Senior Product Analyst

The role:

The Senior Product Analyst will partner with Product Managers and other stakeholders in the company to support our goals of implementing more data-driven decision making practices. Reporting to the Director of Product Analytics, you will ensure that the products we build and continuously improve align with short-term and long-term Product team goals by providing long-term strategic insights related to aggressively growing our user base. Additionally, you will supply key stakeholders with resources (dashboards, reports, analysis, etc) that enable better tracking and monitoring of metrics. You’ll own a set of key metrics related to one or more domains, and will be responsible for monitoring changes in user engagement and helping communicate those changes to relevant teams. Additionally, you’ll support the consolidation of key dashboards that measure top level product metrics. You’ll employ expert level stakeholder management tactics including: attending key Product Management meetings, proactively observing internal and user pain points, and solution building/formulating ways to integrate with Product Management  processes in ways that ultimately help improve product planning and work cycles.

Why you’ll love this: 

• As a member of our growing Product team, you will have the opportunity to  work on complex data problems that help arm our business stakeholders with the insights to guide short- and long-term strategic initiatives
• You will also work closely with our Product, Tech, Content, and Design teams to analyze and validate the projects and initiatives put forth in our Product Roadmap
• You’ll be integral in setting the standard for excellence within Newsela’s Product Analytics function 
• You’ll compile and synthesize analytical insights, suggest action items and next steps to guide strategic decision-making, and will help prepare and/or deliver presentations on your insights to various stakeholders across the organization
• Your work will ultimately help drive a meaningful impact on the learning and teaching experience of K-12 teachers and students nationwide

Why you're a great fit:

• You have 5+ years as an Analyst in a Consumer Product Analytics or Business Analytics function
• You have 3+ years experience in querying databases (SQL), leveraging a scripting language (R/Python) to analyze data, and/or using Looker (or other BI tools) to monitor/analyze/deliver repeatable insights
• You have experience in executing A/B tests and analyzing the experiment results
• You are an adept user of Excel and/or Google Sheets
• You enjoy visualizing data and coming up with efficient ways to present it in coherent stories to your audiences

Base compensation range: $100,000 - $120,000. Total compensation for this role also includes incentive stock options and benefits. This compensation range may be adjusted based on actual experience.