Growth Analytics Director: Subscription Insights Lead

The Wirecutter

United States

Remote

USD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The New York Times is seeking an innovative analytics director who is passionate about data and eager for the opportunity to support the Times journalistic mission. You will lead Growth Conversion analytics, define the team’s data strategy, and guide cross-functional efforts with Product, Engineering, Design, and PMO to optimize the subscription funnel.

You will report to the VP, Growth Analytics and lead a people-first team within the Data and Insights Group, driving data-driven decisions that

Qualifications

8+ years leading data analytics or data science teams.
Proficiency in SQL and experience working with relational databases.
Proficiency in Python and R.
3+ years of people management experience.
Experience with data visualization tools such as Mode, Tableau, or Looker.

Responsibilities

Define your team’s data strategy and own the creation and execution of solutions across the team.
Manage multiple, and at times simultaneous, projects from start to finish, balancing impact, scope and speed, to get the data and insight in a timely manner.
Create novel insights, advocate for them, and lead them into action.
Oversee team deliverables and represent the team’s work and impact at the executive level.
Democratize data and insights through skillful data structuring and use of visualization tools.
Navigate through ambiguity and organizational structures to advise stakeholders on how to best evaluate and implement initiatives from a data perspective.