Summary 

SumOfUs is looking for a Sr. Data Analyst for a parental leave cover. This role will help design, build and develop our digital campaigning toolkit that enables us win campaigns against corporations behaving badly. If you are excited about global economic justice and want to experiment with technology to change the world, then this might be the role for you. 

We are a cross-functional team working on innovation and optimization, by bringing together campaigners, engineers, and analysts to super-charge our digital program. As our Senior Data Analyst, you will be supporting every aspect of that experimental work, with a focus on our member segmentation project. You will also be analyzing the effectiveness of our digital programs over time, identifying and evaluating key performance indicators, and handling critical data tasks, such as creating SQL reports, monitoring email deliverability, driving performance, and integrating data from other systems. 

This is a full stack position. Everyone on our product team works across the entire stack from back end to front end, and does operations as well as product development. 

This parental leave coverage is for 6 months (with potential extension to a year) starting in May/June 2022. The role is fully remote and can be undertaken by anyone between GMT -5 and GMT +2. 

About SumOfUs

SumOfUs is a global movement of consumers, investors, and workers standing together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new and sustainable path for our global economy. We are a movement of more than 20 million people, brought together by a global team of 40+ campaigners, fundraisers, product and operations staff. Our purpose is to challenge corporate power everywhere. We hold the biggest corporations in the world (and their political allies) to account by mobilising millions of people to take collective action.

We are aiming to fundamentally reshape the global economy to put people and planet over profit, but we know we can not do it alone. We build partnerships with on-the-ground activists and organisers, and we follow their lead. We innovate, experiment and embrace professional and organizational growth. We invest in people and we invest in how we work, because our vision calls on us to build the most effective, global, diverse, and talented team possible. We highly value a diverse team and an equitable work environment where every member of our team is set up to thrive

What you’ll do as part of our team 

• Work closely with campaigners to ensure they have easy access to the metrics they need to make strategic, data-driven decisions; develop SQL queries, dashboards, spreadsheets, charts, etc. to provide this information in a clear and friendly format;
• Figure out if our emails are getting through to all our members, or if they are being filtered by ISPs; develop and implement strategies to make sure our emails are always reaching our target audience;
• Work closely with the member experience, digital ads and fundraising teams to develop, implement, and refine our list of testing and analytics priorities;
• Support the implementation of new organizational metrics for measuring important, but hard-to-quantify, outcomes, such as member engagement;
• Manage data quality -- make sure our database is clean, is recording all important information, and that the data is structured in such a way to make key queries as easy as possible to undertake;

Skills and experiences you’ll need to bring 

All roles at SumOfUs require you to be: 

• Dedicated to building a fairer and more sustainable global economy; 
• Able to demonstrate a commitment to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive work community;
• Able to work both independently and cooperatively, taking initiative to learn and develop your skills;
• Able to work remotely

And, this role in particular will require you to: 

• Have a solid command of SQL; can find the most efficient way to write a complex SELECT statement;
• Have a solid command of Python/R. 
• Be comfortable writing formulas and manipulating spreadsheets to analyze datasets;
• Consistently spots when data looks wrong, and has the ability to figure out why;
• Enjoy turning mountains of data into clean reports and visualizations that are attractive and user-friendly;
• Pay attention to all the details, ensuring that our conclusions are based on the cleanest possible data;
• Have knowledge of statistical concepts, such as significance, sample size, confidence intervals, etc.;
• Have experience designing & running optimization experiments, including basic online A/B testing;
• Be skilled at explaining analytical reports or other data work products to non-technical audiences; 
• Be fascinated by statistics, data mining, and user interface experimentation; 
• Be self-directed and excited to build their own workflow.

Big Pluses

We know that no one can possibly have all these skills and experiences - you will likely be able to bring 2 or 3 of the following to our team:

• Experience with building member segmentations;
• Experience working with non profit organizations;
• Experience with monitoring email deliverability; 
• Worked on data consistency/audit projects; 
• Identifying implicit/built-in biases in data and deployed methodologies/technologies; 
• Building user patterns from large datasets.

How to apply

We don’t find cover letters particularly helpful in seeing how someone might fit a role. Instead, use the form below to upload your resume and your answer to the following question:

• List which of the “BIG PLUS” qualifications above you believe you bring to your work at SumOfUs, with a few lines of explanation.

We will be reviewing and processing applications on a rolling basis and we encourage you to apply early. 

Further details 

Compensation is competitive and will be determined based on a combination of experience, seniority, and where you live. (For example, the salary range in the US is $69,000 - $103,000 and will be determined in line with our compensation policies and the range will be adjusted based on level of experience and location)

We are an equal opportunity employer, and are committed to racial equity and social justice. We encourage people identifying with marginalized communities to apply.