Senior Statistician / Economist

Cadillac - General Motors
New York - United States
S: Competitive

ROLE SYNOPSIS

Cadillac has an opening for a Cadillac Senior Statistician / Economist in New York.

The position reports to the Cadillac Director, Global Volume Planning & Forecasting.

Primary purpose:
Lead expert responsible for macroeconomic and external variables deemed material to Cadillac Global forecasting
Lead expert for econometric and statistical methods for short, mid and long-term industry and Cadillac volume forecast development
Lead quantitative forecast methodology for all global markets as input to planning, Budget Planning, strategy, research and operations
Lead development and continuous improvement of quantitative volume scenario and validation for product program validation, financial scenarios and price planning
Provide Cadillac leadership team with regular market and external factor analysis and insight for executive decision making
Lead enterprise risk management signal identification and process integration for external factors, specifically for volume risk

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES

Lead expert responsible for macroeconomic and external variables deemed material to Cadillac Global forecasting
- House global economic database for Cadillac Global
- Conduct ongoing exploratory data analysis and experimentation to identify key independent variables
- Present and report on key identified metrics up to Cadillac MTM
- Input to Cadillac Global Strategy

Lead expert for econometric and statistical methods for short, mid and long-term industry and Cadillac volume forecast development
- Develop Cadillac proprietary econometric / statistical learning models targeting performance accuracy beyond third-party benchmarks
- Support SRAA management for forecast approval and process integration

Lead quantitative forecast methodology for all global markets as input to planning, Budget Planning, strategy, research and operations
- Process owner and steward for all markets
- Required collaboration across brands, functions and regions
Lead development and continuous improvement of quantitative volume scenario and validation for product program validation, financial scenarios and price planning
- Lead quantitative methods input into volume validation process of future product programs

Provide Cadillac leadership team with regular market and external factor analysis and insight for executive decision making
- Professional reporting and presentation as part of ad-hoc and regular processes

Lead enterprise risk management signal identification and process integration for external factors, specifically for volume risk
-Work with advanced analytics team on identification, automation and tracking

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

5+ years applicable experience in related field
Experience working on teams of analytical professionals and facilitating productive brainstorming, methodology development and problem solving
Graduate Education and/or experience in statistics, applied mathematics, physics, computer science, economics, econometrics, or applied sciences
Statistical software skills (e.g., R, SAS, SPSS, STATA)
Proven forecast accuracy performance
Extensive knowledge in macro drivers and dynamics
Exposure to consumer research data analysis
expert knowledge of statistical methods including forecasting, regression analysis and advanced methods
Strong project management skills; ability to execute multiple complex and long-term tasks with strong cross-department collaboration and high time-management acumen
Strong teamwork and communication skills and ability to work with all management levels
Ability to collaborate successfully in cross functional teams
Strong presentation skills
Ability to communicate complex concepts with compelling, simple and impactful delivery
Able to make clear recommendations based upon deep analysis, quantitative significance, experience, and judgment
Ability and willingness to combine mathematical modeling with real-world business input for optimal forecasts
Natural initiative in execution, process development and process improvement
Ability to travel
Expert MS Excel (e.g., Pivot Tables, advanced functions)
Expert MS PowerPoint

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

PhD in related area
Advanced Excel Programming (e.g., writing VBA)
Database management skills (e.g., MS Access, SQL)
Parallel processing experience (e.g., Hive, PIG, Hadoop)

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