Data Strategist

Must-Have Skills Strong research, analytics, modeling, and data-visualization skills, including advanced proficiency with Excel/Sheets, working knowledge of SQL (comfortable manipulating large datasets and writing their own queries), and fluency using AI tools (e.g. 2+ years of experience leading projects that incorporated data strategy/analytics/data science at a consulting firm, in a corporate strategy team, at an investment bank, or similar.

Job Title: Data Strategist
Location: Remote PST preferred
Duration: 8+ Months with potential to extend
Pay Range: $90-$95/Hr on W2 (DOE)
 
Must-Have Skills

• Strong research, analytics, modeling, and data-visualization skills, including advanced proficiency with Excel/Sheets, working knowledge of SQL (comfortable manipulating large datasets and writing their own queries), and fluency using AI tools (e.g. LLMs) to accelerate research and analysis
• Demonstrated experience structuring and solving analytical problems
• High ownership and proactivity - able to independently drive projects (especially Industry Insights) from ambiguity to a decision-ready output
• Demonstrated experience of presenting to leadership and influencing product decisions

 
Nice-to-have Skills

• Master's degree or equivalent in business, marketing, analytics, engineering, or other related quantitative discipline (e.g. MBA)
• 5+ years of relevant experience in management consulting, strategy, business operations, investment banking and/or program management
• Experience in VR/AR, gaming, wearables, or consumer hardware, and the broader consumer internet space (social, media, and entertainment)
• Preference for candidates to have undergrad/grad school experience at leading institutions

 
Description:

• The Competitive Intelligence team's mission is to provide the analytical foundations that inform how we build and grow our products. We do so by monitoring and analyzing the trends, players, and technologies driving our industry, identifying consumer needs, adding structure to ambiguous problems, and framing key decisions for our leaders.
• Successful candidates for this position will have or develop a deep understanding of the product landscape, including trends, players, technologies, and underlying dynamics.
• They will independently drive research and analysis, using data sources and AI tools (e.g., LLMs) to surface industry insights that influence the long-term product roadmap.
• The ideal candidate will have solid data analysis skills, good product sense, project management skills, and structured thinking & communication.

 
Responsibilities:

• Data Management: Use 3P services to compile and organize benchmarking data on an ongoing basis
• Data Visualization: Transform raw data into tables/charts/graphs for presentations
• Research: Find, collect, and synthesize information from external and internal sources, using AI tools to accelerate the work
• Analysis: Synthesize qualitative and quantitative information to surface industry insights Communication: Build, share, and present work to leaders and teammates as needed

 
Minimum Qualifications:

• 4+ years of experience in consulting, strategy, data analytics/data science, business operations and/or program management
• 2+ years of experience leading projects that incorporated data strategy/analytics/data science at a consulting firm, in a corporate strategy team, at an investment bank, or similar
• Experience in analytics, modeling, and data visualization, including advanced proficiency with Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides, Word/Docs, and working knowledge of SQL
• Fluency using AI tools (e.g., LLMs) to accelerate research and analysis
• Demonstrated experience structuring and solving analytical problems
• High ownership and proactivity - able to independently drive projects like Industry Insights from ambiguity to a decision-ready output
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders/teams to achieve outcomes

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree or equivalent in business, marketing, analytics, engineering, or other related quantitative discipline (e.g. MBA)
• Preference for candidates to have undergrad/grad school experience at leading institutions.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in management consulting, strategy, business operations, investment banking and/or program management
• Experience in VR/AR, gaming, wearables, or consumer hardware, and the broader consumer internet space (social, media, and entertainment)
  
  Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
  
  Equal Employment Opportunity
  Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
   
  Fair Chance Employment
  Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.
   
  Accommodations
  We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us. 
   
  Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation.