Guild is hiring an Analytics Engineer who will sit at the intersection of data, infrastructure, and analytics, to help shape and deliver valuable data and business-critical reporting and insights for Guild. You will be responsible for organizing, standardizing, and analyzing our data to enable Guild’s Analytical efforts.  This role will have a critical impact on the business and our students by surfacing valuable data and providing visibility into opportunities for improvement across all aspects of our business.

As an Analytics Engineer, you will: 

• Develop a deep understanding of business and operational needs by building strong relationships across the teams who manage and utilize Guild’s data.
• Support Guild’s Analytics teams by creating, maintaining, and improving insightful reporting which enables our business partners to access actionable, insightful data to drive decision making.
• Partner with Data Services teams to deliver clear, accurate analytical datasets which drive high-quality reporting, including creation of production-quality code base.
• Perform in-depth data QA by diving in to various data sources to identify and resolve issues 
• Maintain and manage an intake of requests from stakeholders, understanding the priority and impact of various reporting requests, and managing expectations for delivery.
• Translate business questions into technical requirements as part of a well-defined development cycle.
• Act as subject matter expert for Looker within the Analytics team, supporting team members in troubleshooting issues that arise.
• Implement and maintain robust governance and oversight processes to ensure accuracy and continuity of critical data sources and reporting.

As a member of the Data Science and Research team, in this role you will collaborate with other Guild data experts, including: Jack Chang (Senior Manager - BI Infrastructure), Tom Hlavaty (Senior Manager of Data Infrastructure), Myranda Swartzwelter (Senior Analytics Engineer), and Molly Sloane (Senior Analytics Engineer).

You are a strong fit for this role if you have:

• 3+ years of full-time work experience as an analytics engineer, data analyst, BI analyst, data engineer or similar
• Highly skilled in SQL, and experienced in a scripting language (e.g. Python, R). 
• Experience with ETL processes to transform data, set up and schedule jobs in DBT and similar tools.
• Hands-on experience with data model development and reporting in data visualization tools such as Looker or Tableau.
• Familiarity with Data Engineering best practices 
• Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to data quality and reporting accuracy.
• Analytical, intellectually curious, creative problem-solver who is comfortable going beyond data access to analytics and strategic insights.
• Keen design and data visualization skills – you know how to transform data to generate useful insights and be easily digestible.
• Team player mindset, with strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Passion for our mission – Guild is pioneering a new path for education as a benefit in a complicated and regulated space – success means quickly and effectively adapting your expertise.

Preferred Competencies:

• Analytics and reporting experience in a B2B sales environment
• Demonstrated experience building insightful reporting in Looker
• In-depth understanding and application of Data Engineering best practices 
• Something else? Wonderful, we're curious to learn more about you!

About Guild:

Guild is increasing economic mobility for working adults by partnering with the largest employers in the country to offer education as a benefit to their employees via our marketplace of nonprofit universities and education institutions. Guild’s proprietary technology platform facilitates the administration of this innovative benefit and our team of coaches helps each employee navigate the path back to school, providing individualized support from day one through program completion. 

We are one of the few female-led companies to hit a $1 billion valuation and the only Certified B Corporation with those qualifications.  Our Series D financing round was led by Ken Chenault, General Catalyst Partners chairman and former CEO of AMEX, and joined by Emerson Collective, LeadEdge Capital, and Iconiq. 

Guild Education is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Additionally, we feel passionately about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one vehicle to achieve that. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a base salary range of $80,000 - $95,000, as well as company stock options. 

• Access to low-cost, high-quality health care options through Cigna and Kaiser (due to coverage limitations, Kaiser is currently only available in CA & CO)
• Access to a 401k to help save for your future
• 3 weeks of vacation in your first year and an open vacation policy after year 1 to help you recharge
• 8 days of fully-paid sick leave, so that you can take the time to heal and or recover 
• Family-friendly benefits, including 14 weeks of parental leave, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-sponsored life insurance, and fertility care benefits.
• Well-rounded wellness benefits including access to free and low cost mental health resources and support services
• Education benefits and tuition assistance to help your future development and growth