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Our Mission and Opportunity
Early education is one of the most significant determinants of childhood outcomes, and it's crucial for working families. It also has a long-term social and economic impact. is to enable every child to receive high-quality early education. We aim to give teachers much more time with students each day, engage parents in their kids' development, and support the small businesses that are the backbone of the $175 billion early education market. Trusted by thousands of educators and millions of families worldwide, brightwheel is the most popular technology brand in early education.
Our Team
We are a fully remote team based across all US time zones. Our team is passionate, talented, and customer-centric. Our distinguished investors include Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GGV Capital, Lowercase Capital, Emerson Collective, and Mark Cuban.
We are committed to ensuring that everyone—from our employees to the students, teachers, and administrators we serve—has the opportunity to learn and thrive, regardless of their background. We value diversity in all forms as it allows our team and the communities we serve to reach their full potential and deliver their best work.
Who You Are
Brightwheel is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join our Analytics team. We need a world-class problem solver and a highly organized thinker capable of breaking down and solving challenges using data. This person will provide answers to critical business questions to drive growth and support everyday reporting required across the business, including departments like Product, Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and more. Additionally, this person will collaborate closely with our Data & Analytics Engineering team to create and improve the operational data sets that power our analytics and operational workflows.
The ideal candidate has a strong inclination towards action, enjoys finding patterns in chaos, and has a proven track record of using analytics to drive impact. Additionally, we're looking for someone who has the technical skills to uncover insights quickly and the communication skills to translate those insights in a way that inspires action.
What You’ll Do
- Use quantitative data analysis from multiple data sources to provide insights that help business and product leaders understand critical business questions, including identifying and quantifying the key factors affecting the business.
- Identify analyses and key metrics to guide and inform our GTM strategy and track progress against company initiatives.
- Report against company initiatives by identifying key metrics and creating dashboards for executives to track progress across the business, including areas like Marketing, Sales, Product, and Customer Success.
- Build scalable analytical solutions for the business while closely partnering with Data Engineering to ensure sustainable sources in the data warehouse at the same time.
- Partner closely with your internal customers to intake, prioritize and deliver against new report requests and analysis/business questions.
- Work with cross-functional operational teams to drive continuous data discovery and usage.
Qualifications, Skills, & Abilities
- 2-4 years experience in data analytics, FP&A, or another relevant technical role, or 1-2 years of analyst experience paired with 1-2 years of consulting or other directly relevant experience.
- Highly proficient in with a working knowledge of optimizing and debugging complex queries (Preferred: ETL experience).
- Proficiency in one or more analytics visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker, Mode).
- Must have experience deriving insights from complex data and dealing with relational databases.
- Working knowledge of data engineering principles: understanding how to store, manage, & retrieve large-scale data sets from multiple systems for analysis or operations.
- Proven ability to earn the trust & respect of business partners at all levels in the organization, and to translate data into clear, actionable next steps for internal teams.
- Ownership mindset: Must be able to initiate, prioritize and complete projects with minimal guidance.
- Experience with our most relevant tools is a plus (Redshift, Tableau, Salesforce, Hubspot, Fivetran, Airflow).
- Experience designing A/B tests and interpreting results is a plus.
Brightwheel is dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
