What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Consultant, Data & Analytics position at Pioneer Management Consulting?
Grow with us. Lead with us.
At Pioneer, you’ll work directly with executive teams, solving complex problems and shaping strategies that reset what’s possible. Sometimes the work is headline-worthy. Sometimes it’s foundational. But every project earns trust – and earns us the right to take on more. You’ll get the kind of access, challenge, and growth found at big firms – while helping build a company that’s scaling fast and guided by what we value.
If you’re looking for meaning, momentum, and a seat at the table, you’re in the right place.
As a Senior Consultant on the Data & Analytics team, you will work directly in client environments delivering hands-on analytics work while helping drive projects forward. You will own workstreams end-to-end, coordinate across client stakeholders and Pioneer team members, and occasionally serve as the day-to-day project lead on smaller engagements. The expectation is simple: take a project, run with it, and deliver. You will regularly engage with client business users and technical teams to translate problems into data-driven solutions — sleeves rolled up from day one.
Responsibilities:
- Align: Work with leaders to define success and prioritize business problems that will lead to high business impact when solved.
- Engage: Dig in with business leaders and data teams to uncover core problems, leading with curiosity and humility to unearth issues related to data and how analytics is used.
- Design: Lead clients through a human-centered design approach to problem solving, collaborating closely with combined client teams.
- Execute: Manage analytics programs/projects with a hyper focus on delivery excellence – we dive into data analytics projects “with our sleeves rolled up.”
- Lead: Occasionally serve as the day-to-day project manager on smaller engagements or workstreams, keeping projects on track and stakeholders aligned while remaining a hands-on contributor.
- Sustain: Equip teams with an actionable plan for using data more effectively, resulting in deeper insights, data-informed decisions, and an elevated culture of applying analytics.
- Business Development: Own existing client relationships and establish new ones.
- Client Resolution: Proficient at recognizing and diagnosing client problems.
- Relationship Building: Proactively cultivate and expand your professional network.
- 5 years of professional experience working in data & analytics in a project management, engineering, or development role.
- 2 years working as an internal or external consultant, or equivalent project-based work experience
- Proficiency in SQL (required), experience querying, transforming, and modeling data in a professional setting. Bonus points for: Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Power BI, PowerApps, PowerAutomate, Fabric, Python, or AI/ML tools (e.g., Azure AI Foundry, etc.)
- Familiarity with cloud data platforms (Microsoft Azure preferred) including storage and ETL concepts
- Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively (verbal and written)
- Ability to work both independently and in a collaborative team environment
- Comfort handling ambiguity and managing multiple assignments
- Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
- Client-facing experience; ability to build rapport and communicate effectively with business stakeholders
- Proven skills in the identification and resolution of client challenges
- Collaborative by nature; willing to engage across teams and client organizations
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
Location
Pioneer Minneapolis Office: 212 N 3rd Ave, Suite 327, Minneapolis, MN 55401
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Pioneer is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) including employer match, tuition reimbursement, and a broad range of health and wellness benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, long and short-term disability, etc.
The estimated salary range for this role is $110,000-165,000 annually. This range is unique to every candidate, and is based on skillset, years of experience, and breadth of knowledge. This may differ from location to location. Bonuses and other incentives are awarded at the Company's discretion and are based upon individual contributions and overall company performance.
Salary : $110 - $165