Operations Analyst

Akamai is the global leader in distributed computing solutions and services, helping organizations grow their online businesses without growing their IT infrastructures. With thousands of servers in hundreds of networks around the world, we use our computational and network power to transform the chaotic Internet into a predictable, scalable, and secure business platform.

 

Our customers trust us to deliver music, videos, games, software downloads, news, and web-based applications of all kinds to a global audience with unmatched performance and reliability. This includes some of the most established names in business, government, manufacturing, retail, and media.

 

And, we have a unique insight into what is happening on the Internet at any given in point in time.  For example, check out our Net Usage Index for News, gathered from dozens of today's top news sites, all Akamai customers:  http://www.akamai.com/en/html/industry/net_usage_index.html

 

Akamai is "The Trusted Choice for Online Business."

 

What will you do?

Our Operations Analyst works closely with internal customers within our Global Sales, Services and Marketing organization, as well as other members of the Operations and Planning team, to provide standard and ad-hoc reporting and analysis.  Specific responsibilities would include:

 

? Report design, development and distribution; including working with customers to define requirements and translate into specifications, manipulation of raw data into presentation-quality graphs/tables, and interfacing with IT organization to provide report automation

? Creation and timely distribution of standard weekly, monthly and quarterly ?performance vs. target? reports

? Creation and timely distribution of various ad-hoc reports, as requested by Sales and Marketing leadership and other Operations and Planning team members 

? Support management with creation of presentations for periodic performance reviews and management meetings.

? Training of report-end users on report systems access and data interpretation.

? Conducting various sales and marketing analyses as needed.

 

This position would work within an Operations & Planning team of about 5 individuals, composed of primarily analytical and process-focused personnel. 

 

What are we looking for?

? Bachelor?s degree required with minimum 5 years business experience, in positions requiring quantitative analysis, problem solving, and/or database management, or advanced academic experience in business, statistics, or related field

? Strong analytical background, with functional knowledge of statistics as applied in a business environment

? Strong working knowledge of Excel and intermediate to advanced user skills with PowerPoint, Access, and Word applications

? Organized with proven ability to meet deadlines, prioritize workload, manage own time effectively, and effectively work with a diverse user group (technical and business end users)

? Strong presentation and presentation development skills

? Ideal candidate would be interested in pursuing future career opportunities in sales, marketing, operations, finance, or general management positions

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Contact us!

 

If you're excited by Akamai and all that we can offer you, please forward your resume to jobs@akamai.com  

 

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer (M/F/D/V) that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace.