Data analyst Jobs in Elgin, IL

Position Summar

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The Pricing Analyst is a quantitative, commercially oriented role at the intersection of data analytics, pricing strategy, product, and go-to-market execution. The analyst will primarily support pricing and commercial decisions for CRM, digital retail, and emerging AI-based solutions serving automotive dealerships and related partners. Over time, exposure and responsibilities may expand or shift to other areas of automotive technology, creating opportunities to learn new products and tackle a broad range of commercial challenges. The role will work closely with product, sales, finance, marketing, and commercial teams to analyze data, develop fact-based recommendations, support pricing execution, and improve product and service profitability. Success in this role requires strong analytical capability, advanced Excel skills, commercial curiosity, and the ability to communicate complex analysis clearly to a range of stakeholders.

You’ll join a highly collaborative, supportive team that brings energy, curiosity, and diverse professional backgrounds and perspectives to its work. We value open dialogue, shared problem-solving, and learning from one another, with opportunities to contribute ideas, build relationships across functions, and help shape commercial decisions in an evolving automotive technology landscape.

Position Responsibilities & Essential functions

• Prepare, validate, combine, and analyze commercial, customer, product, and usage data to identify trends, outliers, profitability issues, and revenue opportunities.
• Build and maintain Excel-based analytical and financial models that support pricing, packaging, discounting, and profitability decisions.
• Translate analytical findings into practical, actionable commercial recommendations and present them clearly and concisely to nontechnical audiences.
• Support the development and evaluation of pricing strategies for new and existing software and service solutions, including assessment of customer and financial impacts.
• Analyze customer utilization, win/loss information, competitive intelligence, and market data to inform pricing and commercial decisions.
• Maintain commercial price lists and support pricing governance, execution, and related strategic sales initiatives.
• Develop recurring and ad hoc pricing, revenue, and forecasting analyses that improve visibility and support better commercial decisions.
• Partner effectively across sales, marketing, product, finance, strategy, support, and other functions; gather feedback, refine recommendations, and support implementation.
• Manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy, organization, and attention to detail.
• Develop a strong understanding of dealership workflows, automotive software, CRM, digital retail, and the value these solutions create for customers.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, mathematics, statistics, data analytics, engineering, computer information systems, or another quantitatively oriented or closely related discipline.
• Relevant professional, internship, academic, or project experience involving quantitative analysis, financial modeling, pricing, commercial strategy, or data-driven decision-making.
• Prior professional pricing experience is helpful but not required.
• Demonstrated strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving ability, including experience working with complex or imperfect data and developing fact-based recommendations.A\
• Advanced Excel skills, including the ability to structure, validate, analyze, and model data independently; strong PowerPoint skills are also expected.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain analytical findings in clear, practical business language and influence decisions through evidence and sound reasoning.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively across multiple functions and incorporate stakeholder feedback.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and provide timely, accurate written and verbal responses in a fast-paced environment.
• Recent graduates with rigorous academic, internship, or project experience in a quantitatively oriented discipline are encouraged to apply.

PREFERRED ATTRIBUTES & Qualifications

• Experience or exposure to software, SaaS, CRM, digital retail, automotive retail, dealership operations, or dealership technology.
• Direct experience using CRM, digital retail, DMS, or related dealership technology, including experience in dealership sales, internet leads, business development, CRM administration, or digital retail workflows.
• Experience in pricing, analytics, finance, economics, consulting, revenue operations, product, sales operations, or another quantitatively oriented commercial function.
• Familiarity with databases, coding, data visualization, or business intelligence tools is helpful but not required.
• Working knowledge of multiple functional areas such as sales, finance, product, marketing, or operations, with an ability to connect information across those areas.

Salary: $75,000 - $80,000 + bonus

CDK Global is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Compensation packages are based on several factors, including but not limited to skills, experience, certifications, and work location. The total compensation package for this position may also include annual performance bonus, benefits and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.We offer Medical, dental, and vision benefits in addition to:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• 401K Matching Program

• Tuition Reimbursement