Senior Business Intelligence Analyst
About The Position
MarketWise is looking for a talented Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to join our BI team. This role will have a direct impact on building a culture of data-driven decision-making where information is timely, accurate, and actionable. The Senior Business Intelligence Analyst will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining multiple aspects of the BI function — from dashboard visualizations to SQL, data modeling, data warehousing, and forecasting. The data analysis and insights our team generates help drive the company’s strategy and operations. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter with proven communication and problem-solving skills, expertise in Salesforce data analytics, and experience delivering accurate forecasts and strategic recommendations that support executive decision-making.
Requirements
- BS/BA in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience; advanced degree preferred
- 7+ years of hands-on BI experience, including data querying, modeling, visualization, and forecasting
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels, including executive
- Expertise in data visualization, forecasting, and advanced analytics
- Experience in columnar store database concepts (Snowflake, AWS Redshift, or similar)
- Deep experience working with BI tools (Tableau, Looker, PowerBI, Business Objects, Cognos, Microstrategy, SSRS, QlikView)
- Expertise with Salesforce data and analytics, including integrating Salesforce data into BI workflows
- Must be proactive, forward-thinking, and able to anticipate business needs and data opportunities
Nice To Haves
- Experience with marketing analytics and forecasting a plus
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, R) a plus
Responsibilities
- Understand business goals and define, improve, and forecast key metrics that guide strategic decisions
- Work closely with business and technology teams to translate complex needs into scalable data models, forecasting tools, and analytical frameworks
- Act as a senior liaison in supporting ongoing production operations, proactively identifying areas for improvement and implementing solutions
- Identify and understand source data systems (including Salesforce) and become a subject matter expert on data sources, flows, and analytical capabilities
- Promote BI best practices across the organization
- Consult with executive leadership and product teams to automate reporting, build dashboards, and create forecasting models that assess business performance and generate actionable insights
- Manage ad-hoc requests through independent investigation and clearly communicate complex findings, providing strategic recommendations
- Work cross-functionally to extract and integrate data components related to customers, sales, marketing, finance, and accounting for intuitive consumption in the data warehouse or as visualizations
- Explore and recommend technologies and techniques to improve DW/BI, forecasting, and analytics functions
- Create functional/technical specifications and documentation for complex BI and forecasting solutions
- Conduct data validation, performance tuning, and facilitate end-user testing on reports, dashboards, forecasts, and analyses
- Lead data discovery initiatives by exploring and cultivating new data sets and dashboard/forecast solutions
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k match
- 12 paid company holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
