Director, Analytics

Betterment•New York, NY

9d•$194,000 - $215,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Analytics team at Betterment is deeply integrated across theanization, forming strong strategic partnerships with nearly every function, including Product, Marketing, Engineering, Finance, Operations, and Sales. The team's primary function is to transform data into actionable insights that directly drive ourpany's strategy and execution priorities. They coordinate closely with stakeholders and senior leadership, ensuring that business priorities are based on informed decisions and influencing critical choices with their unique, data-driven perspective. The Director of Analytics is tasked with aligning the Analytics team's efforts with thepany's highest-level goals. This involves: Setting Vision & Strategy: Defining and executing on team roadmaps that influenceanization-wide strategic direction. You will anticipate futureanizational gaps and implement solutions to close them. Strategic Coordination: Partnering with senior leaders across Betterment to ensure the team is focused on the most impactful projects with maximum efficiency. Team Leadership & Development: Building a high-performing analytics team. You will focus on coaching your team to their highest impact. Technical Leadership: Maintaining a deep understanding of the core technologies used by the team. You will focus on technical enablement and connecting team members to domain owners, while serving as a technical anchor—ready to step in and contribute to high-stakes projects orplex problem-solving when needed. Storytelling & Influence: Serving as the most visible "face" of the Analyticsanization. You will synthesizeplex data into a cohesive narrative that identifies opportunities across lines of business. This role requires both: a strong technical background to accurately assess the scope and effort of various initiatives, as well as exceptionalmunication and executive presence to effectively partner with peers and influence C-suite decisions. This role is based out of our NYC office. For jobs based out of our NYC HQ, we require in office attendance Monday through Thursday, weekly. Below we've reflected the base salary range we would offer for this position. Actual salaries may vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just oneponent of Betterment's totalpensation package for employees. New York City: $194,000 - $215,000 We offer apetitive equity package, health, dental and vision benefits, life and AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, EAP,muter and parking benefits FSA/HSA, and 401(k) with employer match as well as a flexible PTO policy. This job may also be eligible for variablepensation in the form of apany incentive bonus.

Requirements

10+ years of experience working in Analytics, preferably at a techpany with a web-based product and in close partnership with decision makers
5+ years of experience directly managing a team of 5+ analytics professionals
Passion for solvingplex business problems with data and transforming analyses into concise insights and rmendations
A storytelling mindset, including an ability to understand the business context and identify actionable improvement opportunities
Strong fluency in SQL and experience working with modern database and data warehousing technologies
Ability to triage and prioritize efficiently across hoc requests and long-term projects, as well as identify and implement tools to effectivelymunicate and drive alignment around team priorities
Expertise in crafting A/B tests and multivariate tests and guiding teams to appropriately interpret results and internalize their learnings
Experience with the OKRs framework
Ability to distillplex concepts and methodologies, and articulate insights to cross-functional teams and clients with varying levels of knowledge in this space

Responsibilities

Setting Vision & Strategy: Defining and executing on team roadmaps that influenceanization-wide strategic direction. You will anticipate futureanizational gaps and implement solutions to close them.
Strategic Coordination: Partnering with senior leaders across Betterment to ensure the team is focused on the most impactful projects with maximum efficiency.
Team Leadership & Development: Building a high-performing analytics team. You will focus on coaching your team to their highest impact.
Technical Leadership: Maintaining a deep understanding of the core technologies used by the team. You will focus on technical enablement and connecting team members to domain owners, while serving as a technical anchor—ready to step in and contribute to high-stakes projects orplex problem-solving when needed.
Storytelling & Influence: Serving as the most visible "face" of the Analyticsanization. You will synthesizeplex data into a cohesive narrative that identifies opportunities across lines of business.
Manage the day-to-day execution of the Analytics team
Conduct the team's standup, gaining context on progress, blockers, and shifts in priority
Have a 1 on 1 discussing career growth with a direct report
Assist a junior team member in a conversation regarding how best to visualize a particular finding
Catch up with the VP of Data and Engineering leads tomunicate requirements for a new data domain
Partner with stakeholders and leadership around thepany to influence decision making
Discuss uing campaigns with the VP of Marketing, ensuring that we're primed to measure the impact to cross sell and LTV growth
Attend a product kickoff meeting, advising on bias potential in the AB testing plan
Meet with the VP of Data and CEO to discuss Company OKR progress
Present a plan to update key metrics definitions to the Finance team, and strategize on rollout
Perform a quick ad-hoc analysis to help the VP of Finance tailor the annual financial plan