Project Lead

Does solving complex business problems and real world challenges interest you?  Do you enjoy seeing the impact your contributions make on a daily basis?  Are you passionate about using data analytics to provide game changing solutions to the Global 2000 clients?  Do you thrive in a dynamic work environment that constantly pushes you to be the best you can be and more?  Are you ready to work with smart colleagues who drive for excellence in everything they do?   

If you possess a solutions mindset, strong architecting skills, and commitment to be part of a tremendous journey, come join our growing, global team.  See what Saama can do for your career and for your journey.

Saama Analytics has been on the forefront of data innovation for the last two decades and continues to offer cutting-edge data analytics solutions powered with big data, cloud, and AI/ML aptitudes for its customers in Life Sciences, Insurance, CPG, and other industries.

Saama is committed to finding the best people because the innovations and discoveries that enabled together leads to better technologies, better treatments, and a better future.

Key relationships:

• Client Executives (C-Suite, SVP/VP, Directors)
• Industry Thought Leaders in the area of expertise
• Sales/Pre-Sales Executives
• Product/Customer Implementation Teams
• Operations support teams at Onsite and Offshore

What We Value

• Integrity: doing the right thing
• Solutions: solving core, complex business challenges
• Collaboration: working as one team
• Innovation: changing the game
• Transparency: communicating openly
• Enjoy & Celebrate: having fun

Competencies:

• Results-oriented and a self-starter who enjoys a challenge and needs minimal support and direction.
• Works well in structured environment handling multiple threads
• Takes initiative; challenges status quo
• Learns quickly; takes smart risks & experiments.
• Consulting skills; identifies key requirements in dynamic environments.
• Positive Attitude, Communication & Influence skills.  Able to communicate effectively and credibly with clients, and other team members.  Effective in both written and spoken communication.
• Stays the course despite challenges & setbacks
• Able to build relationships with senior leadership at customers
• Identifies and confirms key requirements in dynamic environments; anticipates tasks and contingencies. 
• Stays the course despite challenges & setbacks.  Works well under pressure.
• Strong analytical skills; able to apply inductive and deductive thinking to generate solutions for complex problems. 
• Growth Mindset through innovative ideas in Farming existing Accounts & Hunting newer Accounts

Responsibilities:

• Interfacing with business department leadership to coordinate work with those departments.
• Manage and track teams efforts in training/assisting business analysts in converting their analytic assets to the cloud platform- preferably PowerBI & Snowflake
• Represents the team and present status reports/dashboards to the Senior IT Leadership team.
• Ability to identify risks, actions, and issues through proactive communication and collaboration with stakeholders and various teams
• Oversees efforts of data analysts, Cloud Tool Specialist, Cloud Data Specialist and Training developer to ensure efforts are coordinated and support effort deliverables
• Coordinate with Platform Product tema, supplying requirements/backlog items to Product Management team based on needs of business analysts
• Coordinate with Data Governance leadership to ensure tight integration across cloud migration efforts

Desired skills:

• Minimum of 4 years of Project Management experience handling large scale projects.
• Solid experience with Cloud Data Management
• 3 years of hands on experience building dashboards using PowerBI
• Hands on knowledge on Snowflake concepts and features
• Worked in Agile Project Management (e.g., Jira/Confluence/MS Project)
• Strong problem solving skills
• Exceptional customer service skills