Senior E-commerce Analytics Lead — Hybrid (Sandton)

Placements24; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Professional development

Cutting-edge data tools

Impact on strategy

Competitive compensation

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Placements24 seeks a Senior E-commerce Analyst in Sandton, Gauteng, to collect, interpret, and report on large e-commerce datasets, driving growth and profitability. You will develop dashboards, analyze campaigns, and provide actionable insights for stakeholders.

The role requires advanced analytics, statistics, and strong communication skills to translate complex data into strategic recommendations. Hybrid work enables collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Statistics, Data Science, Economics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in e-commerce analytics or a related data analysis role.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, or R.
• Experience with web analytics platforms (Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics).
• Strong data visualization experience (Tableau, Power BI).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and analyze large datasets from various e-commerce platforms.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to track KPIs across sales, marketing, customer behavior, and operations.
• Identify trends, patterns, and anomalies to provide actionable insights.
• Analyze customer behavior, conversion funnels, and marketing performance.
• Perform A/B testing analysis and provide optimization recommendations.
• Collaborate with marketing, product, and operations teams to support data-driven decisions.
• Develop predictive models and forecasts to inform strategy.
• Present complex findings clearly to stakeholders.
• Stay current with industry best practices in e-commerce analytics and data science.

Skills

E-commerce analytics

Data visualization

SQL

Python/R

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Master's or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Google Analytics

Adobe Analytics

Python

R

Job description

Placements24 seeks a Senior E-commerce Analyst in Sandton, Gauteng, to collect, interpret, and report on large e-commerce datasets, driving growth and profitability. You will develop dashboards, analyze campaigns, and provide actionable insights for stakeholders.

The role requires advanced analytics, statistics, and strong communication skills to translate complex data into strategic recommendations. Hybrid work enables collaboration with cross-functional teams.