VP, Analytics

NerdWallet; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company seeks a Vice President of Analytics to shape their data strategy and drive performance marketing. This executive role involves partnering with senior leadership, delivering actionable insights, and leading a high-performing analytics team in a dynamic environment. Join NerdWallet to make financial advice more accessible for everyone!

Benefits

Industry-leading health care plans

Paid sabbatical

Monthly Wellness Stipend

401K with company match

Mental health support

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in high-growth environments.
• Hands-on with marketing analytics, attribution models.
• Exceptional communication skills for diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive business-facing and corporate analytics strategy.
• Deliver data-driven insights to support decision-making.
• Lead and mentor the Analytics team.

Skills

Analytical Acumen

Leadership

Business Judgement

Education

Bachelor's degree in related quantitative fields

Tools

SQL

Python

Looker / Tableau

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Are you a visionary analytics leader who thrives on turning complex data into business breakthroughs? At NerdWallet, we’re looking for a Vice President of Analytics to join our leadership team and help shape the future of how millions of consumers make smarter financial decisions.

This high-impact role will drive our business-facing and corporate analytics strategy—powering performance marketing, brand investment, product innovation, SEO/SEM, CRM, and user engagement. As the strategic thought partner to our C-suite, you’ll bring insights to life and enable smarter, faster decision-making across the company.

The Vice President of Analytics plays a critical role in driving the company’s overall growth strategy. Key responsibilities include delivering data-driven insights to support decision-making, leading performance and brand marketing analytics, and monitoring operational performance against strategic goals. The VP of Analytics acts as a strategic partner to senior leadership, providing guidance on business performance trends, growth opportunities and resource optimization. Additionally, they lead and mentor the Analytics team, collaborate with cross-functional departments to evaluate the impact of strategic and tactical initiatives. The role requires strong analytical acumen, leadership, business judgement, and the ability to navigate a fast-paced, high-growth environment typical of fintech.

At NerdWallet, we pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive, collaborative culture where innovation, ownership, and continuous learning are at the heart of what we do. Join us in making financial advice more accessible and actionable for everyone!

Where You Can Make An Impact

• Strategic Business Partnership and Collaboration: Act as key advisor to the executive team (CEO, CFO, CBO, CPO, and others) and their respective teams, delivering actionable insights into business drivers, risks and performance trends. Partner cross functionally to evaluate initiatives, build models and measurement plans, and inform decisions around growth strategies, product features, and go-to-market campaigns. Translate analysis into strategic recommendations that shape company direction.
• Marketing & Brand Analytics Lead analytics for performance marketing and brand investment, including cross-channel attribution, ROAS measurement, and media max modeling. Drive marketing optimization and strategic alignment across paid and organic acquisition, including SEO, SEM, and CRM channels.
• Experimentation & Product Analytics Partner with Product and Engineering teams to support AB testing, feature evaluation, and user segmentation. Translate behavioral insights into product hypotheses that improve user engagement and monetization.
• Performance Monitoring:Reporting & Analytics: Develop and monitor KPIs to assess corporate and business-level health. Deliver timely, accurate and actionable reporting to senior leadership, highlighting key trends, risks and areas for improvement.
• Team Leadership & Development: Lead and mentor a high-performing Data Analytics team, fostering an environment of collaboration, growth, and excellence. Ensure the team delivers robust analysis and modeling to support business decisions.
  
  

Your Experience

• Bachelor's degree in related quantitative fields from a rigorous academic program. Engineering, Math, Physics, Finance, or Economics strongly preferred
• 15+ years of experience in high-intensity, high-accountability environments such as a high-growth startup, private equity, investment banking, or management consulting
• Proven track record of partnering with senior executives to drive growth, marketing effectiveness, and product strategy through data
• Hands-on experience with marketing analytics, attribution models, cohort analysis, and LTV-to-CAC frameworks
• Deep understanding of digital marketing metrics, SEO KPIs, and user acquisition funnel analytics
• Demonstrated ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams in dynamic fast-moving organizations
• Proven ability to partner with C-level executives and provide strategic analytical insights and support
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights for diverse stakeholders, including board members,
• Proficiency in modern analytical systems and tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Looker / Tableau,etc.).
• Highly analytical and intellectually curious, with a bias for action and comfort operating in ambiguity and change
  
  

(Bonus Points)

• MBA or Masters Degree
• Experience in the fintech, tech, or high-growth industries is highly desirable.
  
  

Where

• This role will be remote (based in the U.S.).
• We believe great work can be done anywhere. No matter where you are based, NerdWallet offers benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your family.
  
  

What We Offer

Work Hard, Stay Balanced (Life’s a series of balancing acts, eh?)

• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents
• Rejuvenation Policy – Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + 4 Mental Health Days Off
• New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child placed with them for adoption or foster care
• Mental health support
• Paid sabbatical for Nerds to recharge, gain knowledge and pursue their interests
• Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution
• Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi Stipend
• Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space subsidy
  
  

Have Some Fun! (Nerds are fun, too)

• Nerd-led group initiatives – Employee Resource Groups for Parents, Diversity, and Inclusion, Women, LGBTQIA, and other communities
• Hackathons and team events across all teams and departments
• Company-wide events like NerdLove (employee appreciation) and our annual Charity Auction
• Our Nerds love to make an impact by paying it forward – Take 8 hours of volunteer time off per quarter and donate to your favorite causes with a company match
  
  

Plan for your future (And when you retire on your island, remember the little people)

• 401K with company match
• Be the first to test and benefit from our new financial products and tools
• Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) through Northstar
• Disability and Life Insurance with employer-paid premiums
  
  

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.

NerdWallet is committed to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, so all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

NerdWallet will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and the San Francisco Fair Chance Act, which requires this notice, as well as the Los Angeles Fair Chance Act, which requires this notice.

NerdWallet participates in the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify program for all US locations. For more information, please see:

• E-Verify Participation Poster (English+Spanish/Español)
• Right to Work Poster (English) / (Spanish/Español)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

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Job function

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  Business Development and Sales

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