Sherard Dean
Data Science, Insights & Analytics Manager @Amazon
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WORK HISTORY
Data Science, Insights & Analytics Manager @Amazon
Seattle, WA, US
Business: Sponsored Ads Product Finance-Responsible for leading a team of up to 15 data scientists, data engineers, and economists in overseeing end to end analytical product initiatives and technical roadmap for $29B Worldwide (WW) Sponsored Ads Product org- Leads multi team weekly stand ups for direct and sister teams which includes but not limited to managing workflow prioritization, removing roadblocks, and coaching team members on executive presentations- Closely partnered with data engineering team, to ensure data we leverage and produce is aligned with data engineering best practices and technical resource usage- Owner of 500+ executive briefing decks and 20 automated dashboards that serve over internal customers- Consistently earned and maintained over 95% in manager satisfaction rating. Partner and align with peer managers and directors to ensure overall team engagement & health.
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Economics
The University of Texas at El Paso
Master of Science (MS), Econometrics, Quantitative Economics, and Finance
SKILLS
ABOUT SHERARD DEAN
Innately curious data science and business intelligence leader who excels at driving analytics initiatives and informing strategic decisions with data. Ability to align business stakeholders to common goals leveraging data insights, while diving deep with technical analytical teams. Passionate about developing talent through coaching, fostering an inclusive environment and finding the intersection of helping individuals meet their professional goals while driving impactful business outcomes. Career Highlights- Spearheaded development and launch of Cerebro, an analytical automation product, with a team of data scientists, data engineers, and economists; projected to yield $2M in headcount savings in 2023 and $4M in 2024 due to manual investigative efforts saved. Project leveraged Python, SQL, Tableau, AWS RedShift, AWS EMR - Product owner for cross border selling at Amazon. Required strategic leadership and cross functional management of engineering, data science, partner product teams, finance, and legal partners to drive collective product success, generating $500M ARR globally- Catalyzed Sponsored Ads business in exceeding 2022 end of year revenue goal by evaluating impact of Consumer Price Inflations spikes and providing analysis for tech advertising teams to adjust revenue framework- Coach and mentored direct reports to meet professional career goals. Delivered clear and actionable feedback to support their growth, promotion readiness, and turned underperformers to team leaders. Background and experience in: Quantitative ResearchData VisualizationStatistical AnalysisProduct Analysis, Product Development & Product ManagementSprint PlanningData Cleaning | WarehousingPredictive AnalysisEconometricsData ModelingStrategic PlanningTechnical Mentorship | Hiring
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