Met with Martin Watson , Director of Data Product Analysis at Charter Communications.

Team Structure & Responsibilities

• Martin currently oversees four teams :
  • One team based in Denver
  • One team based in Stamford
  • Two additional teams distributed between Stamford and remote locations across the country
• His organization is responsible for reporting and analysis across multiple areas of the Spectrum business, supporting both Product and Technology functions.
• Martin noted that his leader, Mike, generally oversees broader reporting operations, while Martin’s teams focus more specifically on Sales and Product analytics .

Analytics & Machine Learning Work

• The team handles:
  • Recurring reporting
    • Daily
    • Weekly
    • Monthly
  • Ad hoc analysis requests
• Martin discussed several machine learning initiatives the team has worked on, including:
  • Clustering models designed to help product teams segment customers into categories such as high, medium, and low price sensitivity
  • Geographic and building-level analysis to understand customer and sales distribution across different regions and property types
  • Predictive analytics initiatives focused on:
    • Customer behavior
    • Rate actions
    • Customer prediction modeling

Technology & Platform Insights

• Martin explained that platform migrations are sometimes necessary when existing system endpoints are not an ideal fit for machine learning workflows.
• In many cases, integrations occur naturally within the ecosystem, and outputs are frequently pushed into Amazon Redshift for downstream analysis and reporting.
• He described Amazon Redshift as their SQL-based data warehouse environment supporting analytics operations.

Hiring & Resource Needs

• Martin mentioned a current need tied to a backfill resource for an employee on indefinite leave.
• Opportunity details discussed:
  • Likely a 3-month contract engagement
  • Potentially for either:
    • Data Analyst II
    • Data Analyst III
  • Previous rate discussed around $93/hour for the Data Analyst III level
• The role would ultimately support the Stamford-based team.
• Martin referenced Alpan Alihay in Stamford in relation to the opportunity and hiring process.

Personal / Relationship-Building Notes

Martin also shared several Colorado hiking recommendations:

• Steamboat Springs
  • Recommended hiking Rabbit Ears Peak Trail
  • Highlighted the scenic mountain drive into Steamboat Springs
  • Rabbit Ears Peak sits at approximately 10,765 feet elevation with a relatively manageable climb
• Golden Gate Canyon State Park
  • Recommended as another great hiking destination near Denver

Performs data collection, analysis, validation and reporting. Designs, tests, and documents processes, SQL queries, and stored procedures. Extracts and analyzes data from various sources, including databases, manual files, and external websites. Responds to data inquiries from various groups within an organization. Creates and publishes regularly scheduled and ad hoc reports. Documents reporting requirements and processes and validates data components as required. Requires experience with relational databases and knowledge of query tools and/or statistical software. Strong analytical and organizational skills also essential. 5- 10 years of experience.