Data Analyst, District Success

Khan Academy; Mississippi; Remote; USD 107,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Khan Academy seeks a Data Analyst to enhance data-driven decisions for their Districts team. The role involves creating dashboards, custom reporting, and ensuring data accuracy. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and a passion for impactful education.

Benefits

Ample paid time off

Remote-first culture

Generous parental leave

401(k) + 4% matching

Comprehensive insurance

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a Business Intelligence Analyst.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience with large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain dashboards and reports in Looker.
• Provide actionable insights to drive performance improvements.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SQL

Looker

Job description

Mountain View, CA / Remote friendly (Continental US + Hawaii + Canada Only)

ABOUT KHAN ACADEMY

Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to deliver a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Our proven learning platform offers free, high-quality supplemental learning content and practice that cover Pre-K - 12th grade and early college core academic subjects, focusing on math and science. We have over 155 million registered learners globally and are committed to improving learning outcomes for students worldwide, focusing on learners in historically under-resourced communities.

OUR COMMUNITY

Our students, teachers, and parents come from all walks of life, and so do we.Our team includes people from academia, traditional/non-traditional education, big tech companies, and tiny startups. We hire great people from diverse backgrounds and experiences because it makes our company stronger.We value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as necessary to achieve our mission and impact the communities we serve.We know that transforming education starts in-house with learning about ourselves and our colleagues. We strive to be world-class in investing in our people and commit to developing you as a professional.

THE ROLE

Khan Academy is looking for a Data Analyst to join our growing team. This role will be responsible for enabling data-driven decisions for our Districts team. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a passion for clean and actionable data, and experience delivering reports and insights that drive business impact. Your work will focus on three key areas: business intelligence, custom reporting & analytics, and data management.

What you'll do:

• Design, build, and maintain accurate dashboards and reports to monitor key metrics in our BI tool, Looker.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to drive performance improvements.
• Partner with stakeholders to deeply understand the qualitative aspects of the data, measure KPIs and ensure alignment on goals.

Custom Reporting & Analytics

• Work with our district stakeholders (internal and external) to understand unique data needs and deliver tailored reports that are built on our existing reporting
• Build ad hoc queries and custom reporting to address specific questions and challenges for the internal District team
• Translate complex data sets into clear, digestible presentations for non-technical audiences

Data Management

• Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and security through rigorous processes and controls.
• Collaborate with relevant operations & engineering teams to improve data reliability and accuracy
• Adhere to data governance policies to enhance data quality and consistency

WHAT YOU BRING

• 2+ years of experience as a Business Intelligence Analyst, preferably in an edtech or B2B environment.
• Proficiency in SQL and experience working with large datasets.
• Expertise with using and creating data models for business intelligence tools (e.g., Looker).
• Familiarity with data management tools and practices (e.g., ETL processes, data validation).
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to derive insights from data.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of translating technical data into actionable insights.
• Proven cross-cultural competency skills demonstrating self-awareness, awareness of other, and the ability to adopt inclusive perspectives, attitudes, and behaviors to drive inclusion and belonging throughout the organization.
• Attention to detail and a commitment to data accuracy and integrity.
• Motivated by the Khan Academy mission “to provide a free world-class education for anyone, anywhere."

PERKS AND BENEFITS

We may be a non-profit, but we reward our talented team extremely well! We offer:

• Ample paid time off as needed – Your well-being is a priority.
• Remote-first culture - that caters to your time zone, with open flexibility as needed, at times
• Generous parental leave
• An exceptional team that trusts you and gives you the freedom to do your best
• The chance to put your talents towards a deeply meaningful mission and the opportunity to work on high-impact products that are already defining the future of education
• Opportunities to connect through affinity, ally, and social groups
• And we offer all those other typical benefits as well: 401(k) + 4% matching & comprehensive insurance, including medical, dental, vision, and life

At Khan Academy we are committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, the well-being of our employees, and our Khan community. This belief is why we have built out a robust Total Rewards package that includes competitive base salaries, and extensive benefits and perks to support physical, mental, and financial well-being.

The target salary range for this position is $107,712 - $134,640 USD / $145,552 - $181,940 CAD. The pay range for this position is a general guideline only. The salary offered will depend on internal pay equity and the candidate’s relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and job market data. Exceptional performers in this role who make an outsized contribution can make well in excess of this range. Additional incentives are provided as part of the complete total rewards package in addition to comprehensive medical and other benefits.

We deeply understand and empathize with our users. We leverage user insights, research, and experience to build content, products, services, and experiences that our users trust and love. Our success is defined by the success of our learners and educators.

Take a stand

As a company, we have conviction in our aspirational point of view of how education will evolve. The work we do is in service to moving towards that point of view. However, we also listen, learn and flex in the face of new data, and commit to evolving this point of view as the industry and our users evolve.

We are a diverse community. We seek out and embrace a diversity of voices, perspectives and life experiences leading to stronger, more inclusive teams and better outcomes. As individuals, we are committed to bringing up tough topics and leaning into different points of view with curiosity. We actively listen, learn and collaborate to gain a shared understanding. When a decision is made, we commit to moving forward as a united team.

Work responsibly and sustainably

We understand that achieving our audacious mission is a marathon, so we set realistic timelines and we focus on delivery that also links to the bigger picture. As a non-profit, we are supported by the generosity of donors as well as strategic partners, and understand our responsibility to our finite resources. We spend every dollar as though it were our own. We are responsible for the impact we have on the world and to each other. We ensure our team and company stay healthy and financially sustainable.

Bring out the joy

We are committed to making learning a joyful process. This informs what we build for our users and the culture we co-create with our teammates, partners and donors.

Cultivate learning mindset

We believe in the power of growth for learners and for ourselves. We constantly learn and teach to improve our offerings, ourselves, and our organization. We learn from our mistakes and aren’t afraid to fail. We don't let past failures or successes stop us from taking future bold action and achieving our goals.

Deliver wow

We insist on high standards and deliver delightful, effective end-to-end experiences that our users can rely on. We choose to focus on fewer things — each of which aligns to our ambitious vision — so we can deliver high-quality experiences that accelerate positive measurable learning with our strategic partners.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we encourage candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply.

As part of this commitment, Khan Academy will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please [e-mail]

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