Senior Manager, Analytics (Fully Remote)

The Athletic; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The Athletic is seeking a senior leader to head Growth Product Insights within the data organization. You will scale a team of data analysts, embed with Product, Design, and Growth to influence roadmap decisions, and shift analytics from reactive dashboards to proactive strategic inquiries.

You will mentor analysts, build models hands-on, and drive experimentation and causal inference in a digital subscription environment. This role reports to the Director, Data & Insights and leads a data pod.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data or product analytics.
• 1–3+ years managing analysts.
• Experience with analytics in subscription products.

Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the Growth Product Insights practice.
• Mentor Data Analysts and build models hands-on.
• Embed with Product, Design and Growth leaders to influence roadmap strategy.

Skills

Data analytics

Team management

Experimentation

Causal inference

Tools

SQL

Python

R

Looker

Tableau

Job description

• Lead and scale the Growth Product Insights practice within the data leadership team.
• Report to the Director, Data & Insights and own a data pod.

What You'll Do:

• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of Data Analysts while building models hands-on.
• Shift from reactive dashboard maintenance to proactive strategic inquiry.
• Embed with Product, Design, and Growth leaders to influence roadmap strategy.

Requirements:

• 7+ years in data or product analytics with 1-3+ years managing analysts.
• Expertise in SQL, Python or R, and modern BI tools like Looker or Tableau.
• Strong experimentation and causal inference background in digital subscription environments.

The Athletic

The Athletic is a sports media company delivering in-depth coverage of teams, sports, and athletes, powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media. As the sports media division of The New York Times, it employs 500+ full-time newsroom staff across North America and the UK.