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Roles in Business & Analytics: what they pay, where they're heading and how to get in.
Actuary
Actuaries use mathematics and statistics to model uncertain future events, so insurers, super funds and banks can price risk and set aside enough money to cover it.
Bid Manager
Bid managers run the response to a tender or proposal, coordinating the people, pricing and paperwork that go into a competitive submission.
Business Analyst
Business analysts work out what an organisation needs from a system or a process, then spell out the requirements clearly enough for the people who will build it.
Business Development Manager
Business development managers find new customers, markets and partners for a business, then negotiate the deals that turn those leads into revenue.
Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officers set the direction of an organisation and carry final responsibility for how it performs.
Chief of Staff
A chief of staff works alongside a chief executive or senior leader, turning their priorities into coordinated action across the business.
Chief Operating Officer
A chief operating officer turns a company's strategy into the daily operations that deliver it, with responsibility for budgets, supply chains, people and the processes that connect them.
Data Analyst
Data analysts query, clean and visualise an organisation's data so the people running it can see what is actually happening.
Data Scientist
Data scientists build the models that forecast, classify and automate decisions, combining statistics, code and business context to turn raw data into working systems.
Demand Planner
Demand planners forecast how much customers will buy in the weeks and months ahead, so a business holds enough stock without tying up money in surplus.
Demographer
Demographers work out how populations are changing, using census, birth, death and migration records to produce the estimates and forecasts that governments and organisations plan around.
Economist
Economists build the models and forecasts governments and businesses use to work out what markets and policy are doing and what happens next.
Facilities Manager
Facilities managers keep a building running day to day, overseeing the maintenance, services and compliance that let the people inside it work.
Fraud Analyst
Fraud analysts examine transactions and account activity to spot the signs of financial crime before it causes a loss.
General Manager
General managers run the day-to-day operations of a business, a site or a division, and answer for how it performs.
Implementation Manager
Implementation managers take a new system or process from signed contract through to the point where staff are using it day to day.
Management Consultant
Management consultants are hired by organisations to diagnose a business problem and recommend what to do about it, usually to a fixed deadline.
Marketing Analyst
Marketing analysts work out which campaigns and channels are earning their keep, and why.
Non-Executive Director
Non-executive directors sit on a board to oversee management and bring independent judgement to strategy, risk and major decisions, without running the business.
Operations Analyst
Operations analysts review how a business runs, then recommend changes to workflows and systems that cut costs or lift productivity.
Operations Manager
Operations managers keep the day-to-day work of an organisation running, coordinating the staff, processes, budgets and suppliers it relies on to deliver.
Organisational Psychologist
Organisational psychologists apply psychological research and assessment to how organisations hire, develop and keep their people.
Pricing Analyst
Pricing analysts work out what a business should charge for its products or services, using cost, demand and competitor data to set prices that stay competitive without giving away margin.
Procurement Manager
Procurement managers buy the goods, materials and services an organisation depends on, negotiating with suppliers on price, quality and delivery so operations are not left waiting on supply.
Procurement Officer
Procurement officers buy the goods and services an organisation needs, and manage the suppliers and contracts behind those purchases.
Program Manager
Program managers coordinate a group of related projects so that together they deliver a single business outcome.
Project Administrator
Project administrators keep a project's schedule, budget and paperwork in order so the project manager and the team can focus on delivery.
Project Coordinator
A project coordinator keeps a project's schedule, budget and paperwork current, so the project manager can make decisions on information that is actually up to date.
Project Director
Project directors lead large, complex initiatives from the first business case through to delivery, holding the budget, the timeline and several teams to a single outcome.
Project Manager
Project managers plan a defined piece of work, coordinate the people doing it and stay accountable until it is delivered.
Purchasing Officer
Purchasing officers buy the goods and services an organisation needs, weighing up cost, quality and delivery time.
Regional Manager
A regional manager oversees a group of branches or sites, setting budgets and targets and answering for how each one performs.
Revenue Manager
Revenue managers decide what a hotel, airline or retailer charges for rooms, seats or stock, adjusting prices as demand shifts.
Risk Analyst
Risk analysts identify and measure the risks a business faces, so leaders can decide which ones to manage and which to accept.
Risk Manager
Risk managers work out what could go wrong for an organisation and put controls in place before it does.
Statistical Assistant
Statistical assistants collect, clean and check the data that statisticians and analysts then work with.
Strategy Manager
Strategy managers work out where a business should focus its money and effort next, then turn that direction into a plan other teams can act on.
Supply Chain Analyst
Supply chain analysts follow how goods and materials move from supplier to customer, and use data to find where that flow is costing time or money.