Senior Data Analyst

About SmartAsset:

SmartAsset is on a mission to help people get better Financial Advice. Our vision is to be the web’s go to resource for financial advice powering the largest marketplace connecting consumers with financial advisors and financial products.

We have raised $110 Million in Series D Funding, bringing our valuation to over $1 Billion to further fuel SmartAsset’s continued growth of its market-defining SmartAdvisor platform. Today, SmartAsset reaches more than 100 million people each month through its personal finance content, custom tools and personalized calculators. SmartAsset was also named to Y Combinator's list of Top 100 Companies of all time and Forbes' list of America's Best Startup Employers in 2020.

SmartAsset has been featured in hundreds of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, CNN, TechCrunch, The New York Times, CNBC, FOX Business, The Washington Post, U.S. News World Report, TIME, Reuters, Businessweek and Barron’s.

About the team: 

At Smartasset you will join a team of data scientists, analysts and ML engineers that are at the forefront of AI/ML application for the company. You will have the opportunity to work cross-functionally with leaders from different teams (Marketing, Product, Sales, and Technology), and with our growing Data team.

About the job:

Are you a Senior Data Analyst looking to guide and help a Unicorn company take Marketing & Sales decisions based on your analysis skills? Do you get excited by being in the front row of providing forecast and strategic decisions? If so, this role may be for you. This role focuses on two key areas of responsibilities:

• Predicting Revenue and Margins, based on the current status of the business, and guiding the Sales, Marketing and other teams to make the most optimal decisions.
• Support Sales team on what-if analyses before onboarding new customers and launching new products.

This role is highly visible, and is crucial for driving data-informed decision-making across the organization. The role will evolve with time, and may need to support other business partners as the needs grow.  We are looking for a person with great problem solving skills, ability to ramp up quickly with an eagerness to learn new things. Qualified candidates should be able to unblock by ad-hoc analyses, while thinking about making the system more robust.

Responsibilities:

• Understand the changes that impact the business revenue and margin
• Provide actionable results that the business can leverage to set strategic direction and make day-to-day decisions
• Conceptualize and maintain key performance reports and dashboards through deep data analysis with an emphasis on automation and scalability.
• Detect trends, identify opportunities, and provide actionable insights to department leaders allowing them to make informed data-driven decisions to drive the core business.
• Work closely with business partners to identify and analyze practical solutions through existing or new business systems.

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Computer Science, Statistics, or related quantitative field.
• 5-8 years of business focused analysis experience in a Data Analyst or Business Intelligence focused role.
• Strong SQL,Python, and Excel skills. Experience with statistical analysis.
• Experience developing and maintaining reports in Tableau or other data visualization tools.
• Experience with tracking and analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Mixpanel, Optimizely, and Tableau.
• Comfortable with large data sets and interest in building data models for consumer behavior and business metrics.
• Strong analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• Effective communication skills to present information to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Highly motivated self-starter with the ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Knowledge of and curiosity to stay current on industry analytical trends.

Available Benefits and Perks: 

• All roles at SmartAsset are currently and will remain remote- flexibility to work from anywhere in the US.
• Medical, Dental, Vision - multiple packages available based on your individualized needs
• Life/AD&D Insurance - basic coverage at 100% company paid, additional supplemental available 
• Supplemental Short-term and Long-term Disability
• FSA: Medical and Dependant Care 
• 401K
• Equity packages for each role
• Time Off: Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Home Office Stipend

SmartAsset is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment with the best employees. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at [email protected].

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, Rhode Island, Washington, and New York City residents*  Salary range depends on experience: $130,000-$180,000 per year + RSUs + benefits.

Salary at SmartAsset is determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location within the contiguous United States.