Sr. Growth Data Analyst

Mercari•Palo Alto, CA

10d•$151,609 - $227,414•Hybrid

About The Position

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will partner tightly with our Growth, Marketing, and Product teams to translate abstract growth opportunities into actionable insights. As a Senior Growth Data Analyst, you will prioritize business impact and you thrive in fast experiment-iterate cycles and take direct accountability for measurable business results.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field
At least 8 years experience working in Data Analytics with large-scale data processing tools (SQL, Python etc)
Strong proven track records in growth, marketing, and direct business impact, with a willingness to explicitly own business impact.
Proficiency in Python and SQL(Google Big Query)
Solid understanding of statistics, experimental design, and causal reasoning

Nice To Haves

Looker(LookML) developer experience a plus
Japanese language proficiency is a plus

Responsibilities

Proactively identify trends and anomalies in complex datasets.
Translate findings into high-impact recommendations for senior stakeholders, moving beyond reporting to actively shaping the growth.
Independently manage the full analytics lifecycle—from defining the business problem and gathering requirements to data cleaning, modeling, and final delivery.
Design, build, and maintain sophisticated data models and automated dashboards that serve as single sources of truth for the organization.
Act as the primary point of contact for cross-functional teams (Product, Marketing, Ops), distilling technical complexities into clear, actionable narratives for non-technical audiences.
Identify and automate repetitive data tasks using SQL and Python etc.
Champion best practices for data governance, documentation, and code efficiency.