Sr. Analyst, Strategic Analytics

Spin Master; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth Opportunities

Flexible Work Hours

Innovation & Collaboration

Comprehensive Benefits

Other fun Perks

Job summary

Spin Master is seeking a Sr. Analyst, Strategic Analytics on the Data Products Toy team to turn market, retail, and consumer data into actionable insights that guide product development and brand strategy. You will bridge data and business growth by collaborating with cross-functional partners across marketing, product, and sales.

You will analyze POS data and consumer trends to identify growth opportunities and translate complex concepts into clear recommendations for stakeholders at all levels.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in strategic analytics, BI, or a similar role in CPG/retail/toy/entertainment.
• Strong SQL and data analysis capabilities.
• Experience with cloud data warehouses (BigQuery).
• Python experience is a plus.
• Ability to connect data analysis to business outcomes and ROI.

Responsibilities

• Analyze market, retail POS, and consumer data to inform product development and growth opportunities.
• Translate technical data concepts into actionable insights for sales, marketing, and brand teams.
• Partner with brand and product leaders to answer complex business questions using data.
• Define requirements for internal data products and dashboards with data engineers and product managers.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data storytelling

Business acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Tools

BigQuery

Job description

Are you a kid at heart looking to build a career with a leading global children's toy, entertainment and digital gaming company?

At Spin Master, our unwavering commitment to open mindedness, integrity and innovation is a great part of what has made us an industry leader. How do we stay ahead of the pack? By hiring the best and brightest minds—and that’s why we want you!

Job Description:

What will you work on?

As a Sr. Analyst, Strategic Analytics on the Data Products Toy team, you will translate complex market, retail, and consumer datasets into clear, actionable insights that directly influence product development, marketing, and brand strategies. By diving deep into point-of-sale performance and emerging consumer trends, you will proactively identify hidden growth opportunities for our global toy portfolio.

Partnering closely with brand and product leaders, you will act as a trusted collaborator, helping cross-functional teams navigate complex business questions with confidence. You will serve as the essential bridge between raw data and real-world execution, translating highly technical concepts into compelling, strategic recommendations for stakeholders across all levels of the business. If you are an analytical storyteller who thrives on connecting the dots between data and business growth, this role offers an opportunity to make a direct impact on how we bring innovative toys to children worldwide.

How will you create impact?

• Market & Retail Analysis: Analyze consumer trends, internal point of sale (POS), and market performance to support product development and identify growth opportunities for the toy portfolio.
• Strategic Translation: Translate technical data concepts into actionable insights to support sales, marketing, and brand development.
• Cross-functional Partnership: Partner with brand and product leaders to answer complex business questions using data.
• Product Advocacy: Collaborate with data engineers and product managers to define the requirements for internal data products and dashboards.

What are your skills and experience?

• Experience: 3-5+ years of experience in strategic analytics, business intelligence, or a similar role, preferably within CPG, retail, or the toy/entertainment industry.
• Technical Skills: Advanced proficiency in SQL. Experience working with large datasets, preferably in a cloud environment (e.g., BigQuery). Familiarity with Python for data analysis is a strong plus.
• Business Acumen: Demonstrated ability to connect data analysis directly to business outcomes, ROI, and high-level strategy.
• Storytelling & Communication: Ability to concisely present recommendations across teams and levels, including both technical and non-technical audiences.

#LI-Hybrid and #LI-HM1

The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in Ontario is $89,700 to $119,600 Per Annum. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other states.

This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.

What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities

• Flexible Work Hours

• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun

• Comprehensive Benefits

• Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at [e-mail] or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.