Remote Senior Data Analytics Lead

Liftoff; Central City (CO); Remote; USD 142,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Job summary

Liftoff, an AI-powered performance marketing platform, is seeking a Lead Data Analyst who will report to the VP of Analytics & Operations Supply. You will tackle the hardest analytical problems, set analytics best practices, and mentor analysts to raise technical rigor and strategic insight.

You will write and optimize SQL on billions of rows, build dashboards in Looker and Tableau, conduct root-cause analyses, and translate technical findings into business impact for Commercial teams and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, CS, Engineering, Math, Statistics, Economics, or related field.
• 8+ years of data analytics, consulting, or business analytics experience.
• Expertise writing complex SQL queries on massive datasets.
• Experience with cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Trino).
• Strong knowledge of statistical inference and A/B testing.
• Proficiency with Looker or Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Drive analysis and insight generation on highly complex, ambiguous business and technical questions; influence roadmap and operational decisions at a senior level.
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries for large-scale datasets (billions of rows), developing reproducible analytics workflows.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and triage technical issues at the intersection of product performance and business KPIs.
• Build and automate dashboards, ad-hoc analysis tools, and internal reporting pipelines using SQL, Looker, and/or Tableau.
• Translate highly technical concepts (e.g., ML model changes, SDK upgrades, auction mechanics) into business impact analysis for Commercial teams and leadership.
• Lead transformational projects end-to-end, from ideation and scoping through technical execution and operational rollout.
• Mentor other analysts on technical best practices, business context, and effective communication.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Finance teams to drive initiatives forward.

Skills

Advanced analytics

SQL optimization

Statistical inference

Problem solving

Education

B.A./B.S. in Analytics or related field

Tools

Looker

Tableau

BigQuery

Snowflake

Redshift

Trino

Job description

Liftoff, an AI-powered performance marketing platform, is seeking a Lead Data Analyst who will report to the VP of Analytics & Operations Supply. You will tackle the hardest analytical problems, set analytics best practices, and mentor analysts to raise technical rigor and strategic insight.

You will write and optimize SQL on billions of rows, build dashboards in Looker and Tableau, conduct root-cause analyses, and translate technical findings into business impact for Commercial teams and