Ursus: Data And Business Insights Analyst

Job Title: Data and Business Insights AnalystLocation: San Francisco, CADuration: 1 YearSummary:Insights/Unlocks/Growth Analytics ResponsibilitiesWork with business to understand and develop forecasting methodologies & outputs to help drive conversations around projections and performanceUnlocks that identify new areas for strategic focus/optimization that can improve customer acquisition and growth for the programDrive definition and requirements for KPIs and tools needed to measure program performanceUnderstand the root causes of changes in metrics and correlations to financial objectivesAnalytics framework to measure campaigns, promos, tests, etc.Translate business questions and requirements into analytics projects and interpret results to drive meaningful business and marketing optimizations/programsGeneralAbility to work between multiple systems and tools such as Hadoop, Microsoft Excel, and Power BIAbility to take existing processes, understand if they are the most effective and determine if it is necessary to re-build from ground up or can expand on existing processesAbility to design and automate workflows to support business functions, such as reporting, analytics, and projectionsAbility to work with data to unlock insights, revenue opportunity and analyze & diagnose unexpected business performanceAbility to present large sets of data in a simple and meaningful way that is easily digestible for stakeholdersDevelop a deep understanding of an overall business unit, associated data, workflows to drive efficiency and revenue optimizationsExperience developing and driving solutions with cross-functional teams, like Data Engineering, Marketing, Business Operations, Tools, etc.Familiarity with the sales process and associated KPIsWishlistBuild model to project performance of various business segmentsDevelop customer lifecycle insights and program insights models to point to reasons for under or over performanceTechnical RequirementsExtreme comfort working with data in Microsoft ExcelProficiency in querying and manipulating large data sets for analytical purposes using SQL and experience with business intelligence tools like Tableau and Power BIPrefer deep knowledge and experience of data technology platforms like Hana and HadoopTools knowledge: Microsoft Office SuiteExperience with Linux, Bash, git, Python, SparkEducation RequirementsBachelor’s or master’s degree or 7+ years of relevant experience2+ years of experience in finance, data analytics, business analytics, or similar areasIND123