Data Analytics Manager

Rent the Runway; Brooklyn (AL); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off including vacation ands

Parental Leave for both parents

Paid Sabbatical after 5 years

Employee subscription and rental-discs

Comprehensive health, vision, dental,

401k match

Company events and outings

Remote Fridays option per policy

Job summary

Rent the Runway is seeking a Data Analytics Manager to lead high‑impact analytics initiatives and own key data models that describe customers and the business. You will partner cross‑functionally with business leaders and define KPIs to drive data‑driven decisions, building rich reporting and visualizations to empower leadership.

The role starts as an IC and evolves into people leadership as the team expands, requiring strong analytical judgment and ownership in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on analytics with large data sets in fast-paced environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field; advanced degrees a plus.
• Highly proficient in SQL with optimized queries for big data.
• Experience with data modeling, dimensional modeling, and dbt.
• Experience building dashboards in Looker or similar BI tools.
• Experience with code management and deployment on GitHub.
• Led analytics or reporting projects end-to-end; strong stakeholder communication.
• Ability to communicate with business, data engineers, and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic analytics initiatives with cross-functional teams to identify data visibility gaps.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to ensure data availability for objectives.
• Develop scalable, reusable data models powering dashboards, reports, and analyses.
• Design and maintain data pipelines with Data Engineering for accuracy and efficiency.
• Analyze key business areas to uncover optimization opportunities and experiments.
• Define and monitor KPIs to influence decisions across RTR.
• Build and maintain Looker dashboards and reports with current insights.

Skills

SQL

Data modeling

Analytics leadership

Communication

Event data

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Advanced degree

Tools

Looker

Sigma

Tableau

GitHub

Job description

Manager, Data Analytics

About Us:

Rent the Runway (RTR) is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world’s first Closet in the Cloud. Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially‑savvy way to feel their best every day. As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, the brand now offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one‑time rental or ownership. RTR offers designer apparel and accessories from hundreds of brand partners and has built in‑house proprietary technology and a one‑of‑a‑kind reverse logistics operation. RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list multiple times.

About the Team:

Data is core to our growing business and has been ingrained in the company's DNA since its founding. As a member of the Data Analytics team, you will arm stakeholders with data to measure performance, insights, and drive continuous improvements across the company. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining RTR’s core data models, defining and analyzing performance metrics, building reports, and enabling self‑service report solutions. Business Intelligence is an important team within the RTR Customer organization.

About the Job:

We are looking for a Data Analytics Manager to lead high‑impact analytics initiatives and manage key data models that describe our customers and business. In this role, you will partner cross‑functionally with business leaders across the organization. You will own the creation of rich reporting and data visualizations, enabling functional leaders to quickly digest information and make data‑driven decisions. In collaboration, you will define KPIs and set attainable, stretch goals to drive continuous improvement. You will be a key contributor to the culture of the team, and you will have opportunities for growth and leadership as we expand. This role will require strong analytical judgment, ownership, and the ability to operate independently in a fast‑paced, evolving environment. The role will be an individual contributor (IC) to start, and will evolve into people leadership over time.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead strategic analytics initiatives by partnering closely with cross‑functional teams to identify, scope, and fill data visibility gaps.
• Work with Product and Engineering teams to ensure we collect the data required to support business objectives
• Develop scalable, reusable, and well‑documented data models that power dashboards, reports, and analysis across the organization
• Collaborate closely with Data Engineering to design, optimize, and maintain data pipelines, ensuring data availability, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Analyze key areas of the business to uncover opportunities for optimization, experimentation, and strategic improvements.
• Define and monitor KPIs to influence decisions throughout RTR
• Build, maintain, and monitor robust, user‑friendly Looker dashboards and reports, ensuring stakeholders have access to up‑to‑date insights.
• Drive best practices across the Data Team, including data governance, performance optimization, and documentation.

About You:

• 6+ years of hands‑on experience with large, complex data sets and delivering analytics solutions in fast‑paced or scaled environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Statistics…); advanced degrees and/or specializations a plus.
• Highly proficient in SQL, with the ability to write efficient, optimized queries for large‑scale datasets.
• Demonstrated experience with data modeling, dimensional modeling, and dbt.
• Experience building and maintaining dashboards in Looker or similar BI tools (Sigma, Tableau, etc.).
• Experience with code management and deployment on GitHub.
• Demonstrated ability to lead analytics or reporting projects end‑to‑end, from scoping to stakeholder communication.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences, including business stakeholders, data engineers, and product teams.
• Experience working with event data or user/product analytics tools (e.g., Heap) is a plus.
• Passion for data and its fundamental ability to create value.
• Extremely curious and excited to dive into complex problems.
• Self‑driven, proactive, and comfortable operating with ownership and ambiguity.

Benefits:

At Rent the Runway, we’re committed to the wellbeing of our employees, and aim to create a workplace that fosters both personal and professional growth. Our inclusive benefits include, but are not limited to:

• Paid Time Off including vacation, paid bereavement, and family sick leave - every employee needs time to take care of themselves and their family.
• Universal Paid Parental Leave for both parents + flexible return to work program - because we know your newest family member(s) deserve your undivided attention.
• Paid Sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service - Unplug, recharge, and have some fun!
• Exclusive employee subscription and rental discounts - to ensure you experience the magic of renting the runway (and give us valued feedback!).
• Comprehensive health, vision, dental, FSA and dependent care from day 1 of employment - Your health comes first and we’ve got you covered.
• 401k match - an investment in your future.
• Company wide events and outings - our team spirit is no joke - we know how to have fun!
• Office centric work - our corporate employees and technical leaders have the option to work remotely on Fridays, in accordance with Company policies.

Rent the Runway is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, we prohibit discrimination against any applicant or employee based on any legally‑recognized basis, including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), veteran status, uniformed service member status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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The anticipated base salary for this position is $160k to $190k. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held.