Product Analytics Consultant

The Planet Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

The Planet Group seeks a Senior Product Analytics Consultant with deep Amplitude expertise to lead product analytics across 70+ web, mobile, and cloud applications. You will partner with Product, Engineering, QA, and business leaders to define user journey KPIs, design tracking taxonomies, and deliver executive dashboards that translate raw data into actionable growth strategies.

You will own event taxonomy, data quality governance, and cross-functional analytics enablement, ensuring accurate

Qualifications

• 5+ years of dedicated experience in Product Analytics, Digital Analytics, or BI.
• Must-Have Amplitude Expertise with hands-on implementation.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Amplitude dashboards, funnels, and retention cohorts.
• Define event taxonomy and KPI mappings across 70+ apps.
• Ensure data quality, identify tracking gaps and discrepancies.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and QA to validate tag implementations.
• Create analytics documentation and self-serve reporting for teams.

Skills

Amplitude Expertise

Product Analytics

Data QA

Communication

Stakeholder Mgmt

Job description

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid – On-site Tue/Wed/Thu)

Job Type: W2 Contract (Potential to Convert)

Pay Rate: Up to $70.00 – $75.00/hr W2

No Sponsorship Available, no C2C support needed in any form. No phone calls please.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Product Analytics Consultant with deep Amplitude expertise to lead product analytics initiatives across a diverse portfolio of 70+ web, mobile, and cloud applications.

In this role, you will work directly with Product Managers, Engineering, QA, and business leaders to define user journey KPIs, design tracking taxonomies, build executive dashboards, and turn raw product interaction data into actionable growth strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Dashboarding & Product Insights: Build and maintain advanced Amplitude dashboards, conversion funnels, retention cohorts, user journey maps, and feature engagement reports.
• Event Taxonomy & Tracking Standards: Define event instrumentation requirements, user property schemas, and event-to-KPI mapping across new and existing application features.
• Data Quality & Governance: Identify tracking gaps, duplicate events, and data discrepancies; establish data validation processes and tracking standards across portfolio applications.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Engineering, and QA teams to review release plans, validate tag implementations, and ensure accurate data capture prior to deployment.
• Documentation & Enablement: Create comprehensive analytics documentation, event dictionaries, and self-serve reporting frameworks to upskill product and business teams.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of dedicated experience in Product Analytics, Digital Analytics, or Business Intelligence.
• Must-Have Amplitude Expertise: Proven hands-on experience designing, implementing, and analyzing user behavior inside Amplitude Analytics.
• Product Metrics Mastery: Deep understanding of user activation, retention/cohort analysis, feature adoption, conversion/drop-off funnels, and user segmentation.
• Tracking & QA: Demonstrated experience defining event taxonomies, diagnosing tracking errors, and troubleshooting reporting discrepancies.
• Communication: Exceptional client-facing and cross-functional communication skills with a track record of translating complex data into business strategy.
• Ability to work on-site in Chicago, IL 3 days per week (Tuesday–Thursday) on a direct W2 basis.

Preferred Qualifications (Strong Pluses)

• Experience managing analytics across multi-product enterprise environments or portfolio ecosystems (70+ apps).
• Familiarity with SDKs, automatic event capture, precision tracking, and event enrichment.
• Background working within enterprise, regulated, or high-security cloud environments.
• Knowledge of data privacy, governance standards, and user access controls.