Remote E‑commerce Analytics Specialist for Growth

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote

Home office allowance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Remote E-commerce Analytics Specialist to join a fully remote team. You will collect, analyze, and interpret complex datasets related to website performance, customer behavior, marketing campaigns, and sales trends to drive data-informed decisions.

The role requires strong SQL, analytics tools, and scripting (Python or R) to translate data into actionable insights that optimize user experience and grow revenue.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field is required.
• Minimum of 3 years of data analysis experience in e-commerce or digital marketing.
• Proficiency with web analytics tools and SQL is essential.
• Experience with data visualization tools and programming languages is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and analyze large datasets from web analytics, CRM, social media, and sales platforms.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports tracking KPIs like traffic, engagement, conversion, CAC, and CLV.
• Conduct deep-dive analyses of user behavior to improve UX and site performance.
• Evaluate marketing campaigns across channels to optimize spend and ROI.
• Provide actionable insights to marketing, product, and sales teams.
• Perform A/B testing analyses with statistical validation.
• Identify trends and root causes, and communicate findings clearly.
• Develop predictive models and forecasts for sales and behavior.
• Ensure data accuracy across analytics platforms and stay updated on best practices.

Skills

Analytical reasoning

Problem solving

Remote work discipline

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Data Science, or related quantitative field

Tools

Google Analytics

Adobe Analytics

SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Looker Studio

Python

R

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly analytical Remote E-commerce Analytics Specialist to join a fully remote team. You will collect, analyze, and interpret complex datasets related to website performance, customer behavior, marketing campaigns, and sales trends to drive data-informed decisions.

The role requires strong SQL, analytics tools, and scripting (Python or R) to translate data into actionable insights that optimize user experience and grow revenue.