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Principal Data Analyst, Management Data Analysis Job Details | National Grid

National Grid

Albany, NY
Full Time
Senior
2 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

National Grid is hiring a Principal Data Analyst for our Transformation Office department. This position is open to multiple locations in NY and MA. The company delivers safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses, and is focused on shaping a sustainable future by reducing energy delivery costs and pioneering flexible energy systems. The role involves leading customer cohorting and migration activities within the Kraken program, engaging with stakeholders, and serving as a strategic data lead to ensure program success.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work cross-functionally to define customer segmentation criteria
  • Develop and maintain a dynamic customer cohort plan to drive customer migration
  • Deliver a flexible and risk-based cohorting strategy, encompassing business, regulatory, financial and technical considerations, while ensuring compliance with data governance, privacy and security standards
  • Lead customer migration activities in an agile manner, in partnership with the Information Technology team
  • Provide customer migration and cohorting contingency plans, supporting dynamic analysis and updates
  • Collaborate closely with IT, reporting teams, and business stakeholders to align on requirements, timelines, and success criteria
  • Serve as the liaison between technical teams and business units to ensure mutual understanding of cohorting logic and data migration impacts
  • Monitor performance of cohorts post-migrations and provide insights to inform business decisions
  • Analyze outcomes to refine cohorting logic and improve future migrations

Requirements

  • 7-10 years of relevant professional experience in data analysis, data management, or migration-related roles
  • At least 3-5 years of direct experience in data migration (preferred)
  • Experience working with agile and/or CI/CD programs
  • Strong technical and data-oriented skills to create, manage, and maintain dynamic data analysis
  • Ability to collaborate and drive cooperation across diverse teams with conflicting goals
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including communicating at the executive level
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly and concisely
  • Self-directed, motivated, with high standards of excellence, integrity, and confidentiality
  • Experience with data migration and modeling
  • Understanding of core data governance principles in an enterprise organization
  • Knowledge of Kraken or CSS systems (preferred)
  • Understanding of Meter to Cash, Customer Operations, and/or CIS functionality (preferred)

Nice to Have

  • Knowledge in Scaled Agile, agile methodologies and/or CI/CD

Qualifications

  • Formal educational background is not explicitly specified, but extensive professional experience is required

Benefits & Perks

  • Salary ranges based on location: New England: $139,000 - $164,000; Upstate NY: $124,000 - $146,000; Downstate NY: $150,000 - $176,000
  • Career advancement opportunities within and across bands
  • Development of technical skills and experience

Working at National Grid

National Grid fosters a culture of inclusion that values diversity of talent, knowledge, experience, and expertise. The company emphasizes employee engagement and delivering superior performance to the communities it serves. It is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer encouraging minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans to join the team.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 31, 2025
Job CategoryData Analytics
SalaryCompetitive salary
Job TypeFull Time
ExperienceSenior

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About National Grid

Website

nationalgrid.com

Company Size

5001-10000 employees

Location

Albany, NY

Industry

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution

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