly desired (degree related to STEM strongly preferred)
• Experience with statistical testing methods and design of experiments.
• Experience on data pipelines, data architecture, data integrity, and data governance.

Responsibilities

• This role is a part of a high-impact team delivering insights from data to the organization that are critical to reaching objectives and enabling informed decision making
• A strong communicator with developed internal client consulting skills, the Data Analyst II is responsible for understanding the vision and objectives of internal partners and proactively finding data-based solutions that lead the organization
• The Data Analyst II provides support in analyzing data, providing insights and reports as it relates to various marketing and business operations, including but not limited to managing data provided by vendors, aggregating data to achieve data-driven insights and results
• The Data Analyst II is responsible for measuring and assessing the effectiveness of these data and provides the market share combined with local macroeconomic data related to regions and other Cox’s related geographies
• The Data Analyst II is recognized as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and authority on issues related to reporting, aggregating, combining multiple internal and external data sources to produce analyses, and metrics
• Operating with considerable latitude for independent judgment, the Data Analyst II provides influence and leadership to cross-functional teams and other stakeholders on ideas and solutions that impact corporate results
• Data Analysts are also tasked with providing mentorship and guidance to team members and associates
• Develop data pipeline schemas and requirements
• Deliver high-impact analyses and presentations tailored to business need or questions
• Identify and create new data resources from disparate sources to enable reporting, data science, and advanced analytics
• Understand business objectives and user needs to translate into requirements for reporting, analytics, and data science projects
• Create advanced reporting and dashboards primarily in Tableau
• Leverage statistical testing and experimental design methodologies to determine impact of organizational actions
• Facilitate meetings and presentations to senior leadership

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of architectural data design
• Advanced knowledge of data integrity, data governance
• Create data pipelines and automation using a combination of tools and languages including SQL, Python, PySpark, and R
• Extensive working experience on Hadoop/Minerva environment as well as cloud environment
• Ability to use data to answer ad-hoc business questions and insights
• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline with minimum 2 years’ experience in a related field
• The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and up to 2 years’ experience; or 6 years’ experience in a related field
• Requires strong practical and theorical knowledge of Hadoop and Cloud Environments
• Experience migrating to a cloud environment
• Experience implementing CI/CD practices in data engineering workflows
• Experience independently consulting with stakeholders and clients to develop reporting and analytics that help meet needs and objectives
• Strong programming skills and ability to utilize a variety of data/analytic software/languages/tools, e.g., PySpark, Python (Pandas, Numpy, Scipy, Scikit-learn), SQL, Tableau, etc
• Demonstrated problem solving and analytical thinking skills
• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, presentation, and collaborative skills to work effectively with teams throughout organization
• Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic and diverse team environment
• Strong communication skills with the ability to successfully comprehend and communicate advanced analytics artifacts, business insights, and resulting implications to non-technical business partners

Benefits

• First, we offer a highly competitive compensation package, 401(k) with a generous company match, comprehensive healthcare, life, and disability benefits, plus numerous other benefits, including adoption assistance, pet insurance, and discounts on travel and cars!\u202f