Morningstar

Business Analyst, Individual Investor

Morningstar$70K — $95K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-5 years in data analytics or business intelligence.
  • Strong SQL skills for large dataset querying.
  • Proficient in Google Marketing Platform tools.
  • Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau or Looker.
  • Strong analytical skills in financial modeling and forecasting.
  • Ability to clean and interpret large datasets for insights.
  • Familiar with A/B testing tools and tracking platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Track and analyze KPIs to assess product performance.
  • Build and maintain dashboards for subscriber growth and engagement.
  • Consolidate data from multiple sources for actionable insights.
  • Collaborate with engineering on data-driven solutions.
  • Monitor third-party data for accuracy.
  • Conduct LTV modeling and retention analysis for product investment.
  • Develop financial forecasting models for revenue and subscription trends.

Benefits

  • 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary.
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Trust-Based Time Off and 6-week Paid Sabbatical.
  • 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave and competitive parental leave.
  • Annual Flex Stipend for personal education and expenses.
  • Tuition Reimbursement and leadership coaching opportunities.
  • Paid volunteering days and charitable matching gifts program.
Full Job Description
The Role

We are seeking a Business Data Analyst to bring analytical rigor to our product efforts. The role will help us measure performance, analyze visitor and subscriber behavior, and optimize customer acquisition and retention efforts. This role will own data analytics architecture, reporting, forecasting models, user behavior analysis, and work cross-functionally to enhance our product and marketing strategies.

You will be responsible for building and tracking KPIs across Morningstar Investor, Morningstar.com, and our broader suite of investor products, implementing analytics solutions, and driving insights that support strategic decision-making. This role will report to the Head of Product, and will partner with the engineering team to ensure seamless tracking and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Data Analytics & Reporting
  • Track and analyze daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly KPIs to measure the product's effectiveness and progress toward growth goals.
  • Build, maintain and continuously evolve dashboards that monitor trials, subscriber growth, page views, engagement, and on-site behavior across Morningstar Investor and Morningstar.com to meet the needs of the product.
  • Consolidate data from various sources such as Google suite, Redshift, Stripe, and AWS to create automated reporting solutions that provide actionable insights.
  • Collaborate with the engineering team to design solutions to better surface and analyze these insights.
  • Monitor and validate data from third-party sources to ensure accuracy and reliability.
  • Define baseline targets and use data-driven insights to optimize acquisition, engagement, and retention strategies.
  • Conduct cohort analysis, customer lifetime value (LTV) modeling, and retention analysis to inform product investment decisions.


Forecasting & Financial Modeling
  • Develop and maintain financial forecasting models to project revenue growth and subscription trends over the next three years based on historical data and market assumptions.
  • Evaluate the impact of pricing, marketing spend, and customer acquisition efforts on financial performance.


Data Infrastructure & Collaboration
  • Work with engineering and data teams to build and maintain a centralized data infrastructure that supports product analytics.
  • Define and implement data tracking solutions using Google Tag Manager (GTM) and SQL-based data pipelines.


Qualifications & Skills
  • 2-5 years of experience in data analytics or business intelligence.
  • Strong experience in SQL for querying and analyzing large datasets.
  • Proficiency in Google Marketing Platform (Google Analytics, Google Ads, Looker Studio).
  • Experience working with data visualization tools (Tableau, QuickSight, Looker Studio).
  • Strong analytical skills, including financial modeling, forecasting, and trend analysis.
  • Ability to clean, structure, and interpret large datasets to generate actionable insights.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to translate data into business recommendations.
  • Experience with AWS (Athena, Redshift, QuickSight) for data analysis.
  • Familiarity with A/B testing tools (Google Optimize, Optimizely) and tracking platforms.
  • Programming experience in Python or R for advanced data analysis.
  • Knowledge of subscription-based business models and customer retention metrics.


*NOTE: We're not considering candidates who require sponsorship now or in the future.

Compensation and Benefits

At Morningstar we believe people are at their best when they are at their healthiest. That's why we champion your wellness through a wide range of programs that support all stages of your personal and professional life. Here are some examples of the offerings we provide:
  • Financial Health
    • 100% 401k match up to 6% of salary
    • Stock Ownership Potential
    • Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission
  • Physical Health
    • Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages
    • Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual
    • Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance
  • Emotional Health
    • Trust-Based Time Off
    • 6-week Paid Sabbatical Program
    • 6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave
    • Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Leave
    • Adoption Assistance
    • Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities
    • Annual Flex Stipend - $1000 annually to cover personal education & well-being expenses
    • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Social Health
    • Charitable Matching Gifts program
    • Dollars for Doers volunteer program
    • Paid volunteering days
    • 15+ Employee Resource & Affinity Groups


Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.

About Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors. Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with more than $200 billion in assets under advisement and management as of December 31, 2020. The company has operations in 29 countries.
Learn more about Morningstar
Size
10,038 employees
Market Cap
$9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$223.6 million
Founded
1984
5 Year Trend
+16.3%
Revenue
$1.3 billion
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