Senior Data Analytics Lead (Remote)

Liftoff Mobile; United States; Remote; USD 142,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for mobile apps, with a global presence and remote-friendly roles. We seek a Lead Data Analyst to own the most complex analytics problems, mentor analysts, and drive strategic insights across Liftoff's supply side.

You will write high-performance SQL on massive datasets, build dashboards, and translate technical findings into business impact for commercial leaders.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Analytics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in data analytics, consulting, or business analytics roles, preferably in high-tech or AdTech.
• Expertise writing complex, performance-optimized SQL on massive datasets; experience with cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Trino).
• Solid grounding in statistical inference, A/B test design, and causal reasoning; comfortable with confidence intervals, statistical power, and the failure modes of noisy experiments.
• Proficiency with Looker, Tableau, or similar BI tools.
• Demonstrated ability to break down ambiguous business problems into structured analyses leading to actionable recommendations.
• Can connect a technical finding to revenue, margin, and partner impact without being told how.
• Strong written and verbal skills; able to tailor technical concepts for a range of audiences from engineering to C-level leadership. Consulting-style structured presentation skills: you can build a narrative, defend a recommendation, and handle pushback in the room.
• Ability to mentor others, lead cross-functional projects, and drive organizational change through data insights.

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

Data analytics

SQL proficiency

Statistical inference

A/B testing

Causes reasoning

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Education

BA/BS in Analytics, CS, Eng, Math, Econ or related field

Tools

BigQuery

Snowflake

Redshift

Trino

Looker

Tableau

Job description

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for mobile apps, with a global presence and remote-friendly roles. We seek a Lead Data Analyst to own the most complex analytics problems, mentor analysts, and drive strategic insights across Liftoff's supply side.

You will write high-performance SQL on massive datasets, build dashboards, and translate technical findings into business impact for commercial leaders.