Technical Operations Business Analyst - 1082

Lightcast; Moscow (ID); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Lightcast, a global labor market insights company based in Moscow, Idaho, is seeking a Technical Operations Business Analyst. This early-career role sits at the crossroads of technology, data, finance, and operations, translating raw operational data into actionable dashboards and reports for senior leaders.

You will join a collaborative team, learn Lightcast processes, support vendor management and budgeting, and grow toward more independent coverage over time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• 1-3 years in technical operations, business operations, data analytics, finance, or related area.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing business needs.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace tools.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Experience with data, reporting, or dashboards preferred.
• SQL knowledge preferred.
• Vendor management and procurement experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between Technical Operations and Finance, aligning priorities and data.
• Partner with data teams to understand data collection and how it supports reporting.
• Create dashboards and analyses turning data into insights for leadership.
• Prepare clear reports translating technical activity into financial information.
• Support vendor management, contract activities, including renewals and negotiations.
• Collaborate with Finance to improve visibility into tech spending for forecasting.
• Learn Lightcast's processes to provide increasingly independent support.

Skills

Data analytics

Communication skills

Vendor management

Procurement

SQL knowledge

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

Important information before applying:

Location: This position is based on-site in Moscow, Idaho, and requires five days per week in the office. We will consider only candidates who currently live locally or are willing to relocate.

Work Authorization: To respect your time, we cannot provide employment visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Before applying, please confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Lightcast is seeking a Technical Operations Business Analyst to connect our Technical Operations and Finance teams by translating operational data into insights both teams can use. As an individual contributor embedded within Technical Operations and reporting to the SVP of Application Development, you'll partner with the teams responsible for collecting operational data and help turn that information into dashboards, analyses, and clear reporting for technical and financial stakeholders. You’ll also support vendor management, contracts, budgeting, and forecasting activities.

This is an opportunity for someone early in their career who is curious, analytical, and interested in developing experience across technology, data, finance, and business operations. Because this role sits at a fast-moving intersection of teams, we're especially looking for someone who learns quickly and adapts as business needs evolve.

Major Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison between Technical Operations and Finance, helping each team understand the other's priorities, constraints, and data.
• Partner with the technical teams that collect operational data to understand how it's gathered and how it can support financial and operational reporting.
• Create dashboards and analyses, using AI-enabled tools where appropriate, that turn operational data into useful insights for leadership.
• Prepare clear reporting that translates technical activity into understandable financial and performance information.
• Support vendor management and contract activities, including renewals, negotiations, documentation, and coordination among stakeholders.
• Partner with Finance to improve visibility into technical operations spending and provide information used in forecasting and budgeting.
• Learn Lightcast's data collection processes, technical environment, and financial reporting needs to provide increasingly independent support over time.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in any field of study
• 1-3 years of experience in technical operations, business operations, data analytics, finance, or another relevant area, ideally in a DaaS, SaaS, or similarly technical company
• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and adapt to the changing needs of the business, we value learning agility and curiosity over years on a résumé
• Proficiency in the Google Workspace suite of tools
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders while helping translate information between technical and financial teams
• Experience working with data, reporting, or dashboards is preferred
• SQL knowledge preferred
• Vendor management and procurement experience preferred
• We do not expect candidates to have experience in every area listed. We are looking for someone with a strong analytical foundation, excellent communication skills, and the ability to learn new technical and business concepts quickly.

Lightcast is a global leader in labor market insights, headquartered in Moscow, ID (US), with offices in the United Kingdom, Europe, and India. We work with partners across six continents to help drive economic prosperity and mobility by providing the insights needed to build and develop our people, our institutions, companies, and communities.

Lightcast is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and does not discriminate on the basis of federally protected statuses. Lightcast has always been, and always will be, committed to diversity of thought and unique perspectives. We seek dynamic professionals from all backgrounds to join our teams, and we encourage our employees to bring their authentic, original, and best selves to work.