Immersion Data Solutions Jobs in Usa

SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE

The Retail Operations Analyst plays a critical role in advancing operational excellence across the global retail organization. This position is responsible for the development, governance, and continuous enhancement of retail reporting, compliance oversight, and advanced data analytics that drive informed decision-making and protect brand integrity.

Serving as a strategic partner to Retail Operations, IT, Merchandising, Planning, Finance, Brand Protection, and Store Leadership, this role delivers accurate, actionable insights and scalable reporting solutions that optimize performance, reinforce brand standards, and elevate the client experience.

This position requires the highest level of discretion and integrity in handling confidential business, client, and transactional data.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Compliance & Risk Reporting

• Develop, maintain, and distribute comprehensive compliance reporting frameworks to ensure adherence to internal policies, operational procedures, and brand standards.
• Monitor key compliance indicators across global retail locations; proactively identify trends, risks, and operational gaps.
• Partner cross-functionally to support audits, internal reviews, and compliance investigations with accurate, well-documented reporting.
• Establish reporting controls and validation processes to ensure data accuracy, reliability, and audit readiness.
• Escalate material findings and risk indicators to appropriate leadership in a timely and professional manner.

Retail Performance Reporting & Analytics

• Design and manage reporting tools and dashboards that support store teams and retail leadership in daily operations and decision-making.
• Translate operational needs into clear, user-friendly reporting while ensuring data accuracy, scalability, and alignment with business priorities.
• Partner with retail teams to review business performance, provide insights, and share key findings with cross-functional partners as needed.
• Provide training, guidance, and ad hoc reporting to support evolving retail and leadership needs.

Investigative Reporting & Brand Protection Analytics

• Leverage transactional and client-level data to identify purchasing patterns indicative of reseller activity or behaviors inconsistent with brand standards.
• Analyze cross-store sales data and client purchase histories to detect trends, anomalies, and high-risk activity.
• Develop and maintain investigative dashboards and monitoring tools to proactively flag high-risk transactions.
• Translate investigative findings into clear, data-driven recommendations while partnering with Retail Operations and Brand Protection to support informed business decisions.
• Balance risk mitigation efforts with a commitment to maintaining a premium client experience.

Client Reporting Tools Management

• Manage and optimize client reporting platforms that support clienteling, retention strategies, and business planning.
• Ensure integrity, consistency, and accuracy of client data across systems and reporting environments.
• Collaborate with IT and business partners to enhance reporting functionality and improve data accessibility.
• Support merchandising, planning, and strategic initiatives by providing meaningful client insights and trend analysis.
• Maintain clear documentation of reporting logic, definitions, and governance standards.

Confidentiality & Data Protection

• Exercise the highest level of discretion when handling sensitive business information, including sales data, client information, investigative findings, and compliance-related materials.
• Ensure strict adherence to company confidentiality policies, data privacy regulations, and information security protocols.
• Limit access to sensitive data on a need-to-know basis and safeguard reporting outputs from unauthorized distribution.
• Maintain confidentiality during investigations and compliance reviews, protecting both client information and internal business intelligence.
• Immediately escalate potential data breaches or unauthorized disclosures in accordance with company policy.
• Serve as a steward of data integrity and ethical reporting practices across the retail organization.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 3–5 years of experience in retail operations, business analysis, or data analytics (luxury retail experience strongly preferred).
• Strong understanding of retail operations, store workflows, and reporting needs.
• Advanced Excel skills required (pivot tables, complex formulas, lookups, data validation, logical functions; Power Query or similar tools preferred).
• Demonstrated ability to analyze large data sets and identify meaningful business insights.
• Experience creating reporting frameworks and dashboards for non-technical audiences.
• Strong investigative mindset with excellent attention to detail.
• Industry awareness and strong business acumen; goal oriented with a sense of urgency and follow through
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effective, both verbally and written, with all levels of management
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Problem-solving aptitude

BENEFITS

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Chrome Hearts provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The salary range for this role is:

75,000 - 80,000 USD per year (Hollywood, CA)

Data Analyst - Transportation

Overview:

This position is for a Data Analyst who can manage Supply Chain’s SQL server data, Big Query data warehouse, Alteryx workflow (ETL) and Tableau Dashboard development. The candidate should be an excellent Alteryx and Tableau modeler who can build from requirement documentation with limited support.

Responsibilities:

• Performs advanced business analysis using various techniques, e.g. statistical analysis, explanatory and predictive modeling, data mining
• Create informative reports, dashboards, visualizations, and presentations to communicate data findings to stakeholders, translating complex information into actionable insights and opportunities for improvement
• Works closely with the internal or external client to understand available data elements, where they reside across various systems.
• Manages, architects, and automates the flow of information from various source systems through the supply chain SQL Server and ultimately into the Supply Chain Data Warehouse, ensuring clean, harmonized, and accurate data.
• Ability to work and communicate with business stakeholders and technical teams while bridging the communication gap between the two.
• Ensure a high degree of accuracy and timeliness in generating reporting outcomes for business leaders, including near-time operational reporting.
• Conduct insightful ad hoc analyses to investigate ongoing or one-time operational issues, including key Transportation initiatives.
• This role will also be critical in managing and integrating financial, operational, and transactional data to support our Transportation and Distribution Center (DC) network—comprising 9 DCs and handling approximately 500+ million annual case transactions.
• Support the managing OpEx & CapEx supply chain budget, including cost optimization and ad hoc financial tracking.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Technical expertise in SQL, Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI, and Python.
• Strong knowledge of and experience working with data stores, data extraction & cleansing, analyzing large volumes of data using analytical tools, and in building data models.
• Knowledge of statistics and experience analyzing large datasets.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft PowerPoint, MS Excel
• Technical expertise IBM (Financial), OTM (Transport management Systems), Catalyst (Warehouse Management Systems)

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree - Data Science, Engineering or Mathematics
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of experience working with the data required (preferably in a data warehouse, data management team, or repository)
• Project management, business, practice, and people development experience
• Expert knowledge of business intelligence reporting solutions (Tableau, MicroStrategy, Business Objects, etc.)

Why USAA?

At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families.

Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful.

The Opportunity

As a Mid-level Retirement Income Specialist, you will ensure the financial security of our membership by assessing member's current retirement income needs, providing advice, and making the appropriate recommendations based on member needs.

We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 5 days per week, with the opportunity to move to a hybrid schedule after 6 months. This position can be based in the following location: Phoenix, AZ. Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

For new hires starting, we are offering a signing bonus of $2,500. Bonus will be paid in one lump sum (minus applicable taxes) after 45 days of employment.

What you'll do:

• Receives request for advice from current and prospective members through various channels, including inbound and outbound phone calls.

• Asks questions to discover key information and retirement events and understands the role of annuities in a retirement income plans, as well as executive and retirement benefits for federal and military employees.

• Documents relevant information as it relates to building a retirement income portfolio.

• Uncovers and recognizes retirement events, understands and assesses the member's needs, financial situation, and goals and evaluates the factors to consider when determining an appropriate retirement age.

• Develops and communicates appropriate retirement income strategies based on individual member needs.

• Provides advanced retirement planning advice, tax-efficient distribution options, health expense budgets, insurance solutions, estate planning and enhanced solutions like long term care products.

• Recommends relevant financial product and services and refers for solutions that they are not trained and/or licensed to recommend or fulfill.

• Motivates member to take action on recommendation(s) and overcomes objections using advanced sales techniques and persuasion skills. Implements recommendation(s).

• Familiar with the latest retirement strategy research and monitors legislative initiatives that may impact economy, society, and personal financial situation.

• Educates membership on implications of economic, industry trends, tax law changes, estate issues, retirement risks, and other threats to an effective retirement income plan, as well as USAA's financial products and services.

• Integrate risk management tools, products, and strategies to create an effective retirement income plan.

• Expected to conduct outbound calls to follow up on products and services previously discussed and to actively engage in outbound call campaigns. Serves as a resource to less experienced team members on escalated issues of a routine nature.

• Guides and influences less experienced team members.

• Ensures risks associated with business activities are effectively identified, measured, monitored, and controlled in accordance with risk and compliance policies and procedures.

What you have:

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma required.

• Active Group 1 Life & Health license and required maintenance or ability to acquire within 90 days of hire.

• Required maintenance of FINRA Series 7 license.

• Required maintenance of FINRA Series 66 (or 63 and 65) license.

• Must be able to successfully pass background check and meet all USAA and regulatory requirements. Additionally, applicant must have the ability to be licensed and registered in all required states and jurisdictions.

• 4 years of financial industry and/or sales experience.

• Experience delivering frequent written and oral communication.

• Experience processing and analyzing information.

• Experience fulfilling requests and meeting deadlines.

• Experience resolving conflict and negotiating.

• Experience multi-tasking in an operating systems environment.

• Experience participating in or leading teams.

• Successful completion of a job-related assessment may be required

What sets you apart:

• US military experience through military service or a military spouse/domestic partner.

• 3+ years of direct Annuity Sales Experience

• Experience working in an Inbound/Outbound Call Center

• Retirement Income Certified Professional Designation (RICP)

Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $74,240.00 - $133,620.00.

Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location.

Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.

Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals.

For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on

Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting.

USAA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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• Collaborates with cross functional teams comprising of business Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Architects, Developers and System Integrators (SIs) (vendor consultants) on current processes and proposing solutions to enhance current systems for projects and products
  
• Identifies, recommends, and implements complex configuration solutions and implements full cycle configuration to meet business needs
  
• Creates and updates associated documentation including BPDs, Process Flows, Key decision documents (KDDs), configuration design documents(CDD), Functional Design Specs (FDS), and WRICEF objects.
  
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• Experience with 2 E2E full life cycle implementation in SAP S/4 HANA
  
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• Applicable and appropriate educational/certification credentials from an accredited institution and/or equivalent experience is required.
  

Open date: February 25, 2026

Next review date: Wednesday, Mar 11, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, Mar 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for two Project Scientists at the Assistant, Associate, or full rank. The selected candidate will be appointed at the rank to commensurate with prior experience. The position will report to Professor Gokul Upadhyayula, with Professor Eric Betzig serving as an additional academic mentor. The project scientist will make significant and creative contributions in the area of machine learning & data analytics.

The Advanced BioImaging Center (ABC) at UC Berkeley aspires to be a world-leading multidisciplinary imaging center that drives important biological discoveries through critical new advances in all aspects of imaging technology and that drives the dissemination of that technology through a multi-pronged education strategy to scientists around the world. ABC was intentionally designed to maximize scientific productivity and impact by adopting groundbreaking imaging technologies such as the next-generation adaptive optical multifunctional microscope, incorporating the high-level technical expertise of instrumentation scientists, applied mathematicians, and computational scientists, and building worldwide collaborations aimed at tackling the challenges posed by terabyte and petabyte-scale imaging data processing, visualization, and dissemination. Members of the ABC have access to leading - edge imaging and computing hardware, as well as exposure to collaborators from a range of diverse disciplines, including in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Mathematics, and more.

The Assistant/Associate/Full Project Scientists will be an integral part of a visionary scientific team driving cutting-edge biological discoveries through immediate applications of critical advances in imaging technologies. These positions will work with a dedicated team to develop data analytics software in terabyte- to petabyte-scale imaging projects. The incumbents will develop and refine machine learning applications and manage projects and provide regular progress reports to PIs and collaborators.

Successful candidates will be an integral part of the expert team working together with computational scientists and biologists in experimental design to tackle complex biological questions in a quantitative manner. The work will primarily be conducted at the facility in Barker Hall. Occasional travel may be required.

Key Responsibilities

*Make significant and creative contributions to development of new imaging and data processing tools for datasets generated on multicellular tissues, organoids, transparent embryos.

*Design, build, and maintain new software packages for efficient data processing.

*Advise on applications of these tools for biological imaging; collaborate with Postdocs and graduate students on specific projects to test, learn and implement for general and specific use cases.

*General organization and management of software documentation.

*Bring cross disciplinary expertise to solve problems at the intersection between life science, computer vision, and state-of-the-art AI methods.

*Work with petabyte-scale light sheet datasets that are typically 4D or 5D (x,y,z,t,chemistry). Identify and implement scalable solutions to scientific questions on large-scale data sets, especially using performant algorithms.

*Develop machine learning approaches, computer vision tools to help pre-process dataset and annotations to generate groundtruth benchmarks.

*Contribute to dissemination via open source code repositories, demonstrations, publications, presentation.

These positions will be eligible for full benefits.

Lab:

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*PhD (or equivalent international degree)

*Minimum of four years of postdoctoral research experience

*For consideration for the Associate Project Scientist rank: a minimum of 8 years of post PhD research experience

*For consideration for the full Project Scientist rank: a minimum of 14 years of post PhD research experience

*PhD or equivalent international degree in Computation Data, Computer Sciences, Bioinformatics or Related field

*Demonstrated record of productivity and publications and/or scholarly contributions

*Strong biological background and understanding of molecular biology

*Demonstrate understanding of optical microscopy, including light sheet microscopy, adaptive optics, and modern scientific cameras

*Demonstrated ability to work in a research team, manage active collaborations with other academic groups

*Demonstrated experience handling and processing large scale imaging datasets (>100TB to petabyte scale and beyond)

*Expertise in programming in C++, Labview, MATLAB, Python

*Expertise in databases, data infrastructure, data governance

*Expertise in high performance computing using SLURM or LSF

*Experience with PyTorch, JAX, or Tensorflow

*Experience with NVIDIA CUDA and related OpenMP programming

*Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc)

*Experience with state of the art AI/ML architectures (vison transformers, diffusion models, etc

*Experience mentoring undergraduate/graduate students, and/or technicians.

*Experience with professional speaking engagements

*Ability to effectively communicate, participate in efficient and open collaboration, and engage with a diverse group of researchers

*The ideal candidate will be innovative and able to synergize various ideas and approaches, while exercising sound judgment to evaluate and take acceptable risks

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UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Unless stated otherwise, unambiguously, in the position description, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

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• Own and grow a defined portfolio of Tier-1 and Tier-2 data center accounts, including operators, hyperscalers, and large enterprise customers
  
• Develop and execute multi-year account plans focused on share-of-wallet growth, service line expansion, and long-term partnerships
  
• Establish executive-level relationships (Director, VP, and C-Suite) across customer organizations
  
• Approximately 40% travel
  

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• Consistently achieve or exceed annual bookings and gross-profit targets
  
• Originate, qualify, and close complex opportunities
  
• Drive cross-sell and upsell opportunities across Delivery and Services lines of business
  
• Maintain disciplined pipeline management, forecasting accuracy, and deal qualification standards
  

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• Provide market intelligence on customer buying behavior, competitor activity, and emerging service demand
  

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AI Data & Python Tools Engineer

We're seeking an AI Data and Python Tools Engineer to develop and deploy intelligent tools that leverage big data infrastructure and modern AI architecture. This role combines strong software engineering fundamentals with the ability to build production-ready AI applications at speed, including integration with Model Context Protocol (MCP) systems.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and deploy AI-powered full-stack applications using Python, React, and modern machine learning frameworks
• Design and streamline data pipelines, train and validate ML models, and implement robust evaluation methods
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems and integrate scalable, cloud-based AI solutions
• Rapidly prototype, test, and iterate on AI tools with a strong focus on performance, flexibility, and scalability
• Maintain clear technical documentation, perform code reviews, and support the full software development lifecycle

Software Engineering & AI/ML Data, Tools Development

• 3+ years of Python Development with a background in back end services and data processing
• Exposure to AI/ML algorithms
• Familiarity with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn)
• Understanding of LLMs, vector databases, and retrieval systems
• Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration and server development

Big Data & Cloud Infrastructure

• Knowledge of building and deploying cloud based applications
• Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Proficiency with big data technologies (Spark, Kafka, or similar streaming platforms)
• Experience with data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) and data lakes
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code

*Preferred Experience

• Experience building web applications with modern frameworks (React, Vue, or Angular)
• API development and integration experience
• Basic UX/UI design sensibilities for internal tooling
• Experience with real-time data processing and analytics
• Background in building developer tools or internal platforms
• Familiarity with AI/ML operations (MLOps) practices (Experience using airflow)
• Experience building MCP servers and integrating with AI assistants
• Knowledge of structured data exchange protocols and API design for AI systems.

Type: Full Time

Location: Austin, TX or Cupertino, CA (Monday- Friday onsite)

*Relocation assistance can be offered based on individual needs and circumstances*

Purpose

As a foundational member of our AI Center of Excellence, you will serve as the data science lead for enterprise AI initiatives, architecting and deploying AI solutions that make a meaningful impact across our national retail footprint. The Data Scientist Lead will work with other members of the AI COE and business leadership to identify and execute the highest-impact initiatives, own the data science lifecycle, from hypothesis and feature engineering to model validation and performance monitoring; bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI capabilities and practical business applications.

This role requires a rare blend of deep technical mastery and sharp business acumen, to translate complex data into actionable insights and intelligent systems that enhance customer experience, optimize commercial operations, and enable smarter decision-making at scale. The ideal candidate is passionate about retail innovation, thrives in ambiguity, and is energized by the opportunity to shape AI strategy from the ground up.

You’ll Be Successful With

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field. Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years in Data Science or Applied AI roles, preferably in retail or a customer-facing industry.
• Proven track record of moving models from development into production which deliver measurable impact to the business.
• Expert proficiency in Python and SQL. Comfortable with version control.
• Expertise in supervised/unsupervised learning and modern frameworks (e.g. scikit-learn, PyTorch, or TensorFlow).
• Hands-on experience building with LLMs, RAG architectures, prompt engineering, or AI agent development.
• Experience deploying and monitoring models at scale. Familiar with cloud data platforms (e.g. Databricks or Snowflake) and cloud infrastructure (Azure experience a plus).
• You understand how to apply AI to commercial problems such as demand forecasting, customer- and associate- facing applications, personalization, labor optimization, etc.
• The ability to translate "black box" model outputs into clear, actionable insights for business leadership.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and influence decision-making through data-driven storytelling.
• Strong intellectual curiosity with a bias toward action and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams.

Your Day Consists Of

• Buy vs Build leadership. Evaluate 3rd-party AI platforms and partnerships. Serve as the technical lead in vetting vendor methodologies, guiding the in-house vs external decisioning.
• Partner with business leadership to identify high-value AI opportunities, defining technical specifications and success metrics that align with enterprise strategy.
• Design, develop, and deploy custom machine learning models (impacting merchandising, commercial, labor, digital, etc.) within the Databricks environment.
• Lead experimentation design, including A/B testing and causal inference, to validate model performance and measure true incremental business lift (ROI).
• Collaborate with data engineers on feature development and with AI developers to wrap models into production-grade APIs and applications.
• Partner closely with the Customer Insights team to ensure model outputs are optimized for consumption within Power BI/DAX, turning complex predictions into actionable insights.
• Establish and enforce MLOps standards across the org, including model versioning, automated retraining, and drift monitoring.
• Serve as the primary ML subject matter expert for the broader Data Science & Insights team. Provide active coaching to analytics leaders, empowering them to identify ML-applicable use cases and effectively incorporate predictive outputs into their own functional workstreams.
• Contribute to the enterprise AI governance framework, ensuring ethical AI practices, data privacy compliance, and model transparency.
• Present findings, recommendations, and project updates to leadership and cross-functional partners in clear, compelling formats.
• Be compliant with all appropriate privacy and security protocols.

Working Conditions (travel, hours, environment)

• Limited travel required including air and car travel
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to a warehouse environment and moving vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is typically quiet to moderate.

Physical/Sensory Requirements

Sedentary Work – Ability to exert 10 - 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time.

Benefits & Rewards

• Bonus opportunities at every level
• Non-traditional retail hours (we close at 7p!)
• Career advancement opportunities
• Relocation opportunities across the country
• 401k with discretionary company match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Referral Bonus Program
• 80 hrs. annualized paid vacation (full-time associates)
• 4 paid holidays per year (full-time hourly store associates only)
• 1 paid personal holiday of associate’s choice and Volunteer Time Off program
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and other Insurance Plans (subject to eligibility criteria)

Equal Employment Opportunity

Floor & Decor provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other category protected by law.

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CROSSMARK is a leading sales and marketing services company in the consumer goods industry that expertly guides our clients along \"The Way to Market\" by delivering growth solutions with exceptional service. Our expertise spans the grocery, mass, club, drug, convenience store, and home improvement channels among others, and our solutions bolster our clients' capabilities for developing best practices, insight analysis, and customer targeting that always hit the mark.

We do this by excelling in four key areas headquarter selling, retail merchandising, store level marketing, and streamlining trade practices. In business for more than 100 years, CROSSMARK employs more than 20,000 associates worldwide in offices in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, CROSSMARK is a privately owned corporation. Equal Opportunity Employer.

As a retail data collection associate, you would be a part of our CROSSMARK Field Intelligence Team. The primary function of this team is to travel locally to grocery, mass merchant, and drug stores collecting observational data about product placement and inventory information. To do this, you would spend the majority of your day walking and standing on the sales floor using a handheld device to scan products. The work is typically performed Monday - Friday between the hours of 8am to 5pm with occasional weekend work. Once the initial one-on-one training is complete, this job provides some scheduling flexibility with the expectation that assigned work is completed within a specified deadline.

Note: This job description does not imply that the above functions are the only tasks that may be performed. Associates will be expected, if possible, to follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related tasks as directed by management.

Physical Demands: While working in retail stores the associate will be required to sit, reach (overhead, under and arms length), bend, climb, kneel stand, squat, walk on flat surface, lift up to 30 lbs., change position, and handle and carry a 2 lb. device for a prolonged period of time. Counting reserve stock in coolers/freezers may be required.

Specific Skills:

• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while following directions.
• Must have reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and auto insurance. Must keep driver's license and insurance information current.
• MUST HAVE DAILY ACCESS TO DESKTOP/LAPTOP WITH INTERNET ACCESS IN YOUR HOME!

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