Growth Product Insights Lead — Analytics Manager

The Athletic; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Parental Leave

401 (k)

Short & Long Term Disability

Free Subscription

Competitive Health Care

HSA & FSA

Commuter Benefits

Job summary

The Athletic seeks a Senior Manager, Analytics to lead and scale Growth Product Insights after migrating to a modern data warehouse. You will be a hands-on leader, defining KPIs, guiding a growing team of analysts, and partnering with Product, Design, and Growth to translate subscriber and product data into strategic decisions.

You will drive experimentation, causal inference, and cohort modeling to inform roadmaps and optimize performance across digital destinations and apps.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive experience in data analytics, product analytics, or applied quantitative roles
• Strong background in experimentation (A/B testing), causal inference, and cohort/retention modeling within a digital subscription or media environment
• Proficiency in Python or R for statistical modeling, data manipulation, and deeper quantitative analysis
• Experience with modern BI / Data Visualization tools such as Looker, Tableau, or Mode
• Familiarity with version control workflows (Git, Github, code reviews) is highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale Growth Product Insights practice as a Player-Coach
• Mentor, manage, and grow a team of Data Analysts
• Define KPIs and guide analytics strategy in collaboration with Product, Design, and Growth
• Oversee product experimentation, causal inference, and behavioral modeling
• Partner with upstream data and engineering to standardize metrics across the organization

Skills

Leadership

Analytical rigor

Experimentation

Stakeholder collaboration

Statistical modeling

SQL

Python or R

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field

Master’s degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Looker

Tableau

Mode

Git

Job description

The Athletic seeks a Senior Manager, Analytics to lead and scale Growth Product Insights after migrating to a modern data warehouse. You will be a hands-on leader, defining KPIs, guiding a growing team of analysts, and partnering with Product, Design, and Growth to translate subscriber and product data into strategic decisions.

You will drive experimentation, causal inference, and cohort modeling to inform roadmaps and optimize performance across digital destinations and apps.