Manager- Subscriber Growth Forecasting

VBeyond Corporation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

VBeyond Corporation is seeking a Manager- Subscriber Growth Forecasting to lead the development of forecasting models for subscriber growth and churn. The role serves as a strategic liaison across various teams to ensure data accuracy and informed decision-making.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in analytics within subscription-based businesses, proficiency in forecasting methodologies, and excellent communication skills. This position is onsite in New York.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in forecasting, analytics, or strategic planning.
• Strong analytical expertise to drive business impact.
• Experience working with multi-platform products.

Responsibilities

• Own and measure subscriber forecasts and performance.
• Analyze subscriber growth and churn to identify factors.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure alignment on subscriber goals.
• Develop forecasts and optimize marketing budgets.

Skills

Content Workflow Management

E2E Media Supply Chain

Forecasting methodologies

Statistical modeling

SQL proficiency

Advanced Excel skills

Stakeholder management

BI tools (Tableau, Power BI)

Job description

Job Title: Manager- Subscriber Growth Forecasting

Location: New York, NY (Preferred) and Los Angeles CA, will also work

Work Mode: Onsite ( Only W2 candidate )

Client: Media & Entertainment

Job Description

The Manager of Subscriber Forecasting will lead the development and optimization of forecasting models for subscriber growth, churn, and lifetime value (LTV). This role serves as a strategic liaison across Data Science, Marketing, Finance, and BI teams, ensuring accurate projections, informed decision-making, and optimized marketing investments. This role will help with strategic initiatives, including national and targeted promotions. The ideal candidate combines analytical expertise with strong cross-functional collaboration skills to drive business impact.

Responsibilities

Own subscriber forecasts and measure performance[VD2.1], including subscriber acquisition by cohort and short- and long-term subscriber retention in close collaboration with the Data Science, marketing and finance teams to help model revenue and future growth trends.

Lead process to collect and analyze model inputs across acquisition, retention and partnership leads to incorporate all perspectives and analyze how different promotions and platforms impact the business

Analyze subscriber growth and churn to identify factors that drive performance, describe reasons for variance to plan and identify potential levers to accelerate business growth.

Collaborate with the Data Science, Title Marketing, and Paid Media teams on developing and maintaining forecasts for new starts, churn, and subscriber base.

Act as the key liaison between Marketing, Finance, BI, and Data Science teams to ensure alignment on subscriber goals with a seamless forecasting process.

Develop platform-level forecasts and allocate marketing budgets using MMM to optimize performance across channels.

Provide regular updates on weekly and monthly reporting on pacing, actuals vs. goals, and forecast accuracy.

Partner with BI teams to automate reporting and dashboards for the executive team.

Develop promotional scenarios with incrementality goals. And perform post-promotion assessments against business case goals to measure impact.

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in forecasting, analytics, or strategic planning within subscription-based or media businesses.

Strong proficiency in forecasting methodologies, statistical modeling, and scenario planning.

Strong understanding of retention cohorts and curves

Advanced Excel skills; experience with BI tools and data visualization platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).

Proficiency in writing and optimizing SQL queries to extract, analyze, and manipulate data.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Curiosity for user experiences powered by machine learning, algorithms and recommendation systems.

Experience working with multi-platform products on mobile, web and OTT.

Skills

Mandatory Skills: Content Workflow Management, E2E Media Supply Chain