Senior Manager, Business Analytics (Closed)

Inflection is seeking a high impact leader for our Business Analytics team.  This role is central to the conversation around our key metrics to measure, how to link what the data tells us to building amazing products, and how to leverage fact based insights to scale our marketing reach.  Leading a team that supports all areas of the business this role has a central voice in driving the data driven insights culture of Inflection.  

You may be a great fit for the team if the following statements resonate:

• You believe that truth lies in measurement
• You are focused like a laser on the "so what" rather than the "how to"
• You can grok across the space from discussing the business strategy to the impact of rebuilding a checkout page to improve conversion
• You can use analysis influentially to lead change
• You think about your daily calendar and task list in the format of a KPI Dashboard
• You believe details matter
• You can make tradeoffs rapidly - letting nothing stand in your way to rapid execution of your goals
•  You can apply creativity to transform the situation and break through barriers where mere mortals only saw fixed objects
• You can operate a Business Intelligence tool kit with the nimbleness of a data ninja
• Your eyes see data but your mind translates that to a graphical chart
• You think like an owner of the business

Responsibilities:

• Lead the central analytics team for Inflection, defining scope and keeping projects on path
• Use hypothesis driven action plans to define and lead projects focused on improving the business results
• Dive into the data to find insights that lead to improvement ideas for product, partners and marketing
• Build dashboards that give company level access to key metrics around customer, traffic and partner metrics
• Bring new insights on BI tools and the components of a robust ecommerce analytics infrastructure
• Partner with IT Operations to lead a revamped data warehouse and QlikView tool implementation to serve as a robust tool kit for business intelligence
• Partner with User Experience team to bring complete analytics picture from testing through to production
• Drive a company level reporting and key insight generation using internet analytics, customer analytics, marketing analytics and competitive intelligence

Qualifications:

• MBA
• 4+ years experience in relevant teams such as Business Strategy, Business Analytics or Business Intelligence
• Demonstrated experience to drive analysis to actionable projects and outcomes
• Strength in leading analysis teams and in scoping new analytic projects
• Experience implementing operational KPIs and developing strategic dashboards
• Familiarity with internet analytic tools and leading business intelligence platforms for reporting, data analysis, and visualization
• Knowledge of Excel and SQL to mine, transform and assess data
• Passionate leader with a focus on getting to results

You believe that work and fun can, in fact, coexist:
Bored employees make boring products. At Inflection, there's no such thing. We run big websites with millions of users, but we're allergic to the sterile and cold corporate culture. Work and life should definitely be buddies, so we're serious about cultivating a fab work environment. To wit:

• Conveniently located off 101 in Redwood Shores, with free Caltrain access through company sponsored GO Pass and a shuttle from both the Hillsdale and San Carlos Caltrain stations
• Business goals celebrated with Major Milestone Trips and frequent Friday Happy Hours
• Company sponsored catered lunch daily
• A start up's pantry of complimentary beverages and snacks
• Company subsidized gym membership at nearby Pacific Athletic Club
• High energy team with great mix of experienced entrepreneurs, talented engineers, and successful Silicon Valley veterans
• Culture of acting with integrity
• Competitive compensation including equity options
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical/dental coverage, 401K, and life insurance