VP/Director of Analytics | Acorns

At Acorns, we're building a different kind of investing experience - one that looks after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming. The Acorns team is passionate about pursuing our mission and living our values. It all begins with Heart. Our Heart leads us in everything we do. It allows us to make bold decisions, build trust, grow and advance our society. Come find your place at Acorns and join us in the revolution.

Acorns is seeking a VP/Director of Analytics to oversee the Analytics team in delivering high-value strategic and analytical projects across all business units. In this role, you’ll leverage your consultative and analytical expertise to steer the end-to-end analytics process – from implementation and data-gathering, through to the coordination and harmonization of insights in order to deliver a best-in-class product and experience for our users. You will be working on a variety of projects supporting internal stakeholders and external partners. You thrive on working in a fast paced environment, delighting your customers, and winning. You’re a team player, committed to learning, developing your team and yourself. You believe is setting the highest standards and working hard as a team to reach them, leading by example.

Job Description:

• Develop and manage Acorns’ analytics strategy; Articulate a strong vision for the creative use of data and analytics that focuses on scale as well as an evolving market
• Drive and manage Analytics team in the development and scope of key strategy and cross-functional projects and initiatives
• Own end-to-end product, customer, and marketing analytics; Analyze and mine both structured and unstructured data to drive product centric as well as user-centric insights
• Create and monitor Acorns’ relevant KPIs, competitive strategies and support ongoing intelligence gathering and delivery through dashboards and tools
• Develop strategic perspectives on new business opportunities and assessing the risks/benefits
• Oversee the design and deployment of all reporting, frameworks and tools
• Be a leader and establish relationships across the organization to align data strategy in support of analytics and identify opportunities for using best in class models and algorithms
• Continually review the environment to challenge assumptions around uses of data, tools, talent and potential partners
• Be an expert, a thought leader, a role model, and a mentor in analytical methods.
• Be hands on working shoulder to shoulder with the team.

• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree (MS/PhD) preferred
• 10+ years relevant experience (i.e. management consulting, FP&A)
• Expert knowledge of complex analytical techniques including predictive modeling, optimization techniques, etc. Preferably in churn reduction, customer lifetime value, targeting, and attribution. 
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Excel and SQL 
• Hands on mastery of R, Python, and other tools for conducting exploratory analytical projects and for building predictive models.
• Proven experience in deploying analytics, reporting and predictive models into production in a multi-channel environment of email, web, and app.
• Demonstrated track record managing large and complex consulting projects
• Ability to work effectively on multiple projects with demanding deadlines in a team environment
• High interpersonal ability and influence skills to lead projects working with senior management, cross functional teams, and gifted individual contributors.
• Exhibit strong analytical, project management, storytelling, and communication skills
• Resourceful and committed to excellence

• Competitive salary and stock options
• A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
• Unlimited paid time off
• Corporate gym access
• Daily breakfast, weekly team lunches, and an endless supply of snacks
• Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
• Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
• The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.

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