Program Manager, Advisory Services (R-12104 )

Company: Dun and Bradstreet Inc.
Location: Center Valley
Posted on: June 23, 2022

Job Description:

Why We Work at Dun & Bradstreet

Dun & Bradstreet unlocks the power of data through analytics, creating a better tomorrow. Each day, we are finding new ways to strengthen our award-winning culture and accelerate creativity, innovation and growth. Our 6,000+ global team members are passionate about what we do. We are dedicated to helping clients turn uncertainty into confidence, risk into opportunity and potential into prosperity. Bold and diverse thinkers are always welcome. Come join us!

The Program Manager is responsible for managing the Data Markeplace alternative data solutions across the D&B organization. This role will help drive innovation and solutions through partner data that supplements the core rich D&B assets to provide a one-stop shop for our customers. As a Project Manager, you will use your business and analytics background to drive the development and expansion plan for D&B Analytics Studio and the Alternative Data Marketplace. You will understand the concepts of analytics, developmental Sandboxes for data and analytic exploratory use and apply them to the current business challenges that our customers face to build market leading solutions. You will also have the opportunity to foster meaningful relationships both internally and with our customers.

Responsibilities 1. Own the project management and execution of the product development for D&B Analytics Studio and the Alternative Data Marketplace initiative:

* Manage and track the development process to ensure high quality, high predictability in schedule & budget.
* Manage the detailed product road map, user stories, and risk & issues of the product build.
* Identify and eliminate bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, and balance business needs versus constraints.
* Coordinate the identification and prioritization of features and capabilities through input with customers, analysts, developers, architects and your knowledge of the domain.
* Participate (as the Project Manager) in scrum teams by supporting and prioritizing user stories, managing the backlog, coordinating all aspects of the build, keeping the team focused, and communicating to stakeholders regularly on status.

2. Manage and coordinate the go-to-market efforts to drive revenue for the D&B Analytics Studio, Alternative Data and other innovations, including collaboration with Pricing, Marketing, Finance and the Sales teams.

* Manage sales training and support efforts in conjunction with sales enablement teams.
* Assist leadership with feasibility reviews of new data & analytics innovations moving beyond design & incubate into other phases of launch that will drive product enhancements.
* Liaison with marketing, product, sales and sales enablement to provide data & analytics best practices to drive new data and analytic sales opportunities this includes:
* Partnering with marketing and sales operations to plan campaigns around driving Analytic Studio & alternative data sales
* Partnering with marketing & product SME's in developing use cases, customer presentations, fact sheets, proposals, statements of work, and other collateral in support of the product sales.

3. Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders and ensure transparency, clarity and alignment on progress and key decisions. Stakeholders include technology, lines of business, analytics, sales, sales operations, marketing, delivery, pricing and finance.

* As the ideal candidate, you love to collaborate with design, engineering, and your fellow data scientists to create experiences that enable customers to make better business decisions with data. You are an energetic self-starter with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment under tight timelines. You are organized with attention to detail and the ability to manage projects, learn new areas quickly and take ownership of issues.
* Work cross functionally across the project using various methodology(s) to complete work assigned and meet deliverable timelines. The project team is required to participate in planning sessions and weekly meetings to ensure appropriate allocations and expectations. Each member of the team is held accountable to complete all work assigned within the given timeline. It is very important that these deadlines are met and the project continues to show value to the leadership team. It is the developers responsibility to clearly communicate capacity and help estimate time to complete tasks assigned.

Experience

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance or related quantitatively focused field required.
* 5+ years of experience in project management with experience managing new business intelligence (like Tableau or Power BI reporting marts) or analytics products (like R, Python).
* Project Management Certification (PMP) preferred.
* Experience translating customer needs into business requirements, analyzing issues and identifying areas of opportunity to drive and maximize revenue.
* Experience developing recommendations and driving execution as well as managing problems as they occur and owning the work plan and execution with minimal supervision.
* Ability to effectively communicate with executive staff, business sponsors, managers, and technical resources in language that is appropriate to the target audience.
* Highly organized with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage projects, learn new areas quickly, take ownership of issues, develop recommendations and drive execution.
* Ability to travel approximately 10%

FOR US APPLICANTS - Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO): Dun & Bradstreet is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, genetic information, protected military and veteran status, ancestry, marital status, medical condition (cancer and genetic characteristics) or any other characteristic protected by law. View the EEO is the Law poster here and its supplement here. View the pay transparency policy here.

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