Job Description
Business Summary:
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Job Role and Responsibilities:
VMware’s Office of the CTO (OCTO) charter is to look over the horizon – exploring, inspiring, and innovating to impact the future. OCTO is driving innovation programs and research, while connecting technologists from academia, to our field, to our customer and partner communities. In addition, we are focused on how VMware relates to the Open Source community and our Sustainability initiatives to positively impact and shape the future.
This specific role falls under the Data Strategy & Strategic Partnerships (DASP) team. As the name suggests, the DASP team runs the Data Strategy & Analytics Program (DSA) as well as the CTO2CxO Program. The DSA Program looks to leverage data analytics to increase cross team collaboration, improve operational efficiencies, and enable data driven business and technical decisions. The CTO2CxO Program is about aligning OCTO executives with C-level executives from industry-leading companies to build long lasting relationships and to co-innovate using cutting edge technologies.
The DASP team is seeking a 1st year full-time MBA student who matriculates in 2021 to join us. You will work independently and as a member of the team, driving cross-functional and strategic initiatives. You will have the opportunity to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment while adhering to the team charters. Some examples of the work you will do in this multi-faceted role:
Data Strategy & Analytics
Collaborate with OCTO stakeholders and developers on data related solution designs and all stages of the SDLC – from data and requirement collection, to design, development, and testing
Develop structure around data governance – data repositories, access, architecture, etc.
Engage cross-functional teams in order to estimate timely delivery
Track progress and remove roadblocks for teams
Interact with other teams to guide them in adoption and evangelization
Build and execute the CTO2CxO’s customer and industry engagement framework & strategy for VMware’s leading CTO and other OCTO executives
Identify co-innovation opportunities for customer & specific verticals that solves their business challenges
Create technology & business focused research reports on customers, industries, and partners
Required Skills:
1st year MBA student with 3 – 5 years of work experience
Experience in business analysis, requirements development, and development of business intelligence solutions (basic understanding of SQL, Python, R)
Extensive experience building high-quality data models and C-level presentations
Demonstrated success working and adapting in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities
Preferred Skills:
BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent technical knowledge
If not from the tech industry, 2+ years of general / technical consulting or investment banking experience
Experience with reporting and data management tools (Tableau, PostgreSQL, BOBJ) and enterprise tools (Salesforce)
Statistical knowledge & Analytics/AI/ML modelling experience using R or Python
Experience in agile
Experience working in virtual environments with team members spread across multiple time zones
Passionate about technology and have a strong commitment to advance the state of IT
High performer with track record of exceeding performance expectations and metrics
