Product Analyst

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of continuously improving our understanding of the product, user base, growth trajectory, and state of play
• Proactively partner with PMs and company leadership to inform the long term, medium term, and short term strategy of your product area
• Help the team define useful metrics and set clear goals
• Share regular insightful updates with your team and across the company
• Proactively partner with engineers to invest in clean and thorough logging, ETL, and improving the ergonomics of our data

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as analyst or in a similar technical role
• Solid understanding of product growth concepts and frameworks (e.g. retention curves, cohort analysis, growth accounting)
• Advanced SQL knowledge, and familiarity with BI tools (we use Snowflake and Periscope every day)
• Strong data visualization and written/verbal communication skills — must be able to design legible dashboards and clearly convey the salient insights for any analysis
• Solid understanding of A/B test and experimentation concepts (proper test design, power calculation, post-hoc analysis, novelty effects, etc.)
• Strong product sense and intuition — a deep understanding of Substack’s product, user base, and market position is a must
• Ability to roll up your sleeves and do what needs to be done with limited resources and support

Compensation

• Cash compensation salary range: $95,000 - $225,000
• Equity for all full time roles
• Exceptional benefits