#87 - A Day in the Life of Director of Analytics - Ramkumar Ravichandran - CareerMetis.com

#87 - A Day in the Life of Director of Analytics - Ramkumar Ravichandran The Career Insider Podcast Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSSForEpisode 87of The CareerMetis Podcast, we will learn about:A Day in the Life of a Director of Analytics A/B Testingfrom our guest Ramkumar Ravichandran.Guest Introduction â€" Ramkumar RavichandranevalevalThe Host 5.He also opens up about 3 of the problems he faces: how hard it is to explain what analytics actually is, the broad scope of the job and how politics and responsibility can be tough, and finally how analytics can often be overlooked for budget support.6.If you’re looking to get into analytics, it’s pretty crucial to be good at math and coding.7.It’s crucial to have interest in the value proposition of the company, and to know how the customers and decision makers of the company think.8.You have to keep learning within the industry, even the simple tasks change, so it’s important to keep up. Ramkumar also shares a few other tips and insights about succeeding in t he field.eval9.Finally he describes where you can take your knowledge and skills after analytics, and what roles you can grow into as a result of getting involved with an industry like this one.Quotes“Our role is to ensure that we are able to make decisions quickly, effectively and confidently”“At the end of all of it, we should have done something that would leave us looking back at our life and feeling like ‘yes, we have done something meaningful’”“I was clueless. I had no direction”“There were days when I would sit in the office up until 4:00AM checking online on what statistical modeling meant”“I had to figure out how to do all of this well, and I had to do it quickly”“in the first phase of your career you should focus on learning, and the earning will follow”“If you empower and enable your team, they’re willing to do it much better than you”“Everyone is an analyst at heart”Links ResourcesevalTo learn more about Ramkumar Ravichandran, you c an connect with him onLinkedIn.Intro Music provided courtesy ofAccelerated Ideas(www.accelerated-ideas.com). Soundtrack â€"Siren KickbackEnding Music provided courtesy ofAccelerated Ideas(www.accelerated-ideas.com). Soundtrack â€"No Need to Rush