Head of Analytics

Novella

$130K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in analytics, data engineering, or BI roles with experience in building infrastructure from scratch.
  • Deep expertise in modern data stack tools like Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, dbt, Airflow, and visualization tools such as Looker and Tableau.
  • Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and simplify complex data concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
  • Hands-on experience with AI coding tools and enthusiasm for innovative approaches to analytics.
  • Experience in insurance or fintech industries is beneficial but not mandatory.
  • Flexibility and adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build the analytics infrastructure from scratch, including data pipelines and reporting tools.
  • Implement advanced AI tools to generate insights from data.
  • Create dashboards and reports for real-time visibility into key metrics for leadership and teams.
  • Collaborate with engineering to establish effective data structures and event tracking on the platform.
  • Support management in continuously tracking and reporting key business metrics.
  • Develop self-serve analytics capabilities to empower teams with data access and insights.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape a foundational role in building analytics infrastructure.
  • Work in a high-impact, fast-paced startup environment with a flexible culture.
  • Potential for career growth as the organization expands and scales.
  • Access to cutting-edge AI tools and technologies.
  • Collaborative work with talented professionals across various teams.
Full Job Description
The Role

We're seeking a Head of Analytics to build our business intelligence and analytics infrastructure from the ground up. You'll design the data architecture, tracking mechanisms, and reporting systems that will power decision-making across Novella.

This is a foundational role. We need someone who has built BI systems from scratch before and understands how to create scalable analytics infrastructure that will grow with us.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in data engineering and analytics with a strategic mindset.

The Day to Day

  • Design and build our analytics infrastructure from scratch - data pipelines, warehousing, transformation layers, and reporting tools.
  • Build and implement the most advanced AI tools to help generate insights based on our data
  • Create dashboards and reporting systems that give leadership and teams real-time visibility into key metrics.
  • Partner with engineering to implement proper data structures and event tracking across our platform.
  • Help management continuously track and report on key metrics of the business.
  • Build self-serve analytics capabilities that empower teams to answer their own questions.

What We're Looking For

  • 6+ years in analytics, data engineering, or BI roles, with experience building analytics infrastructure from scratch.
  • Deep expertise in modern data stack tools - warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift), transformation (dbt), orchestration (Airflow, Dagster), and visualization (Looker, Tableau, Metabase).
  • Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and communicate complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Hands-on experience with AI coding tools and a passion for using them to build faster and smarter.
  • Experience in insurance, fintech, or another regulated industry is a plus but not required.
  • Someone flexible who understands every day at an early stage startup is like a decade in the corporate world. We move quickly and do whatever needs to get done no matter your title.

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