Senior Data Analyst

**Overview**: **About Nerdy**: **Nerdy's shareholder letters below explain the product and strategy and are the most effective way to learn about what the company is building.** - Q1-2025 Shareholder Letter - Q4-2024 Shareholder Letter - Q3-2024 Shareholder Letter **Qualifications**: - Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology, Statistics, Mathematics, or related) - Minimum of 5 years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or analytics engineering roles - Strong proficiency in SQL and additional programming experience (e.g., Python, R, SAS, SPSS) - Extensive experience with BI visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Power BI, Qlik). Specific experience with Looker development is a big plus. - Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy and integrity - Demonstrated ability to define and operationalize core business metrics in partnership with stakeholders - Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex data, identify trends, generate insights, and support data-driven decision-marking - Strong communication and collaboration skills; ability to translate technical findings into business-friendly narratives and partner effectively with senior leaders. - Comfortable working in fast-paced, cross-functional environments, managing multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail. **Responsibilities**: - **Own and evolve the data transformation layer**, including building and maintaining robust, scalable models in tools like Looker, DBT, or equivalent SQL-based frameworks. - **Design and develop the Looker semantic layer (LookML)**, including views, explores, dashboards, and governed metrics that power self-service analytics across the organization. - **Define, document, and maintain key business metrics** in collaboration with stakeholders to ensure consistency and clarity in reporting and decision-making. - **Build and deliver insightful, high-impact analyses** that identify trends, uncover opportunities, and inform strategic initiatives. - **Leverage AI and machine learning tools** to accelerate analysis, automate workflows, and generate deeper insights from large and complex datasets. - **Partner closely with senior business leaders** to understand their goals, translate questions into analytical problems, and communicate findings effectively. - **Promote self-service analytics** by developing intuitive Looker experiences and training end users to explore and interpret data independently. - **Ensure data quality and consistency** by implementing testing, monitoring, and validation processes throughout the analytics stack. - **Collaborate cross-functionally** with data engineering, product, operations, and finance teams to align data efforts and deliver integrated solutions. - **Establish and advocate for analytics best practices**, including code versioning, documentation, metric standardization, and performance optimization. - **Stay current on modern data tools and practices**, continuously looking for ways to improve data workflows, performance, and usability. **Leadership & Culture Expectations**: You will embody and promote Nerdy's leadership principles: - **Goes Deep**: You personally engage with metrics, audits, and data, ensuring you understand the "why" behind performance variances. - **Delivers Results**: You move from strategy to execution quickly, ensuring timelines and quality stay high—even in ambiguity. - **Bias for Action**: You experiment, prototype, and adjust quickly. You make the call when the path isn't fully clear. - **Builds Teams**: You prioritize talent development, succession planning, and cross-functional collaboration. - **Builds Trust & Communicates Openly**: You lead with transparency, humility, and clarity. - **Thinks Big & Innovates**: You challenge the status quo, bring fresh ideas, and embrace emerging technologies. - **Is Apolitical**: You stay focused on mission-aligned outcomes, not distractions or unrelated causes. - You can learn more about all of our Leadership Principles and culture_ here_._ **Unlock Your Full Potential at Nerdy**: Join our worldwide team—work from home, get great pay, and help shape the future of learning. Here's what you get: - **Competitive USD Compensation**: Enjoy a market-leading rate paid in U.S. dollars. - **100% Remote (Home Country Only)**: Work from anywhere in your home country—no relocation required, no borders crossed. - **Flexible Time Off**: Our flexible PTO lets you recharge on your own terms and when you need it the most. - **Local Holiday Pay**: We honor your nation's official holidays with paid time off—celebrate what matters to you. - **Continuous Learning**: Get a free, all-inclusive learning membership for you and your household—including 1-on-1 tutoring hours, unlimited on-demand classes, and access to our full suite of learning products and services. - **Supercharge with AI**: Ga