Strategic Data Analytics Leader

Liftoff; Kansas City (MO); Remote; USD 142,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Job summary

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. This Lead Data Analyst role reports to the VP of Analytics & Operations Supply and serves as the senior contributor tackling the hardest analytical problems across Liftoff's supply side.

The role requires deep SQL skills, cloud warehouse experience, and the ability to mentor analysts while translating findings into business impact for Commercial teams and leadership.

Qualifications

• B.A./B.S. degree in Analytics, CS, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in data analytics, consulting, or business analytics roles, preferably in high-tech or AdTech.
• Expertise writing complex, performance-optimized SQL on massive datasets; experience with cloud data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Trino).
• Solid grounding in statistical inference, A/B test design, and causal reasoning; comfortable with confidence intervals, statistical power, and the failure modes of noisy experiments.
• Proficiency with Looker, Tableau, or similar BI tools.
• Demonstrated ability to break down ambiguous business problems into structured analyses leading to actionable recommendations.
• Can connect a technical finding to revenue, margin, and partner impact without being told how.
• Strong written and verbal skills; able to tailor technical concepts for a range of audiences from engineering to C-level leadership. Consulting-style structured presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive analysis and insight generation on highly complex, ambiguous business and technical questions; influence roadmap and operational decisions at a senior level.
• Write and optimize complex SQL queries for large-scale datasets (billions of rows), developing reproducible analytics workflows.
• Conduct root-cause analysis and triage technical issues at the intersection of product performance and business KPIs.
• Build and automate dashboards, ad-hoc analysis tools, and internal reporting pipelines using SQL, Looker, and/or Tableau.
• Translate highly technical concepts (e.g., ML model changes, SDK upgrades, auction mechanics) into business impact analysis for Commercial teams and leadership.
• Lead transformational projects end-to-end, from ideation and scoping through technical execution and operational rollout.
• Mentor other analysts on technical best practices, business context, and effective communication.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Product, Data Science, and Finance teams to drive initiatives forward.

Skills

Advanced SQL

BigQuery / Snowflake / Redshift

Statistical inference / A/B testing

BI tools (Looker / Tableau)

Analytical problem solving

Executive communication

Mentoring others

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.A./B.S. in Analytics, CS, Eng, Math, Stats, Econ, or related

Tools

Looker

Tableau

BigQuery

Snowflake

Redshift

Job description

Liftoff is a leading AI-powered performance marketing platform for the mobile app economy. This Lead Data Analyst role reports to the VP of Analytics & Operations Supply and serves as the senior contributor tackling the hardest analytical problems across Liftoff's supply side.

The role requires deep SQL skills, cloud warehouse experience, and the ability to mentor analysts while translating findings into business impact for Commercial teams and leadership.