Data Analyst - Product

Hootsuite; Waterloo; Hybrid; CAD 68,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Data Analyst - Product to gather, analyze, and interpret product data to support critical business decisions. The role involves collaborating with product teams to track performance, monitor user behavior, and generate actionable insights for optimizing product features. Remote and hybrid work options available.

Qualifications

• Intermediate level experience in data analytics focused on product.
• Strong proficiency in SQL required.
• Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI necessary.

Responsibilities

• Collect and clean product-related data from various sources.
• Generate and maintain reports tracking product KPIs such as user engagement.
• Analyze product data to uncover insights into user behavior.

Skills

SQL

Data Visualization

Data Cleaning

Exploratory Data Analysis

Communication

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Mixpanel

Amplitude

Heap

Job description

The Data Analyst - Product will be responsible for gathering, analyzing, and interpreting product data to support key business decisions. You will work closely with product teams to track product performance, monitor user behavior, and assist in generating actionable insights that drive product improvements. This role involves supporting data collection, performing exploratory analysis, and contributing to data-driven solutions that optimize product features and enhance user experience. In line with Hootsuite's distributed workforce strategy, our flexible work arrangement allows for remote work or a hybrid model. This role is open to applicants located in Toronto, Vancouver or remote throughout Canada where we comply with our legal hiring entities. In this role, you will report to the Manager, Analytics - Product.

What You’ll Do

• Data Collection & Cleaning: Collect and organize product-related data from various sources, ensuring data accuracy and readiness for analysis.
• Product Performance Reporting: Generate and maintain reports and dashboards that track product KPIs, such as user engagement, retention, feature adoption, and conversion rates.
• Exploratory Data Analysis: Analyze product data to uncover insights into user behavior, product usage, and opportunities for product optimization.
• Collaborate with Product Teams: Work closely with product managers and other cross-functional teams to understand product analytics needs and deliver insights that support product development and strategy.
• Support Product Decisions: Provide actionable insights based on product data analysis, enabling product teams to make informed decisions that drive product improvements.
• Data Visualization: Use tools like Tableau or Power BI to visualize product data and communicate findings clearly to stakeholders.
• Data Integrity & Consistency: Ensure the quality and integrity of product data by performing regular audits and maintaining consistent data management practices.
  
  

What You’ll Need

• Intermediate level experience in data analytics, with a focus on product analytics or similar roles or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Strong proficiency in SQL for data extraction, manipulation, and reporting.
• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to present product data insights effectively.
• Familiarity with product analytics tools like Mixpanel, Amplitude, or Heap to track user interactions and product feature usage.
• Strong knowledge of Excel for basic data analysis and reporting.
• Ability to work collaboratively with product teams to understand data needs and deliver relevant insights.
• Ability to identify trends and patterns in product data and provide actionable insights to drive product improvements.
• Attention to detail and strong focus on maintaining data integrity and consistency.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
  

Who You Are

• Solution seeker. You’re focused on tackling new challenges, solving problems, and moving the business forward—and you don’t wait to be asked.
• Lifelong learner. You have a growth mindset – you’re here to learn, experiment, seek, apply, and provide feedback, share what works with your team, and move on from what doesn’t.
• Resilient adapter. In the face of change and challenges, you bring a thoughtful, calm approach, and a focus on finding the new opportunity.
• Intentional collaborator. You build positive working relationships across the business, bringing people together to foster new opportunities and to facilitate the efficient flow of information.
• Critical challenger. You have the trust in your team to ask difficult questions in order to get to the best end result.
• Active communicator. You listen actively and communicate ideas and information clearly, inclusively, and proactively.
• Integrated thinker. You look beyond your role and responsibilities to understand how your team’s work drives broader organizational goals.
• Accountable owner. You take pride in the work you’re responsible for with a mindset of ultimate accountability and reliability for the outcomes.
• Bar-raiser. You step up to help your team grow and succeed, even when that means going beyond what might be expected.
  
  

In all we do, our six guiding principles light the way:

Step Up: Dare to go beyond the expected to achieve greatness. #StepUp

One Team: Make Hootsuite a place we soar together by respecting each other's individuality, building trust, and showing up for the team. #OneTeam #FreeToBeMe

Customer Obsessed: Focus relentlessly on helping our customers succeed. #CustomerObsessed

Go Fast, Be Agile: Widen our competitive advantage by committing to speed and simplicity over perfection and complexity. #GoFastBeAgile

Play to Win: Commit to building an incredible, profitable company for our customers, our employees, and our stakeholders. #PlayToWin #NoExcuses

Neighbours & Allies: Give back to our communities and be an ally. #SocialForGood #Allies

Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Canada Pay Range For This Role
$68,400—$95,800 CAD