VP, Analytics

Summary

Join Niche as the Vice President of Analytics and Reporting and lead the development of a world-class analytics practice. You will build and grow high-performing analytics teams, define the source of truth data, and ensure the availability of key performance indicators (KPIs). This pivotal role involves developing self-service capabilities, fostering a data-driven culture, and partnering with stakeholders to understand their analytics needs. You will create a comprehensive roadmap for analytics and reporting, aligning with the strategic vision and business priorities. The position reports to the CFO and requires a strong quantitative background and proven leadership experience in building high-performance analytics organizations. You will be responsible for defining and delivering on current and future data and analytics strategies.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in data analytics and/or data science roles
• 5+ years of experience in a senior leadership role
• Bachelor's or advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Science, Statistics, Business Analytics)
• Proven leadership experience in establishing and leading analytics and reporting functions in a fast-paced, data-driven organization
• Strong strategic thinking and vision-setting capabilities, with the ability to translate organizational objectives into actionable analytics strategies
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing self-service analytics capabilities, fostering a data-driven culture, and driving continuous improvement
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders and lead a high-performing team
• Senior skills in SQL
• Strong technical proficiency in analytics and data visualization platforms and tools (e.g., DBT, Python, Snowflake, Tableau, Looker, Hex), and a solid understanding of data governance principles
• Expert knowledge of statistics, analytics, A/B testing
• Proven experience in recruiting, mentoring, and developing diverse and high-performing teams
• Track record of driving organizational change and delivering impactful results through analytics and reporting initiatives

Responsibilities

• Assessment and Onboarding : Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current analytics and reporting landscape. Engage with key stakeholders and team members to understand existing processes, challenges, and opportunities. Collaborate with the data engineering team to align on overarching data strategy
• Relationship Building : Initiate relationships with key stakeholders, including department heads and business leaders. Understand their specific analytics and reporting needs, pain points, and expectations. Begin laying the foundation for a collaborative partnership
• Team Familiarization : Gain an in-depth understanding of the existing analytics and reporting team members, their skills, and areas of expertise. Identify immediate opportunities for skill development or resource optimization
• Business Foundation : Work closely with your team and stakeholders to develop a strong understanding of the business, including a strong mental model of what KPIs affect revenue and margin
• Quick Wins : Identify and implement quick wins to demonstrate the value of analytics and reporting. These could include optimizing existing reports, addressing low-hanging fruit in data quality, or streamlining reporting processes
• Vision and Strategy: Develop and communicate a clear vision and strategy for the analytics and reporting function. Align the team and key stakeholders with the strategic direction, emphasizing the role of data in driving business outcomes
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Establish a regular cadence for collaboration with leadership across product, sales, marketing, finance, and operations to identify key analytical needs and opportunities. Implement mechanisms for gathering ongoing feedback to continuously improve and tailor analytics and reporting solutions to business needs
• Self-Service Capabilities: Assess and increase our capabilities  of self-service analytics. Identify and deploy tools and processes that empower business users to derive insights independently, reducing dependency on the analytics team for routine reporting
• Team Development Plan: Develop a comprehensive team development plan, including skill-building initiatives, feedback sessions, cross-functional training, and mentorship programs. Begin executing this plan to enhance the capabilities of the analytics and reporting team
• Metrics Framework: Build out a roadmap for Data Engineering to deliver on a comprehensive metrics layer across the organization including normalizing common data sourced from different systems
• Core Metrics : Using your strong Business Foundation, work with your team to create a set of Core Reports and KPIs that are clear and consistent across the business to ensure that the whole organization has a single source of truth of our Core Metrics
• Analytics and Reporting Roadmap: Partner with stakeholders and data product managers to develop a comprehensive roadmap for analytics and reporting that reflects the strategic vision and business priorities
• Data-Driven Culture: Cultivate and reinforce a data-driven decision-making culture across the organization. Implement training programs to drive data literacy and develop key processes to help incorporate actionable insights into day-to-day operations to enable timely decision-making
• Self-service Analytics: Ensure all enterprise KPIs, core business and operational metrics and key insights are available for self-service by stakeholders
• Advanced Analytics: Identify opportunities for advanced analytics and deep dive analysis. Develop capabilities and practices that would allow the analytics and reporting team to transition to focusing on providing predictive and prescriptive insights to the business for proactive and guided decision-making
• Team Growth and Excellence: Ensure the analytics and reporting team is a center of excellence for analytics at Niche. Promote a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence, positioning the team as a strategic partner to the business and a key driver of Niche's success

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and big data technologies is a plus

Benefits

• Our national target base salary range is $200,000 - $250,000, plus participation in our Annual Bonus and Stock Option Program. Base compensation will be commensurate with experience and skills
• Best-in-class 100% paid employee health plan, including vision and dental and supplemental coverage
• Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
• Stipend that allows you to build your work from home office in a style and function that suits your personal preferences
• Parental leave for all employees (12 weeks fully paid) in addition to short term disability for birthing parents
• Meaningful 401(k) wit h employer match
• We are a fully flexible workforce empowering our employees to choose to work remotely, in our Pittsburgh office or whatever combination suits you