Staff Data Analyst

Summary

Join Headspace as a Staff Data Analyst and lead the measurement and delivery of insights to improve enrollment, activation, engagement, retention, and member outcomes. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Product Design, Product Management, Product Marketing, and Operations. This highly visible role requires exceptional analytical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to translate business priorities into impactful analytics initiatives. Drive data-driven decision-making and play a pivotal role in achieving Headspace's mission. You will lead complex data projects, develop data products, and communicate insights to executive leadership. This role demands a highly skilled analytics professional with deep technical expertise and a proven ability to lead complex, strategic projects.

Requirements

• 8+ years of well-rounded analytics experience, ideally with exposure to Digital Health, high-growth SaaS, and/or Mental Health industries in rapid growth environments
• 6+ years of experience working directly with executive leadership and product leaders, showcasing the ability to align analytics with strategic goals
• 8+ years of analytics experience focused on customer growth, engagement, and lifecycle optimization
• 6+ years of experience owning and managing data products while driving their strategic utilization to create business impact
• 8+ years of expertise in big data technologies (e.g., Redshift, S3, Databricks, Datalakes, Spark)
• Advanced skills in SQL, Python, R, Looker, Tableau, Statistics, Amplitude, Domo, CoreMetrics, Google Analytics, and Excel
• Required expertise in SQL, Python, Looker, Tableau, Statistics, and Amplitude for event-based deep dives and advanced analytics
• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, or a related quantitative field

Responsibilities

• Drive significant business outcomes by leading impactful and complex data projects that align with strategic priorities
• Provide thought leadership by collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate complex business problems into scalable analytical frameworks
• Recommend and implement actionable insights that drive measurable results
• Serve as the organization's subject matter expert on advanced statistical analysis, experimental design, methodology, and financial impact analysis, ensuring best practices are followed
• Lead root cause analyses for critical business metrics, crafting structured approaches to identify and address key drivers
• Facilitate discussions with senior stakeholders and teams to prioritize and implement optimization strategies
• Architect and implement automation solutions for analytical processes, including experimentation readouts and self-service analytics, improving scalability and efficiency
• Lead the development of high-quality data product requirements, dashboard scopes, and automated reporting solutions
• Build strong partnerships with Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, and other data stakeholders
• Partner with Business Intelligence engineering teams to drive both immediate data initiatives and the long-term vision for data-driven reporting and metric frameworks
• Independently identify opportunities for improvement or growth, initiate projects, and lead them to successful outcomes with measurable impact
• Deliver compelling presentations to cross-functional teams and executive leadership, showcasing data-driven insights with clarity and precision

Preferred Qualifications

4+ years of progressive experience in healthcare analytics

Benefits

• Base salary, $131,414 - $197,100
• Stock awards
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Retirement savings match
• Lifetime Headspace membership
• Unlimited, free mental health coaching
• Generous parental leave
• Paid performance incentives