Data Analytics Lead

About Purpose:
Purpose builds and supports movements to advance the fight for an open, just,
and habitable world. We use public mobilization and storytelling to help
leading organizations, activists, businesses, and philanthropies engaged in
this fight, and we create campaigning labs and new initiatives that can shift
policies and change public narratives when it matters most.

To do this, Purpose brings together world-class talent from the world of
creatives, content development, storytelling, campaigning, grassroots
organizing, and political strategy to build new creative campaigning models.

Guided by smart strategy and powered by participation, our work reframes
issues, engages new audiences, shifts public discourse, and ultimately drives
targeted action and creates lasting impact. Join the team that made all this
work!

Responsibilities:
Designs and executes high-value data analytics in an agile environment,
utilizing rigorous research and data collection methods to learn, optimize
and share project outcomes and impact
Contributes to the development and implementation of Purpose's data strategy,
including adoption of more efficient and scalable data practices
Builds tools and processes to collect, manage, interrogate and extract data
to supply tailored reports to colleagues, partners, or Purpose staff
Consistently provides data-driven, actionable insights to inform decision making
Provides guidance on data collection, analysis, and management to teammates
across functions and global offices
Confidently presents and facilitates discussion of data analysis results and
data products to clients, partners, and other non-technical audiences in a
clear and well-structured manner; engages in broader project context
discussion, planning and problem solving
Proactively supports business development opportunities, including developing
compelling technical and analytic approaches to client needs and
opportunities

The ideal candidate will have:
Experience organizing and analyzing multiple data sources in a SQL database,
including owning a codebase of well-documented, testable code demonstrating
best practices for efficiently managing and maintaining integrity of data
Hands-on experience developing visually compelling reports and/or dashboards
that tell a clear story in Google Data Studio, Looker, or similar platform
Hands-on experience communicating complex analytic results and methodologies
in a simple way for non-technical audiences
Experience ingesting a wide range of quantitative and qualitative raw data
sets, conducting exploratory data analysis, analyzing the data to draw
conclusions, and developing actionable insights
A passion for progressive issue-based or electoral activism and a belief in
Purpose’s work combining storytelling, evidence, and innovation to inspire
people to remake the world
A track record of working in agile, entrepreneurial environments similar to a
tech startup, campaign, advocacy organization, agency or consultancy
Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative environment, with the
ability to manage projects effectively while maintaining positive &
respectful relationships
Clear approaches to research, data analysis, and measurement & evaluation
that center diversity, equity, and inclusion while also meeting project
needs, and further our commitment to producing positive social impact
Exposure to Python and R helpful, but not required
Experience with data engineering tools, such as dbt, Fivetran, Snowflake,
Airflow, or similar tools helpful, but not required
Familiarity with A/B testing, experimentation, and/or statistical analysis
helpful, but not required

Our tech stack includes:
Google Cloud Platform
Google Data Studio
Airtable
Multiple quantitative and qualitative data collection tools/platforms
(integrated using APIs)

More Information

Location: Global, but strong preference for candidates in the US, UK, India,
Brazil, or Australia. This role has an option to be fully remote, or to work
out of any Purpose office.

Reports to: Levi Braslow, Global Head of Impact, Measurement & Learning

Salary: $100,000 - 130,000. If outside of the U.S., salaries will be
commensurate with market value depending on country. This is a full-time
exempt position.

Application deadline: August 31, 2022

Purpose takes on some of the biggest challenges in the world, which affect
people of different identities and backgrounds in different ways. We are
stronger and most effective with a diverse team leading the charge and are
committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds,
perspectives, and skills. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome the
unique contributions that individuals bring in terms of their education,
opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression,
nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion,
disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.