Guild is hiring for a Lead Analyst who will internally promote a culture of data-driven decision making and delight our clients by providing meaningful business insights. You will drive strategic projects forward that answer analytical questions, perform exceptionally in client-facing meetings, and serve as a mentor to more junior analysts. This Lead Analyst will serve our growing employer portfolio in the financial services industry.

As a Lead Analyst on the Employer Analytics team, you will:

• Produce analyses that measure outcomes Guild programs drive for existing employer partners and learners, and help our clients interpret these results relative to expectations and benchmarks 
• Create net new analysis methodologies that result in an enhanced understanding of an employer’s program dynamics and opportunities to optimize based on their goals 
• Represent our analytical capabilities with clients, advocate for standard process reporting, and implement automation of recurring deliverables to help us scale our services 
• Use Guild’s data to develop industry expertise, thought leadership, and impactful data visualizations that build credibility with clients and educates internal partners on the differentiated needs of specific populations
• Effectively manipulate and analyze complicated data sets, partnering with Data Engineering as needed to enhance data quality and infrastructure
• Influence team’s roadmap by identifying areas of greatest need and creating plans for improvement
• Produce ad hoc analyses that are responsive to our partner needs 

You are a strong fit for this role if you have:

• 7+ years of experience in an analytics role; 2+ years client-facing
• Experience in analytics within or for a financial services company is a plus
• Experience creating data visualizations to influence executive-level decision making
• Ability to identify the most meaningful metrics for a given business objective 
• Self-starter with a high degree of motivation to learn, go above and beyond, and provide mentorship to junior analysts
• Demonstrated excellent customer service skills, a client-focused approach, and high attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
• Comfort presenting to and interacting with senior leaders internally and/or at client organizations
• Skilled in SQL, a business intelligence and data visualization tool (e.g. Tableau, Looker), and Excel
• Something else? We’re excited to hear from you!

We feel passionately about equal pay for equal work, and transparency in compensation is one vehicle to achieve that. Total compensation for this role is market competitive, including a base salary range of $125,000 - $151,250, as well as company stock options.