Business Analyst, Planning & Analytics

Arva Intelligence•Houston, TX

1d•$85,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The Business Analyst, Planning & Analytics supports Arva’s efficient and sustainable growth by forecasting and optimizing organizational capacity across lines of business. The role aligns teams, resources, and supported acres with business demand and delivery commitments, contributing to workforce planning, acreage allocation, portfolio forecasting, and operational planning. The analyst evaluates operational and business data to identify trends, anticipate constraints, and provide leaders with actionable insights. The role works across Customer Success, Sales, Operations, Product, and other teams to translate pipelines, customer commitments, workloads, and business opportunities into capacity requirements. It builds forecasting models, dashboards, reports, and scorecards; supports resource prioritization and staffing decisions; and helps improve portfolio management processes, planning methodologies, tools, and workflows. The analyst also prepares and presents clear findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Arva is a machine-learning SaaS company focused on regenerative agriculture. Its platform helps growers and ranchers measure and improve agricultural practices, yields, and environmental outcomes, and supports the verification and sale of environmental asset credits. This position contributes to scaling Arva’s work through effective capacity planning and resource allocation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Analytics, Economics, or a related field.
3–8 years of experience in capacity planning, workforce planning, operations, portfolio management, business analytics, sales operations, or a related discipline.
Experience building forecasts, resource models, or operational planning tools.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets, including complex formulas, data modeling, pivot tables, scenario analysis, and large dataset management.
Strong experience gathering, organizing, and analyzing data from multiple sources.
Ability to independently obtain, consolidate, and structure data needed to support business decisions.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
Eligibility to work in the United States currently and in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience in both sales and operational environments.
Proficiency with business intelligence and visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
Experience with portfolio, project, or resource management platforms.
Familiarity with forecasting methods, workforce planning models, and operational KPI development.
Experience supporting a high-growth organization through scaling and operational change.
Interest in agriculture, sustainability, or mission-driven work.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain workforce capacity models across lines of business, including Customer Success capacity tied to acres under management.
Forecast resource demand, utilization, and staffing needs using sales pipelines, customer commitments, operational workloads, and strategic initiatives.
Identify capacity triggers, bottlenecks, and resource constraints before they affect delivery.
Create scenario analyses to support hiring and workforce planning decisions.
Provide analysis and options to support acreage allocation and resource reallocation decisions.
Gather, clean, and analyze data from multiple sources to produce portfolio and workforce insights.
Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and scorecards showing capacity, utilization, workload, and operational performance.
Track leading indicators and key metrics that support proactive portfolio management.
Deliver timely analyses and recommendations to support data-driven decisions.
Work with Customer Success, Sales, Operations, Product, and other teams to understand current and future workload drivers.
Translate pipeline forecasts, customer commitments, and business opportunities into capacity requirements.
Support discussions on resource prioritization, tradeoffs, and operational readiness.
Surface opportunities to improve efficiency and productivity through process or resource changes.
Support the Senior Director of Portfolio Management in refining portfolio management processes, governance, and operating procedures.
Document and maintain standardized methodologies for forecasting, capacity planning, and resource management.
Contribute to evaluating and adopting tools, reporting structures, and workflows that improve visibility and planning accuracy.
Participate in continuous improvement initiatives focused on scalability, predictability, and execution.
Prepare clear presentations, reports, and recommendations for leadership review.
Present findings and forecasts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Support proactive staffing decisions, improve forecast accuracy, identify process improvements, and serve as an analytical partner to leadership and cross-functional teams.