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ForgeForgeNew York, NY

Analytics Manager

Analytics Manager serving as a hands-on individual contributor, partnering cross-functionally to solve business problems, design experiments, build predictive models, and deliver trusted reporting. Requires 5–7 years of relevant experience, advanced SQL, Python, machine learning, and strong stakeholder communication.

120k – 150k/yr
Hybrid5+ YOEData Science

About the role

Responsibilities

Analytics, Strategy & Business Impact

  • Own analytics strategy and decision support across business domains.
  • Translate ambiguous business questions into analytical frameworks, recommendations, and action plans.
  • Conduct deep-dive analyses of customer behavior, marketplace dynamics, product performance, growth opportunities, and business performance.
  • Partner with business leaders to identify opportunities, define success metrics, measure impact, and guide tradeoffs.
  • Design and evaluate experiments for product, marketing, and operational decisions.

Machine Learning & AI

  • Develop predictive and statistical models that improve business outcomes.
  • Identify opportunities to apply machine learning and AI to customer experiences, internal workflows, prioritization, and decision support.
  • Partner with Product, Engineering, and business teams to evaluate, prototype, and operationalize AI-driven solutions.
  • Apply machine learning, statistical modeling, automation, and generative AI to practical business use cases.
  • Help shape responsible use of analytics and AI through practical use cases, measurable value, and trusted outputs.

Reporting, Data Quality & Enablement

  • Build and maintain dashboards, recurring reporting, and self-service assets.
  • Define and maintain trusted business metrics, KPI frameworks, and measurement standards.
  • Validate data quality, investigate anomalies, reconcile discrepancies, and surface risks in analytical outputs.
  • Partner with data and engineering teams to improve data reliability, usability, and scalability.
  • Automate repetitive analytical workflows and improve team processes, templates, QA checks, and stakeholder workflows.

Stakeholder Partnership & Leadership

  • Act as a trusted analytics partner and primary point of contact for assigned stakeholder groups.
  • Lead intake and prioritization for analytical work by clarifying goals, scoping projects, setting expectations, and communicating progress.
  • Tell clear, compelling stories with data and influence decisions through evidence-based recommendations.
  • Mentor analysts and stakeholders informally through code reviews, analytical approaches, measurement design, and best practices.
  • Operate independently in ambiguous, fast-moving environments with ownership and accountability for outcomes.

Requirements

  • 5–7 years of experience in analytics, data science, quantitative strategy, or a related field.
  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Advanced SQL skills and ability to move independently from raw data to actionable recommendations.
  • Strong Python experience for statistical analysis, machine learning, and automation.
  • Experience designing and analyzing experiments, including A/B testing or causal measurement.
  • Experience building predictive models or applying machine learning to real-world business problems.
  • Experience with Snowflake and Looker.
  • Strong communication skills and ability to translate complex analytical concepts into clear business recommendations.
  • Ability to influence decisions through data and build strong cross-functional partnerships.
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity with significant ownership, autonomy, and accountability.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience deploying, operationalizing, or monitoring machine learning models in a business environment.
  • Experience with customer lifecycle, marketplace, fintech, investment, product, or growth analytics.
  • Experience using generative AI or LLM-based tools for analytical workflows or practical business solutions.
  • Familiarity with product analytics, marketing measurement, experimentation platforms, or event instrumentation.

Compensation

  • San Francisco annual salary range: $120,000–$150,000, plus annual bonus.
  • Final offers may vary based on geography, experience, expertise, bonus, and other factors.

Skills

SQLPythonMachine LearningStatistical ModelingA/B Testingpredictive modelingSnowflakeLookerGenerative AILLMsData Analyticskpi frameworks

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