Research and Data Manager

Summary

Join Syndio, a Series-C technology company focused on workplace equity, as their Data Analytics & Research Manager. Lead and grow a team of data analysts and research scientists, overseeing work distribution, project management, and team development. Coach and mentor team members, track their impact, and collaborate cross-functionally to refine and execute a research and data strategy. Drive data-driven decision-making by structuring complex problems and generating insights. This role offers the opportunity to directly impact workplace fairness and build a team within a fast-growing company. Syndio offers competitive compensation, equity, flexible vacation, parental leave, comprehensive health benefits, and more.

Requirements

• Be passionate about the mission to close pay gaps and create fairness in the workplace
• Be an experienced people manager who has led teams of data analysts
• Have the ability to coach team members on complex topics and identify strategies to address team member concerns
• Have a proven track record of developing and applying statistical knowledge to data driven questions; have strong problem structuring, data analysis, and narrative building skills
• Be comfortable generating and interpreting statistical models, analyses, graphs and data; have the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive decision-making by providing structured recommendations
• Have the ability to operate independently across the entire problem-solving lifecycle, taking in different perspectives before arriving at a recommendation
• Have demonstrated experience with a variety of analytical tools (e.g. R, Python, Excel, SQL, etc.)
• Be deeply curious, willing to explore all aspects of the product to understand and identify new opportunities to meet customer needs
• Have strong attention to detail in all aspects of your work, but especially around the reliability and accuracy of your advice and analyses
• Be a self-starter who thrives working independently to solve complex problems, with minimal supervision, in a collaborative, kind, and supportive environment
• Be driven to provide solutions that meet customer needs in a flexible, and often proactive, way
• Be willing to ask questions and turn to your teammates for support and expertise
• Be excited to own and drive initiatives within Syndio that leverage and build your skills and interests
• Be located in Seattle, SF or New York

Responsibilities

• Lead, build and manage an industry-focused team of data analysts and research scientists
• Manage distribution of work for team members, including customer assignment and distribution of internal projects including customer custom analytics, research projects, and documentation
• Provide coaching, resources, and advice to team members to establish expertise in methodology, analytics, and advanced data techniques
• Support team and individual goal development and tracking to measure impact of custom analyses to overall company targets
• Partner with Customer Experience leadership to assess progress & required improvements to achieve stated team goals
• Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Customer Success and Sales teams for insights to refine and execute research and data strategy that builds on the team’s subject matter expertise
• Embody our Syndio values and ensure they’re reflected in all of our internal and customer communications

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience or knowledge in workplace equity, compensation, HR consulting, compliance-related, workforce analytics, or familiarity with typical organizational HR data
• Have experience in people strategy or analytics at a fast-growing tech company. Prior experience rolling out people analytics or BI tools is a plus

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation. Salary targeted at $148,000 - $175,000 per year
• Syndio Equity
• Flexible Vacation Policy. Paid sick & safe time, compassion leave, and voting leave
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Medical, Dental, Vision. Syndio pays 90% of employee premiums, and 50% for dependents
• Life Insurance & Disability. Syndio covers the full premium
• 401(k)