Senior Data Analyst – Sales Compensation

Date: May 30, 2020

Location: Canonsburg, PA, US, 15317

Company: Ansys

Ansys is the global leader in engineering simulation, helping the world’s most innovative companies deliver radically better products to their customers. By offering the best and broadest portfolio of engineering simulation software, Ansys helps companies solve the most complex design challenges and engineer products limited only by imagination.

SUMMARY

The Senior Analyst must work with appropriate business leaders as well as IT professionals in summarizing and communicating data inconsistencies, developing efficient and effective analytical reporting models.

The role requires the right combination of leadership skills, innovative analytical skills, and relevant industry expertise The senior analyst collaborates and collects analytical data from all global sales operations functions to provide a comprehensive overview of the business affairs to management.

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Reporting:
  • Prepare customized and standardized reports for the sales leadership team
  • Collect, analyze, evaluate and report data in support of ongoing business initiatives
  • Develop predictive metric reports
  • Conduct CRM data analysis
  • Provide monthly and quarterly analysis reports to the sales leadership team

• Forecasting/Planning
  • Assist management in developing and reviewing the budget and sales forecast
  • Coordinate sales reporting and forecasting process for all sales channels
  • Assist in the development, implementation, administration and maintenance of the organization’s sales planning and forecasting tools
  • Analyze the forecasting and plan achievement data to support the sales organization in achieving the sales goals

• Data Administration/Analytics:
  • Interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports
  • Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality
  • Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases
  • Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets
  • Filter and “clean” data by reviewing reports and performance indicators to locate and correct program problems
  • Work with Sales Operations management to prioritize business and information needs
  • Work with IT leadership in collaboration effort with data integration and BI tools
  • Locate and define new process improvement opportunities

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A minimum of 5 years of work experience in sales operations, sales finance, or business data analysis
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong knowledge of and experience with BI tools, databases (SQL, Power BI, etc), and programming.
• Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings
• Knowledge of data statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets
• Demonstrated proficiency analyzing large amounts of data and making recommendations based on the results
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related area of study such as computer science, finance, or math

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with sales coverage models, quota setting and territory alignment
• Experience designing and building complex models and reports
• Strong communication (written and verbal), organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multi-task while managing deadlines, perform well under pressure, work independently and as a part of a team
• Ability to succeed in a collaborative, start-up-paced environment
• Good business acumen and awareness of business trends
• Experience working with sales operations or within a sales organization a plus
• High degree of motivation, flexibility and creativity