Business Analyst (Strategy & Planning) null

About the job

The strategy and planning is a central team that works with cross-functional stakeholders to plan and manage critical projects identified as org priorities. This is a high-impact role that involves creating, monitoring plans & identifying problems vis solutions that influence all functions in the organization.

Roles and Responsibilities

• The key difference between this particular Business Analyst role and others would be that there is relatively far more planning and coordination with other departments than other BA roles
• The BA can expect to have a panoramic view of the business and work at the intersection of Analytics and Strategy. Execution with the team manager will enable the incumbent to gradually take more ownership of business workstream(s)

Responsibilities

• Work on external and internal data to derive key strategic insights for the platform
• Develop analytical models to estimate annual, monthly, daily platform returns and other key metrics and weekly tracking of AOP vs actual returns performance
• Monitor key OKR metrics across the organization for all departments. Work closely with BI teams to maintain OKR dashboards across the organization
• Work with Business teams (Rev, Mktg, category), etc on preliminary hypothesis evaluation on returns leakages/inefficiencies in the system (category, rev & pricing constructs, etc)
• Regular analysis and experimentation to find areas of improvement in returns maintaining a highly data-backed approach
• Maintain monthly reporting and track of the SNOP process
• Influence various teams/stakeholders within the organization to meet goals & planning timelines

Qualifications & Experience

• B Tech/BE in Computer Science or equivalent from a tier 1 college with 2-4 years of experience
• Problem-solving skills – ability to break a problem down into smaller parts and develop a solution approach with an appreciation for Math and Business
• Strong analytical bent of mind with strong communication/persuasion skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a highly demanding and ambiguous environment
• Strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills
• Strong knowledge of SQL, advanced Excel, R