Senior Data Analyst, Strategy & Insights

Success Academy Charter Schools•New York, NY

19d•$160,000 - $180,000

About The Position

As the fastest-growing, highest-performing charter school network in New York State, Success Academy is reimagining K-12 public education. Nationally recognized for our innovative, whole-child school model and outstanding academic results, Success Academy educators are empowering children from all backgrounds with the knowledge, skills, and self-belief to succeed in college and in life. We now need a results-driven Senior Data Analyst, Strategy & Insights to join our Enterprise Data & Analytics team. The Enterprise Data and Analytics department’s purpose is to build a healthy data and technology culture. By focusing on the concrete educational outcomes we are trying to accomplish in our schools, the team develops technical and organizational systems that are user-friendly, scalable, and flexible. The department is responsible for all reporting, analytics, data infrastructure, training, and evangelization. This new Senior Data Analyst, Strategy & Insights role will be a key contributor to our mission of driving innovation and democratizing data across the organization. Reporting to the Leader, Data Strategy & Insights of Enterprise Data & Analytics, this role will be responsible for spearheading analyses and insights that help shape Success Academy’s strategy and support day-to-day execution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field like Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Math, Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology and/or experience in data analytics.
6+ years of related experience working in an analytical, client-facing capacity
5+ years of experience with advanced SQL, including window functions
5+ years of hands-on experience in analysis, reporting, and data visualization tools, ideally Looker (alternatively Tableau, PowerBI, or similar) and Google Sheets
2+ years of experience delivering insights to senior stakeholders (C-suite or their direct reports)
1+ years of experience building data models with dbt
Strong communication skills, capable of explaining complex findings in a concise and digestible manner
Strong critical and analytical thinking skills
Ability to lead projects independently and communicate effectively across a complex organization
Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment

Nice To Haves

Advanced Degree in an analytical discipline
Experience with People Analytics (e.g. retention / attrition)
Experience with Greenhouse and Workday data
Significant experience with LookML
Experience or knowledge of Education sector

Responsibilities

Executive Support: Deliver quantitative support and strategic, data-driven perspectives to our partners throughout the organization, especially the C-suite.
Improve Decision-Making: Demonstrate analytical expertise and thought leadership with quantitative analyses to help Success Academy make better decisions.
Measurement: Identify and measure success of initiatives through goal setting, forecasting, and monitoring of key metrics to understand trends.
Optimization: Define, understand, and test opportunities and levers to improve operations through insights and recommendations.
Operations Support: Develop and maintain Looker dashboards that are viewed by senior leadership and operation groups across the school network.
Data Modeling: Build and maintain SQL-based transformations in dbt for new and existing use cases, collaborating with data engineers as needed.