Associate Director, Data Transformation & Analytics – Private Equity
CrossCountry Consulting
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: California • Illinois • United States
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About the role
- Oversee a wide range of Data Transformation & Analytics projects, spanning performance analytics, transaction support, forecasting, and AI-enabled solutions.
- Bring a diligent mindset to build innovative solutions for clients leveraging data for performance analytics and insights in connection with transformational events, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestitures, carve-outs, and exit preparedness.
- Utilize core accounting and financial due diligence skills to ensure data is reconciled and built at the transaction level, leading to supportable and auditable performance metrics.
- Provide strategic counsel to corporate and private equity leaders, including direct access to strategists, decision-makers, operating executives, managing directors, CFOs, and corporate development officers.
- Perform data extraction, transformation, modeling, visualization, benchmarking, and various descriptive and predictive analyses to help clients make better decisions.
- Lead high-performing teams in data analytics, consulting, and/or private equity, combining technical knowledge, analytics, and visualization to drive valuable business and commercial insights.
- Cultivate new client relationships and deepen existing ones. Guide clients and teams along their analytics journey, aligning with their strategic vision, crafting a practical roadmap, and supporting implementation.
- Lead data-driven discussions in management meetings, translating complex findings into clear, strategic recommendations for due diligence and transaction models.
- Contribute to developing and implementing firm-approved, AI-enabled solutions for clients, in accordance with company policies on data protection, intellectual property, and professional standards.
- Stay informed about emerging AI tools and techniques and collaborate with firm leadership to identify compliant opportunities to enhance client solutions and internal processes.
- Suggest methods and leverage tools to automate the client’s end-to-end process from data extraction and preparation to reporting in support of performance analytics.
- Contribute to the creation of forecasting and predictive analytics models.
- Develop and support thought leadership and intellectual capital, using data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the fast-growing practice.
- Mentor team members by coaching colleagues, providing regular ongoing feedback and annual performance reviews, and helping project teams resolve multi-faceted issues.
- Play an active role in attracting, interviewing, hiring, and retaining top Talent.
Requirements
- 9+ years of relevant experience involving a combination of financial due diligence for transaction services and data analytics.
- Extensive ability and proven skills in data processing tools such as Alteryx, PowerQuery, Excel, SQL, Python, and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or similar.
- Strong business acumen and critical thinking skills to draw meaningful insights from robust underlying data.
- Experience in SaaS, Industrial Manufacturing, Healthcare, Consumer Products, Retail, and/or Professional Services industries, including analytics around ARR cube and snowball, revenue/margin and price-volume, and/or cash collections waterfall.
- Experience in functional areas like supply chain, operations, and corporate finance.
- Experience with advanced analytical methods, including statistical pricing studies, customer lifetime value analyses, customer persistency/retention analyses, geospatial analyses, and statistical clustering analyses.
- Experience in business integrations, divestitures, or carve-outs including experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Transactions experience focused on quality of earnings, net working capital, and cash flows.
- Comfort with AI: Demonstrated ability to responsibly explore and adopt firm-approved AI tools to enhance productivity and innovation.
- Continuous Learning Mindset: Openness to learning and applying emerging technologies including AI and automation in alignment with firm policies and client standards.
- A passion for developing and maintaining client relationships. Ability to interact, communicate, and present effectively with internal teams and external clients.
- Experience mentoring junior team members and assisting project teams in resolving complex and multi-faceted issues.
- Willingness to travel to client sites when necessary.
Benefits
- comprehensive healthcare options, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
- flexible spending accounts
- 401(k) with company matching
- generous parental and maternity leave policies
- technology stipends
- wellness reimbursement programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data transformationdata analyticsfinancial due diligencedata extractiondata modelingdata visualizationpredictive analyticsstatistical analysisAI-enabled solutionsperformance metrics
Soft Skills
strategic counselbusiness acumencritical thinkingclient relationship managementmentoringteam leadershipcommunicationcoachingproblem-solvingcontinuous learning