Strategic Data Analyst: Drive Decisions and Insights

urbancompass; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 84,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Commuter program

Flexible spending accounts

Life and disability insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Compass seeks a Data Analyst to join the Data & Analytics team, delivering insights beyond dashboards and tickets. You will work cross-functionally to turn data infrastructure into strategic decisions, translating analyses into clear business recommendations and partnering with internal teams to drive decision-making.

You will help structure options, craft narratives, and ensure data drives value across the organization.

Qualifications

• Technical baseline: proficiency in SQL and basic Python (pandas/EDA) to self-serve from centrally managed datasets.
• Structured problem solving: break down ambiguous business questions, validate assumptions, and scope analysis.
• Business curiosity: partner with business leads, understand unit economics and drivers, connect analysis to outcomes.
• Clear communication: package complex data into concise narratives for non-technical partners.
• Ownership & growth mindset: self-starter, accountable, receptive to feedback and learning.
• Highly collaborative: thrives in a cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

• Accelerate decision-making by structuring clear options and trade-offs.
• Deliver high-impact narratives that give partners evidence to decide.
• Unlock data value by turning infrastructure investments into business outcomes.
• Bridge insights to strategy by translating BI and data science into concrete recommendations.
• Reframe business problems by turning requests into well-defined analytical questions.
• Work with trusted data, focusing on analysis over wrangling.

Skills

SQL

Python (pandas/EDA)

Data analysis

Problem solving

Job description

Compass seeks a Data Analyst to join the Data & Analytics team, delivering insights beyond dashboards and tickets. You will work cross-functionally to turn data infrastructure into strategic decisions, translating analyses into clear business recommendations and partnering with internal teams to drive decision-making.

You will help structure options, craft narratives, and ensure data drives value across the organization.