Senior Data Analyst — Insights & Forecasting

StepStone Group; Colorado; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Appcast is a leader in programmatic recruitment advertising technology and services, seeking a Senior Data Analyst to partner with internal teams to deliver data-driven insights across product strategy and business decisions. You will own the analytics lifecycle from data exploration to reporting, with a focus on forecasting, experimentation, and scalable data products.

Ideal candidates bring strong SQL and Python skills, experience with visualization tools, and the ability to communicate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a data-related field; advanced degree a plus
• 4-6+ years in data analytics, data science, or related field
• Experience in recruitment marketing, HR tech, or performance marketing
• Experience with attribution modeling or multi-touch measurement
• Experience working with large-scale event or clickstream data and AWS ecosystem

Responsibilities

• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business challenges into data-driven insights and analytical solutions
• Present findings, recommendations, and performance insights clearly to technical and non-technical audiences
• Act as a trusted advisor on analytics, measurement strategy, KPI development, performance optimization, and decision science methodologies
• Support strategic decision-making through reporting, forecasting, experimentation, and ongoing business and product performance analysis
• Query large-scale datasets using SQL in cloud-based environments (e.g., AWS Athena)
• Explore, validate, and reconcile data across multiple sources to ensure accuracy and usability
• Perform deep-dive analyses to identify trends, anomalies, and business opportunities
• Partner with Data Engineering teams to define and improve data pipelines and analytical workflows
• Develop forecasting models for volume, application trends, and business performance outcomes
• Apply statistical methodologies to evaluate product effectiveness and support strategic initiatives
• Design and support experimentation and measurement frameworks, including A/B testing and incrementality analysis
• Design and deliver custom data products (reports, dashboards, datasets, analytical tools)
• Own projects end-to-end from intake and scoping to final presentation

Skills

SQL

Python

Data visualization

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Business Analytics, or related field

Tools

AWS Athena

Snowflake

BigQuery

Tableau/Looker/Power BI

Job description

Appcast is a leader in programmatic recruitment advertising technology and services, seeking a Senior Data Analyst to partner with internal teams to deliver data-driven insights across product strategy and business decisions. You will own the analytics lifecycle from data exploration to reporting, with a focus on forecasting, experimentation, and scalable data products.

Ideal candidates bring strong SQL and Python skills, experience with visualization tools, and the ability to communicate