Director of Analytics

tbd040918IAC; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

tbd040918IAC in Oakland, CA is seeking a data-driven leader to guide a team of analysts. The role requires excellence in data interpretation and communication, as you’ll influence business decisions through actionable insights and performance tracking.

This position focuses on collaborating with diverse teams to identify trends, creating data products, and delivering strategic recommendations to management. Candidates should have a background in Economics or related fields, and experience in managing analytics teams in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Passionate about using data for impactful business outcomes.
• Experience managing a team of analysts.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and grow a team of high-performing analysts.
• Oversee all analytics activities including revenue monitoring.
• Design and track KPIs to measure performance.
• Collaborate with various teams to identify new opportunities.
• Evaluate large data sets and develop actionable models.
• Deliver analyses to senior management with strategic recommendations.

Skills

Data analysis

Mentorship

Client orientation

Communication

Quantitative analysis

Education

BA/BS in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field

MBA

Tools

Web reporting technologies

Site reporting tools

Job description

As the world’s leading digital English dictionary and thesaurus, Dictionary.com helps more than 70 million monthly users attain language success. As the most innovative and technologically advanced dictionary, we are committed to accelerating the discovery and mastery of the English language in all its forms. Our leading mobile applications have been downloaded more than 100 million times – and we are just getting started. We are hard at work reinventing the dictionary as a platform that will enable and inspire social connection, communication, learning, creativity and expression in the connected world.

Job Description

You

• Are passionate about using data and analysis to have a big impact on business outcomes
• Have an innate ability to conceptualize, analyze and explain complex and abstract problems
• Enjoy working in fast paced, constantly changing environment and have natural inclination to take initiative, multi-task and find creative solutions
• Are a strong mentor and committed to developing your team to achieve their full potential
• Have a strong client-orientation, collaborate effectively with internal to drive collective success

Qualifications

Your Role

• Mentor, grow and attract a team of high performing analysts. Provide oversight and analytical thought leadership to ensure that outcomes are robust, actionable and reliable
• Shepherd all analytics activities including but not limited to revenue and traffic monitoring, reporting and forecasting, data research, product experimentation and supporting self‑service dashboards for non‑analysts
• Design, implement and track KPI’s to measure performance against strategic goals, identify emerging trends and provide insights about the drivers of performance
• Collaborate with Product Development, Marketing and Content teams to use data to identify new opportunities and measure outcomes in an iterative manner
• Evaluate large and complex data sets with sophisticated quantitative analyses and develop advanced models that translate data into actionable data products that support ongoing business decisions
• Create business models leveraging internal and 3rd party data sources to support investment decisions
• Become an expert in leveraging Dictionary.com data sources. Partner with the data engineering team to operationalize metrics and reports that advance the Dictionary.com analytical toolkit and increase the impact of analytics on business outcomes
• Deliver clear verbal and written explanations of analyses to senior management that translate findings into strategic recommendations

Skills and Qualifications

• BA/BS in Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field (MBA a plus)
• Demonstrated success managing a team of analysts in an internet advertising, internet search, e‑commerce or related field
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Expert level knowledge of variety of web reporting technologies & site reporting tools

Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.