Sr. Growth Data Analyst

Mercari; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 151,609 - 227,414; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility

Wellbeing benefits

Growth opportunities

Total rewards

Job summary

Mercari is seeking a Senior Growth Data Analyst in the San Francisco Bay Area to drive measurable business impact through advanced analytics and strategic insights. You will partner with Growth, Marketing, and Product to translate opportunities into actionable experiments and scalable dashboards.

Responsibilities include end-to-end analytics ownership, modeling, and automation, with a focus on driving growth through data-driven decisions and governance practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in data analytics with large-scale data processing tools
• Proven growth analytics track record with measurable business impact
• Proficiency in Python and SQL (BigQuery)
• Strong grounding in statistics and causal reasoning

Responsibilities

• Identify trends and anomalies in complex datasets and translate into high-impact recommendations
• Own analytics lifecycle from problem definition to data cleaning, modeling, and delivery
• Design and maintain data models and automated dashboards as single sources of truth
• Partner with Product, Marketing, Ops to distill technical insights for non-technical audiences
• Automate repetitive data tasks and advocate data governance and code quality

Skills

Big data analytics

SQL

Python

Experiment design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Data Science/CS/Statistics

Tools

BigQuery

Job description

Mercari is Your Marketplace. We make it super easy to sell (or buy) almost anything. We all have things we don’t use, never used or simply outgrew. But that stuff still has value. Mercari gives you the power to simply sell it, ship it, and earn some cash for it. Fashion to toys. Sporting goods to electronics. All the brands you know and love. Our mission is simple: to make selling easier than buying. And with 50M+ downloads in the U.S. and 350k+ new listings every day, we're just getting started.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will partner tightly with our Growth, Marketing, and Product teams to translate abstract growth opportunities into actionable insights. As a Senior Growth Data Analyst, you will prioritize business impact and thrive in fast experiment-iterate cycles and take direct accountability for measurable business results.

What you’ll be doing:

• Strategic Advisory & Insight Discovery: You will proactively identify trends and anomalies in complex datasets. You will translate these findings into high-impact recommendations for senior stakeholders, moving beyond reporting to actively shaping the growth.
• End-to-End Project Ownership: You will independently manage the full analytics lifecycle—from defining the business problem and gathering requirements to data cleaning, modeling, and final delivery.
• Advanced Data Modeling & Architecture: You will design, build, and maintain sophisticated data models and automated dashboards that serve as single sources of truth for the organization.
• Stakeholder Partnership: You act as the primary point of contact for cross-functional teams (Product, Marketing, Ops), distilling technical complexities into clear, actionable narratives for non-technical audiences.
• Process Automation & Optimization: You identify and automate repetitive data tasks using SQL and Python etc. And you champion best practices for data governance, documentation, and code efficiency.

What you’ll need:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field

• At least 8 years experience working in Data Analytics with large-scale data processing tools (SQL, Python etc)
• Strong proven track records in growth, marketing, and direct business impact, with a willingness to explicitly own business impact.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL (Google BigQuery)
• Solid understanding of statistics, experimental design, and causal reasoning

Bonus Points:

• Japanese language proficiency is a plus

Location & Salary

This position is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with an expectation of in-office 2 days per week. The applicable salary range for this role is $151,609 to $227,414.

Total Rewards:

• Flexibility: Work from home and the office, depending on need and receive flexible time off
• Wellbeing: Top-notch insurance plans, best-in-class new parent offerings and access to mind and body wellness apps
• Growth: As we grow, your career opportunities grow, we provide access to new tools, technologies and learning opportunities
• Comprehensive and total rewards: We provide a strong financial foundation and rewards that go beyond the paycheck
• Teamwork: We are each other's biggest fans- we celebrate from virtual coffee breaks to recognition programs