Growth Analytics & Operations Lead

Haystack News

$90K — $120K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in a quantitative field; advanced degree preferred (MBA or M.S.).
  • 5+ years in analytics or operations, preferably in tech/media startups.
  • Proficient in SQL and comfortable using Snowflake or equivalents.
  • Experienced in building automated dashboards with tools like Tableau, Looker, or Mode.
  • Ability to design and evaluate controlled experiments with a focus on causation.
  • Fluency in business concepts like unit economics and growth strategies.
  • Proactive approach with a preference for applying insights rather than just analyzing.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the data and operations lead for business development and marketing teams.
  • Design and automate reporting systems across various platforms including revenue and marketing.
  • Build A/B testing frameworks with Product and Data teams, applying statistical rigor.
  • Identify actionable insights to drive user growth and optimize marketing ROI.
  • Streamline workflows by automating processes and integrating tools.
  • Conduct financial modeling and analyze potential deals for ROI predictions.
  • Collaborate with leaders to maintain tracking integrity and forecast accuracy.

Benefits

  • Join a mission-driven team focused on empowering access to quality news.
  • Be part of the leading news streaming application with extensive user engagement.
  • Work in a high-ownership, low-ego environment that prioritizes results.
  • Direct collaboration with founders and senior leaders for significant impact.
  • Engage with meaningful challenges at the intersection of media and technology.
  • Opportunities for professional growth and leadership development.
Full Job Description
The Role

We're looking for a Growth Operations & Analytics Lead to partner closely with our BD and Marketing leaders. These are people who excel at building relationships, storytelling, and executing deals-and you'll be their operational and analytical counterpart, ensuring decisions and performance are backed by data, systems, and insights.

This is not a back-office reporting role. You'll build the muscle that lets our business teams see around corners-owning the data, the processes, and the experiments that keep the business performing. You'll connect metrics to action: where we grow, how we acquire users, how our partnerships perform, and how we optimize ROI across campaigns and deals.

What You'll Do
  • Act as the data and operations lead for BD and Marketing-owning insights, automation, and performance visibility.
  • Design and automate reporting systems and dashboards for revenue, partnerships, and marketing campaigns across Snowflake and third-party tools (Google Ads, Meta, etc.).
  • Build and monitor A/B tests and experimentation frameworks with Product and Data teams, applying statistical rigor to separate causation from correlation.
  • Identify and communicate actionable insights that drive user growth, partner success, and marketing ROI.
  • Streamline BD and Marketing workflows through process automation and tool integration.
  • Financial modeling and potential deal analysis predicting efficacy and ROI based on inputs and historical performance. Make informed recommendations and predictions on CPI and CAC for new opportunities
  • Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure tracking integrity, forecast accuracy, and visibility into key growth levers.
  • Foster a culture of clarity, experimentation, and accountability-helping teams move fast and learn fast.


Who You Are
  • Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or analytical field required (e.g. Economics, Statistics, Engineering); advanced degree is a plus (MBA or M.S.).
  • 5+ years of professional experience in analytics, biz ops, growth ops, or similar roles at a high-growth tech or media company.
  • Data native-fluent in SQL, comfortable in Snowflake (or similar), and experienced in building analytics from 01, including automated dashboards (Looker, Mode, Tableau, or equivalent).
  • Experimentation-minded-you design and interpret controlled tests, know how to evaluate statistical significance, and connect results to actionable outcomes.
  • Business fluent-you think in terms of unit economics, growth levers, and ROI, not just metrics.
  • Experience with marketing and revenue data (campaigns, attribution, CAC/LTV, partnerships).
  • Proactive and hands-on-you like to implement, not just analyze.
  • Bonus: experience in streaming, media, or ad-supported business models.


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