Senior Lead Data Analyst: AdTech & Performance

Liftoff; Lake Michigan Beach (MI); Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Remote-first

Job summary

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. We are remote-first with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City, seeking a Lead Data Analyst to tackle the toughest analytical problems and translate insights into business impact.

You will write complex SQL on massive datasets, build dashboards with Looker or Tableau, mentor teammates, and partner with Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Finance to drive cross-functional initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Analytics, CS, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• Approximately 8+ years of experience in data analytics, consulting, or business analytics.
• Proficiency writing complex, performance-optimized SQL on large datasets and familiarity with cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Trino).
• Experience with Looker, Tableau, or similar BI tools.
• Ability to break down ambiguous business problems into structured analyses with actionable recommendations.
• Strong consulting-style presentation skills: build a narrative and defend recommendations.
• Ability to mentor others, lead cross-functional projects, and drive data-driven change.

Responsibilities

• Lead root-cause analysis and triage technical issues at the intersection of product performance and business KPIs.
• Build and automate dashboards, ad-hoc analyses, and reporting pipelines using SQL, Looker, and Tableau.
• Translate model changes, SDK upgrades, and auction mechanics into business impact analyses for Commercial teams.
• Lead end-to-end transformational projects from ideation to rollout.
• Partner with Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Finance to drive initiatives forward.

Skills

SQL

BI tools

Mentoring

Leadership

Data storytelling

Data analytics

Education

BS in Analytics/CS/Engineering

Tools

Looker

Tableau

BigQuery

Snowflake

Redshift

Trino

Job description

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. We are remote-first with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City, seeking a Lead Data Analyst to tackle the toughest analytical problems and translate insights into business impact.

You will write complex SQL on massive datasets, build dashboards with Looker or Tableau, mentor teammates, and partner with Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Finance to drive cross-functional initiatives.