Senior Data Product Analyst

Hammer Media•Austin, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Hammer Media is hiring its first Senior Data Product Analyst to build a reliable data foundation for Dollarwise, its financial health platform. Reporting to the Head of Product and working closely with product and engineering, this person will assess existing data, identify gaps, recommend priorities and tools, and establish metrics and dashboards used across the company. Once the foundation is stable, the role is expected to grow into ownership of the strategy for how data appears in the consumer experience and to help shape data-driven product features and the roadmap.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in product analytics, data analytics, or a similar role, ideally at a consumer app or early-stage company.
Experience building a metrics framework or data function from scratch or nearly from scratch.
Strong SQL skills.
Comfort using at least one BI or dashboarding tool.
Understanding of event-based product analytics, including tracking plans, funnels, cohorts, and retention.
Experience evaluating and rolling out data tools, with an ability to weigh costs against a small team’s practical needs.
Ability to explain data and findings to engineers, marketers, and executives, adapting communication to each audience.
Comfort working in ambiguity and creating specifications independently.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on experience with Google Analytics and PostHog.
Experience in FinTech, personal finance, or subscription apps.
Some Python or R experience for deeper analysis.
Experience running or analyzing A/B tests.
Interest in owning product strategy in the future, beyond reporting.

Responsibilities

Audit existing data, including what is tracked, where it is stored, and whether it is trustworthy.
Identify missing event tracking, unowned metrics, and inconsistencies across tools.
Create a data plan covering priorities, sequencing, and implementation needs.
Evaluate data vendors and recommend analytics, warehousing, business intelligence, or other tools as needed.
Define core product operating metrics such as activation, retention, engagement, and conversion, and align stakeholders on their definitions.
Build dashboards for product, engineering, leadership, and product marketing audiences.
Work with engineering on event tracking and instrumentation to ensure data is captured correctly.
Establish data quality practices and documentation.
Turn business questions into analysis and actionable recommendations.
Help product teams size opportunities and measure shipped work.
Enable self-serve data access where appropriate.
Own the strategy for how data appears in the Dollarwise consumer experience once the data foundation is stable.
Partner with product and engineering on data-driven features for Dollarwise members.
Help shape the product roadmap from a data perspective.