Strategic Analytics & Innovation Analyst

Medium; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Medium is seeking a highly analytical, curious problem solver to tackle complex business and data challenges, from identifying inefficiencies to turning ideas into scalable solutions.

You will work with leadership to build business cases, reconcile revenue data, and partner with stakeholders to move initiatives from concept to implementation, including data analytics, AI, automation, and process redesign.

Qualifications

• 1–4 years of experience in strategy, analytics, consulting, engineering, operations or finance.
• Quantitative degree preferred.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• SQL, Power BI, Python, or similar tools are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Learn how commission and revenue data flows from multiple suppliers and help redesign data ingestion processes.
• Allocate and validate commissions data, investigate discrepancies, and reconcile issues.
• Be the go-to contact for advisors and stakeholders with questions about commissions.
• Perform and improve commissions allocation and validation processes.
• Identify operational and strategic opportunities in the business and pursue them.
• Analyze data, processes, and stakeholder feedback to identify root causes.
• Build business cases, evaluate ROI, and recommend practical solutions.
• Research AI tools and emerging technologies to improve efficiency and decision-making.
• Lead initiatives from discovery through implementation.
• Partner with development teams to translate business requirements into scalable solutions.
• Build dashboards and analyses to support decisions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Ownership

Ambiguity management

Education

Quantitative degree

Tools

Excel

SQL

Power BI

Python

Job description

Medium is seeking a highly analytical, curious problem solver to tackle complex business and data challenges, from identifying inefficiencies to turning ideas into scalable solutions.

You will work with leadership to build business cases, reconcile revenue data, and partner with stakeholders to move initiatives from concept to implementation, including data analytics, AI, automation, and process redesign.