Data Analyst

Upwork; United States; Remote; Full time

Job summary

A global freelance platform is seeking a highly self-directed Data Analyst for a remote contract position based in LATAM. The role involves exploring complex datasets, defining analytics baselines, and analyzing the impact of changes to operations. Candidates should possess strong SQL skills and the ability to work independently in ambiguous settings, along with a comfortable understanding of business outcomes tied to data findings. This is a full-time position requiring alignment with US Central Standard Time (CST).

Qualifications

• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance.
• Strong analytical intuition to decide on analysis focus.
• Experience with new data domains independently.
• Proficient in SQL with Snowflake.
• Comfortable in ambiguous problem spaces.

Responsibilities

• Explore datasets to understand structure and quality.
• Identify trends and anomalies without guidance.
• Define baselines and measurement approaches.
• Analyze effects of process changes.
• Optimize complex SQL queries.

Skills

Independent working

Analytical intuition

Learning new data domains

Comfort with ambiguity

SQL proficiency

Connecting findings to business outcomes

Tools

Snowflake

Python

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a highly self-directed Data Analyst to independently explore complex datasets, establish analytical baselines, and quantify the impact of process and tooling changes across Outpost operations. This role requires strong analytical intuition, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to translate loosely defined questions into structured analysis.

This is a contract role open to candidates located in LATAM only. Enterprise experience is strongly preferred when available.

Key Responsibilities

• Independently explore and assess datasets to understand structure, quality, and limitations
• Identify trends, correlations, anomalies, and changes over time without step-by-step guidance
• Define baselines and measurement approaches to quantify business value and operational impact
• Analyze before-and-after effects of process, policy, and tooling changes
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries in Snowflake
• Translate ambiguous or loosely defined questions into structured analytical outputs

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal guidance
• Strong analytical intuition — able to decide what to analyze, not just how (hard requirement)
• Experience learning new data domains independently
• Comfort working in ambiguous problem spaces
• Proficiency writing SQL in Snowflake (hard requirement)
• Ability to connect analytical findings to real business outcomes

Additional Information

Required Tools & Platforms

• SQL (Snowflake)
• Python (basic): variables, functions, dictionaries/lists, loops, if/else

Location, Time & Engagement

• Contract position
• 40 hours per week
• Must align with US Central Standard Time (CST) working hours
• LATAM-based candidates only - Remote