Business Analyst, Algorithms and Analytics

Business Analyst, Algorithms and Analytics

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Wild Thinkers Welcome
 
Thrasio is a next-generation consumer goods company reimagining how the world’s most-loved products become accessible to everyone. We acquire quality brands and use world-class expertise and data science to make existing products better or create new ones to meet customer needs.  

We’ve got huge goals, and every Thrasher plays an integral part in getting us there. That’s why we only bring on people who think positively. Who look out for the team. Who tell their egos to take a hike while they get the job done right. 
 
From the moment you become a Thrasher, we give you the freedom you need to take big swings and push what’s possible to get us there. And if you fail, it’s cool—we know you’ll grow spectacularly. What matters is that you’re helping impact millions of people around the world who use our products everyday. 
 
Because with every new spatula or pillow brand we grow, with every kitchen scale we develop, our goal is to provide people everywhere with what they need to make the most of every moment - ensuring that what gets delivered to their door delivers.

The Role:

As a business analyst on the algorithms and analytics team, you will own the development of a core algorithmic system impacting pricing, marketing, supply chain and forecasting. You will be responsible for the performance of each system and for using each system to help inform the financial and strategic direction of the company.

Responsibilities Include:

    • Run exploratory data analysis to identify new business strategies for revenue or profit generation
    • Use analytics to build new business driven overrides into our algorithmic system helping to steer the business without manual intervention
    • Proactively monitor our pricing, traffic, inventory and margin levels to identify potential issues, determine root causes, and resolve
    • Play a key role in influencing the engineering and data science road map and inform the develop of our algorithms
    • Act as a valuable thought partner to key leaders and help shape and influence their business objectives, measures of success, and priorities
    • Determine where to invest in pricing, marketing or in more inventory to support the short term for long term growth and build communication plans around the investment strategy

Minimum Qualifications:

    • 2+ years work experience in a relevant field
    • Experience designing and implementing visible, and innovative analytical strategies
    • Strong business acumen, analytical skills and technical abilities along with problem solving skills
    • Ability to take an open ended problem and drive to a solution from early stages of exploration to implementation
    • Experience with SQL or a structured programming language (aggregate functions, query optimization, stored procedures, string parsing, Vertica/Hive/Presto/Spark, etc.), is a plus
    • Preferred bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Analytics, Mathematics, Statistics, Information Systems, Economics, Management or other quantitative discipline field with strong academic record.
Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized folks tend only to apply if they meet 100% of the qualifications. At Thrasio, we need people who think rigorously and aren’t afraid to challenge assumptions, so we’re looking for diverse perspectives, as long as you meet the minimum criteria. 

You’re encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t precisely match the job description. Join us!

THRASIO IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND CONSIDERS ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, ANCESTRY, AGE, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. FURTHER, QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL NOT BE DISCRIMINATED AGAINST ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY, PROTECTED CLASSES, OR PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS. THRASIO PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFY.

Thrasio does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Thrasio employees or any other organization location. Thrasio is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
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