Strategic Data Analyst for WNBA Team

National Basketball Association (NBA); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is seeking a Project Analyst within the Data Strategy & Analytics group in New York. You will partner with the WNBA to share best practices across ticketing, partnerships, and marketing, delivering data-driven insights to support team decisions.

The role focuses on cross-functional projects, innovation in reporting, and serving as a liaison across leagues while navigating a matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of WNBA team business needs and operational requirements.
• Strong collaborator who can influence and drive results in a matrixed org.
• Excellent executive communication to translate complex concepts clearly.
• Technical foundation in Excel, SQL and/or other reporting platforms.

Responsibilities

• Work with WNBA team and league counterparts to understand common problems and use those to implement a strategic support model.
• Lead a set of cross-functional strategic and data-driven projects that support team initiatives and operations.
• Ownership of new bedrock WNBA team reports that require consistent team engagement across various areas of the business, including ticketing, partnerships, marketing, and more.
• Become a source for innovation in the business data space, leaning on new technology and AI capabilities to create minimally viable products for internal and team benefit.
• Champion team innovation through sharing best practices among teams and evangelizing organic solutions provided by the league.

Skills

Excel

SQL

Stakeholder collaboration

Data interpretation

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in business or quantitative field

Tools

SQL

Excel

Job description

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is seeking a Project Analyst within the Data Strategy & Analytics group in New York. You will partner with the WNBA to share best practices across ticketing, partnerships, and marketing, delivering data-driven insights to support team decisions.

The role focuses on cross-functional projects, innovation in reporting, and serving as a liaison across leagues while navigating a matrixed environment.