Principal Commercial Data Modeler

US, Nevada

The SHOW comes alive at MGM Resorts International

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in a place full of excitement, diversity, and entertainment? Are you enthusiastic about being a team player in one of the most fascinating industries in the world? At MGM Resorts, we seek individuals like YOU to create unique and show-stopping experiences for our guests.

THE JOB:

At MGM Resorts International, our mission is simple: to entertain the human race. Behind every iconic guest experience is a powerful data foundation. We are seeking a Principal Commercial Data Modeler to define and lead the enterprise vision for how our commercial data is structured, governed, trusted, and activated across the organization.

This is a highly influential, expert-level individual contributor role that combines strategic leadership with hands-on technical guidance. You will shape how decision-ready metrics are defined, consumed, and leveraged across Marketing, Revenue Management, Loyalty, Digital, Operations, Data Science, and Analytics.

If you are passionate about building enterprise-scale semantic foundations that power personalization, revenue optimization, experimentation, and AI, this role is for you.

THE DAY-TO-DAY:

• Define and own the enterprise data modeling vision and multi-year roadmap across customer, transaction, product, marketing, and operational domains.

• Establish and govern enterprise standards for KPIs, aggregates, attribution logic, grain definitions, and time-based semantics to ensure consistency across reporting, experimentation, and AI.

• Lead cross-domain semantic design initiatives aligning Marketing, Loyalty, Digital, Revenue Management, and Operations.

• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership, translating modeling and semantic decisions into measurable business impact.

• Influence cloud data platform strategy including lakehouse patterns, medallion architecture, semantic layers, feature stores, and BI/ML integrations.

• Design governance frameworks for metric reliability including certification workflows, lineage, ownership models, versioning, and change management.

• Ensure data models support advanced use cases such as personalization, forecasting, experimentation, fraud detection, and real-time decisioning.

• Guide and review SQL and PySpark implementations in cloud environments, ensuring scalable, performant modeling patterns.

• Connect analytics to activation by enabling consistent metrics across dashboards, marketing platforms, personalization engines, and downstream applications.

• Champion adoption of trusted, decision-ready metrics to reduce fragmentation and increase enterprise confidence in insights.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field

• 10+ years of prior relevant experience in data modeling, analytics, or related field with enterprise-level impact

• Demonstrated organization-wide influence on data modeling and analytics strategy

• Experience defining enterprise standards, shaping semantic layers, and establishing KPI governance frameworks

• Expert-level proficiency in SQL and PySpark, including designing and optimizing enterprise-scale pipelines

• Deep mastery of dimensional, relational, event-based, and canonical data modeling approaches

• Advanced knowledge of cloud lakehouse platforms such as Databricks, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog

• Strong experience with performance optimization, large-scale transformations, and cloud cost efficiency

• Proven ability to implement governance, validation, lineage tracking, drift monitoring, version control, and enterprise documentation best practices

THE PERKS & BENEFITS:

• Prioritize your wellness, access programs crafted to nurture your mental and physical health.

• Enjoy unbeatable discounts on hotel stays, dining, retail, entertainment, and exclusive partner perks for travel, tech, and beyond!

• Savor delicious meals for free in our employee dining room.

• Park with ease—whether you’re on or off shift, it’s free!

• From healthcare to financial support and generous time-off options, we’ve got you covered.

• Elevate your career with development programs, connect through networking events, and make a difference with community volunteer opportunities.

VIEW JOB DESCRIPTION:

https://mgmresorts.marketpayjobs.com/ShowJob.aspx?EntityID=2&jobcode=12788

Are you ready to JOIN THE SHOW? Apply today!

Originally posted on Himalayas