Business Analyst, Marketplace Strategy

Rover • Seattle, WA

66d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Business Analyst on the Supply Data Science Team, you will co-pilot with data scientists to unearth and implement the next big opportunities for supply-demand balance and retention in the Rover marketplace. You will be a strategic leader across the full project lifecycle, from ideation to value realization. This function, rooted in analytics, will also actively build and develop your skills toward roles in Product Management or Technical Program Management. Marketplace Strategy & Insight: Become the expert on marketplace health, diving deep into the data to reveal trends in supply-demand dynamics, sitter engagement, and retention. Project Design & Justification: Lead the ideation and initial business case (ROI modeling) for complex projects, ensuring a clear path for value creation. Drive Execution & Coordination: Enable smooth project execution through detailed planning and effective cross-team coordination, ensuring projects stay on track even when faced with learning pivots or unexpected impediments. Measure & Forecast: Perform statistical analysis to evaluate marketplace experiments and forecast future trends. Build Data Foundations: Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines to ensure the reliability and accessibility for complex marketplace monitoring and data science model production.

Requirements

• 2+ years of professional experience in Business Analysis or a related data-focused role.
• High proficiency in SQL and BI visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker, Mode, etc.) to construct clear and compelling data narratives
• Proven background in data-informed decision-making and using analytical insights to directly influence roadmaps and prioritization.
• Demonstrated experience in end-to-end project management, involving active coordination and successful delivery with diverse cross-functional business partners.
• Understanding of foundational statistical concepts of significance and hypothesis testing
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to break apart complex analyses for non-technical stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• Two-sided marketplace experience
• Experience designing and evaluating results of A/B tests
• Familiarity with modern data tools and event-based datasets (e.g. Amazon Redshift, DBT, Statsig, Amplitude)
• Experience working directly alongside data scientists or data engineers developing data science models and applications
• Skills or interest in product or technical program management

Responsibilities

• Become the expert on marketplace health, diving deep into the data to reveal trends in supply-demand dynamics, sitter engagement, and retention.
• Lead the ideation and initial business case (ROI modeling) for complex projects, ensuring a clear path for value creation.
• Enable smooth project execution through detailed planning and effective cross-team coordination, ensuring projects stay on track even when faced with learning pivots or unexpected impediments.
• Perform statistical analysis to evaluate marketplace experiments and forecast future trends.
• Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines to ensure the reliability and accessibility for complex marketplace monitoring and data science model production.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• 401k match
• Flexible PTO
• Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Bring your dog to work (and unlimited puppy time)
• Doggy benefits, including $1000 toward adopting your first dog
• Stocked fridges, coffee, soda, and lots of treats (for humans and dogs) and free catered lunches semi-monthly
• Regular team activities performed in-person and virtually

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Personal and Laundry Services
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees