JOB DESCRIPTION:

Signpost is looking for a Lead Data Analyst to join our team! This is a senior position reporting to the Senior Director of Data and Architecture who will work closely with Sales Operations, Customer Service Operations, and Finance. 

Signpost is a rapidly growing startup that helps local businesses succeed by automating as much of their marketing as we can. We're solving a big problem in a huge market and we're backed by some of the smartest investors out there, including High Bar Partners, Georgian Partners, Google Ventures and Spark Capital. We need talented, passionate and disciplined leaders who are looking for a challenge worthy of them at a place where they can learn, grow, and have real ownership.

Our people are our most important asset, and we're assembling a team of strategic and critical thinking power houses that can work directly with our executive team on business operations, strategy and data analysis.

Who you are:

• Obsessed with driving business insights from data
• Can develop strategies and the roadmap to get us there
• Are looking for a job that is high impact and fast paced and gives you exposure across the entire company
• Want to contribute as a visionary, working with sales, account management, product management, engineering, and finance on delivering long-term results and solutions

What you’ll do:

• Set up process to track, monitor and analyze the key drivers of the business
• Regular reporting of leading and lagging indicators against targets
• Develop insights and recommend actions 
• Conduct deep dive analytical projects based on insights
• Track and report on company KPI’s vs. financial plan
• Communicate financial trends with Executives and relevant stakeholders
• Develop materials for Board of Director meetings 
• Drive productivity enhancements and efficiencies in our revenue organization 
• Develop and maintain variable compensation plans
• Project manage process improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with other departments (finance, marketing, engineering, product, etc.) to optimize processes

 You should have:

• Exceptional data modeling and SQL skills
• 4+ years of strategy consulting, investment banking, or start-up operations experience
• Top tier undergrad degree
• Ability to derive insight and conclusions from complex datasets
• Action-oriented, self-starter with a strong work ethic
• Strong communication, presentation and problem solving skills
• Track record of outstanding results at your former employers