At Yelp, it’s our mission to connect people with great local businesses. The Yelp Strategy team supports this mission by working with Yelp leaders to chart an efficient and decisive course over a 3 year time horizon. 

The Strategy team works with leaders to codify the growth opportunities and threats in our business. The team also synthesizes internal analyses and external data, pulling it all together into a strategic direction that is refreshed over time.  Strategy partners with teams across the company to align investments with Yelp’s strategic direction.

As an Analyst on the Strategy team, you’ll drive analyses and synthesize competitive landscape data to help Yelp stay one step ahead of trends and competition. You’ll be reporting to the Manager, Strategy and work closely with the SVP, Strategy.  We’re looking for someone with a track record of high impact and achievement.  You are a highly driven and proactive person, eager to apply your analytical and creative talents to new challenges. You are a team player who is an excellent communicator, quick learner, and as excited about Yelp as we are.

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Success Looks like:

• Viewed as a go-to person for customer and competitive insights
• Quality & timeliness of strategic analysis and communication; including strong project mgt of milestones and dependencies 
• Seen as a utility player by the strategy team & internal client / partner teams (product, sales & customer success, marketing, corporate development, biz ops, data science, finance)
• Positive feedback / score from internal clients, on both quality & impact of insights, and quality of working relationships

Where you come in:

• You will support Yelp’s strategic direction by conducting analyses and communicating findings with respect to industry trends, competitive landscape, & market opportunity.
• You will conduct periodic refreshes of our corporate strategy, based on Yelp’s progress and new landscape developments
• You will conduct deep dives to explore new opportunities stemming from our strategy and address follow-up questions or implications of our strategic direction.
• You will establish a more robust competitive tracking process for Yelp. You will synthesize customer, competitor and landscape trends, formulate a POV, and communicate weekly updates and monthly digests to Yelp leaders and exec team.
• You will influence the direction of our businesses by effectively working across functional groups.  You will work with product, sales & customer success, marketing, corporate development, biz ops, data science and finance to translate top insights into actionable projects.

What it takes to succeed:

• You are an exceptional problem solver with the ability to transition between creative, integrative, and analytical thinking 
• You can translate detailed data into high-level insights and clear takeaways
• You are an excellent team player who is comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• You are a driven self-starter with the ability to find creative solutions to complex questions
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills; confident presence with senior executives
• You have at least 2.5 years relevant experience at a top tier consulting firm, corporate strategy group, investment bank, technology company or private equity fund
• Quantitative undergraduate degree preferred
• You have superior hands-on analytical skills and expertise in Excel 
• You have experience with (or ability to quickly learn) analytical tools including: SQL, Tableau, Google Analytics, Python, R
• Entrepreneurial or operating experience in product, marketing, or sales is a plus

What you'll get:

• Effective your first day: Full medical, vision, and dental (100% paid employee only coverage)
• 15 days PTO (increases with tenure) and 11 paid holidays
• Up to 14 weeks of parental leave
• Monthly wellness subsidy
• Flexible spending account
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Employee stock purchase plan

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