Principal Commercial Data Modeler

MGM Resorts International

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About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal