Forecast Modeling Principal Save

At Guild, we believe talent is everywhere and that opportunity should be too. We continue to have our home and headquarters in Denver, but we have embraced a distributed model of working to reach the best talent in the United States. While some roles may require proximity to our Denver office, roles based outside of our Denver office can sit in any of the following 32 states: AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI and Washington D.C. Please only apply if you are able to live and work full-time in one of the states listed above. State locations and specifics are subject to change as our hiring requirements shift. All salaries ranges are standardized nationwide and will not vary by region.

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• Create Belonging - recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to our company

Guild is hiring a Forecasting Modeling Principal to scale the impact of a growing Forecasting and Financial Analytics team. In this position, you’ll lead the development of new models and approaches to effectively forecast the client’s education benefit program.

In this role, you’ll have a unique opportunity to work on innovative challenges that will allow us to mature our forecasting processes, deepening relationships with clients and internal teams.

As a Forecasting Modeling Principal, you will:

• Lead the development and implementation of new usage-based forecasting models to forecast components of clients’ education benefit with Guild using advanced statistical or machine learning techniques
• Partner with senior leaders across Analytics, Data Science, Data Engineering, Product, Technology, and other teams to leverage forecasting models to drive strategic decision-making and business growth.
• Align and integrate diverse needs and requests with strategic goals to define clear requirements for model development
• Partner with Forecasting and Financial Analytics teammates to deliver full set of forecasts in service of managing client’s education benefit program
• Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation
• Produce insights, analyses, and recommendations to help internal stakeholders understand forecast drivers and the impact on client and internal business metrics

You are a strong fit for this role if you have:

• 7+ years of total experience in analytics, data science, forecasting, or financial planning & analysis.
• Extensive experience using advanced statistical and machine learning techniques to develop, maintain, and tune usage based forecasting models
• Proficiency in multiple coding languages (e.g., R, Python) and experience with automation tools (e.g., Airflow, DBT)
• Strong experience with SQL and experience transforming and structuring large datasets into reusable formats
• Experience with Looker, Tableau, or similar data visualization tool
• Ability to execute quickly with high attention to detail
• Exceptional problem solving, analytical, data visualization, and project management skills
• Strong ability to identify the most significant metrics for a given business objective and translate analyses into tangible recommendations for business leaders, working cross functionally to achieve shared objectives
• Comfort presenting insights to senior team members using data-driven storytelling

We feel passionately about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one vehicle to achieve that. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a base salary range of $155,000 - $203,750 and variable compensation, as well as company stock options. 

At Guild, we unlock the talent and economic potential of America’s workforce for employees and their companies. We partner with the nation’s largest employers—including Walmart, Chipotle, Discover, Hilton, Macy’s, Target, and The Walt Disney Company—to create cultures of opportunity that help them attract and retain top talent, while building the workforce of the future from within. By using our proprietary Career Opportunity Platform to develop education and learning programs that work in the real-world, thousands of employees at those companies have gained the skills, knowledge, and guidance they need to build a brighter future for themselves and their families—all without paying for tuition or career services on their own. 

Guild is female-founded and a certified B Corp. The company has been named to the TIME100 Most Influential Companies of 2022 list, CNBC Disruptor50 list three years in a row, Inc. Best Led Companies list, Fast Co. World Changing Ideas list and the B Lab Best for the World list among many others. 

Guild is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let your recruiter know. We currently offer the following benefits:

• Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Cigna and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
• Access to a 401k to help save for the future
• Open vacation policy for employees to rest and recharge
• 8 days of fully-paid sick leave, to take the time to heal and or recover
• Family-friendly benefits, including 12 weeks of parental leave for non-birthing parents and 18-20 weeks for birthing parents; 4-week ramp-up period for when employees return from a leave of 6 weeks or more; as well as employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, fertility and caregiving benefits.
• Well-rounded wellness benefits including free and low cost mental health resources and financial wellbeing support services
• Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth
   
  

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