industries indepth understanding of the payments value chain merchants brands acquirers networks issuers and associated data assets or indepth understanding of consumer insights deep experience across the full range of database and business intelligence tools especially sql on hadoop hive impala and tableau publishing and presenting information in an engaging way ability for rapid prototyping in tableau data science experience in r python is a plus intensive recent experience in assessing and sourcing data needs strong familiarity and experience with data preparation and processing such as assessment of data quality new variable creation variable selection etc detailed orientation and a commitment to innovation skill requirements strong interpersonal and communication skills ability to work across functions as well as with outside parties to ensure alignment and timely implementation of initiatives ability to build trustbased relationships strong aptitude for technical concepts and ideas ability to work well within deadlines executive presence and presentation skills strong written and oral communication skills understanding deep data environments ideally with a merchant mindset high achievement orientation with ability to lead and motivate others around results