E15 - Director of Strategy and Analytics in Sports and Entertainment

Bonus:
Bonus Eligible At E15, we are the spark that ignites. Our team delivers next-generation, data-driven insights that help organizations make informed, forward-looking decisions. We support businesses across healthcare, campus, corporate, sports, entertainment, hospitality, and retail industries, enabling them to improve operations and enhance the guest experience. For more information on what we are about as a company, check us out by following the link below:

E15 Group Salary: $120,000 to $130,000
Bonus:
Bonus Eligible At E15, we are the spark that ignites. Our team delivers next-generation, data-driven insights that help organizations make informed, forward-looking decisions. We support businesses across healthcare, campus, corporate, sports, entertainment, hospitality, and retail industries, enabling them to improve operations and enhance the guest experience. For more information on what we are about as a company, check us out by following the link below:

Director, Strategy & Analytics for the Chicagoland Area will lead delivery of analytics and insights to operators and partners across the market. In this role, you will be responsible for working with Levy’s Vice President of Hospitaliy, Director of Operations and Regional Strategy & Analytics partners to develop analytical insights and technology recommendations for hospitality initiatives. This position will also establish and advance the methods, processes and standards of analytics, financial analysis, and partner service that support Levy Operations.

• Serve as the principal analytics partner to senior client and Levy leadership, shaping their strategies and business objectives
• Own the analytical view of the venue — physical configuration, technology roadmap, and operational processes — and use it to guide investment and design decisions
• Develop and deploy optimal pricing, product, placement, and promotion strategies for concessions and premium points of distribution based on team objectives and fan feedback
• Drive strategic pricing strategies across concessions, premium, and retail, including dynamic and variable pricing, yield management, and price testing to maximize revenue and per-cap performance
• Identify opportunities to change existing product offering or distribution
• Develop reporting (heat maps, dashboards, slide decks, status updates) standards and formats for partner and operator end use
• Translate guest insights into recommendations and drive adoption of the resulting action items with operators and partners
• Analyze and build optimal solutions around variable labor and cost of sales management
• Leverage available artificial intelligence, consumer insights, and emerging technology tools to drive guest experience and profitability
• Spearhead AI-related initiatives for the venue, identifying, piloting, and scaling artificial intelligence applications that improve forecasting, pricing, guest experience, and operational efficiency
• Prioritize, resource, and where needed personally deliver ad-hoc analytics projects
• Own strategy development for new technology initiatives in partnership with the team’s strategy department
• Lead business review process to share performance updates and opportunities

• Self-starter who sets the analytics agenda and translates it into business impact
• Ability to develop and own stakeholder relationships
• Track record of influencing senior executive and ownership-level decision makers
• Ability to work collaboratively in a consultative role
• 5+ years of experience in quantitative, analytical consulting, and/or client-facing businesses as well as experience interacting with internal organizational leadership
• Bachelor’s, Master’s, and/or Doctorate degree in business…