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Join Braze as a People Data & Analytics Lead and Empower a Passionate Team with Your Data Expertise
Overview
Salary
£175000
Location
Chicago
Nomad Friendly?
98% Remote- North America
Expires
Expires at anytime
Visa
Visa sponsor - US
Organisation Summary
Braze offers an empowering environment where passion, collaboration, and work-life harmony drive a global team towards greater equity and opportunity. As a certified Great Place to Work®, Braze delivers a customer engagement platform that fosters growth and loyalty between consumers and brands. With accolades across various regions and a commitment to professional development, community engagement, and a transparent culture, Braze excels as an innovator in tech and a nurturing workplace.
Role Summary
- Design and implement the People Data & Analytics strategy.
- Enhance data structure and define reporting standards and cadence.
- Develop people data dashboards with the Growth team using Looker.
- Lead research on industry trends and become a thought leader in People Analytics.
- Collaborate with various teams to translate business questions into data analysis.
- Manage and mentor a team of Data Analysts.
Role Requirements
- Leadership in data and analytics with a preference for People data experience.
- Proficient in data management tools like SQL, R, or Python and visualization tools like Snowflake and Looker.
- Strong partnership skills in translating business needs into technical requirements.
- Expertise in managing large data sets and complex reporting.
- Commitment to data quality and integrity with knowledge of GDPR and data privacy laws.
- Ability to prioritize in a dynamic environment and influence internal stakeholders.
At Braze, we have found our people. We’re a genuinely approachable, exceptionally kind, and intensely passionate crew.
We seek to ignite that passion by setting high standards, championing teamwork, and creating work-life harmony as we collectively navigate rapid growth on a global scale while striving for greater equity and opportunity – inside and outside our organization.
To flourish here, you must be prepared to set a high bar for yourself and those around you. There is always a way to contribute: Acting with autonomy, having accountability and being open to new perspectives are essential to our continued success. Our deep curiosity to learn and our eagerness to share diverse passions with others gives us balance and injects a one-of-a-kind vibrancy into our culture.
If you are driven to solve exhilarating challenges and have a bias toward action in the face of change, you will be empowered to make a real impact here, with a sharp and passionate team at your back. If Braze sounds like a place where you can thrive, we can’t wait to meet you.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Spearhead the People Data & Analytics strategy, including establishing data definitions and developing a People Data roadmap.
- Responsible for improving data structure, publishing methodology for analyzing data and defining reporting standards and cadence.
- Partner with our internal Growth team to develop people data dashboards in Looker and drive business adoption.
- Stay up to date on relevant research, including industry trends and benchmarks, and become a contributing thought leader in the People Analytics space.
- Collaborate with People Systems, People Relations, Social Impact, Growth and Recruiting Operations to understand business questions and translate into streamlined and thoughtful data analysis.
- Lead a team of Data Analysts
WHO YOU ARE
- You are a strong data and analytics leader with preference to prior People data and People team background.
- Strong ability to partner with internal technical stakeholders and translate business needs into requirements.
- People leadership experience
- Experience managing and analyzing data using tools such as SQL, R, or Python and experience troubleshooting others' analyses and code.
- Can manage large data sets and produce complex reporting and visualizations in tools such as Snowflake, Looker, and Workday.
- Can prioritize tasks from multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Uses structured, analytical and strategic thinking to solve complex problems and be able to influence internal partners.
- Is focused on data quality and integrity, establishing regular audits to ensure data accuracy.
- Is able to operate with discretion around access to sensitive data
- Has a working knowledge of GDPR and other similar global data privacy legislation.
For candidates based in the United States, the pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $142,000 and $150,000/year with an expected On Target Earnings (OTE) between $165,000 and $175,000/year (including bonus or commission). Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, Braze offers full- and part- time employees a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes equity grants of restricted stock (RSUs) so that all Braze employees own a piece of our company.
WHAT WE OFFER
Details of these benefits plan will be provided if a candidate receives an offer of employment. Benefits may vary by location.
From offering comprehensive benefits to fostering flexible environments, we’ve got you covered so you can prioritize work-life harmony.
- Competitive compensation that may include equity
- Retirement and Employee Stock Purchase Plans
- Flexible paid time off
- Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability
- Family services that include fertility benefits and equal paid parental leave
- Professional development supported by formal career pathing, learning platforms, and tuition reimbursement
- Community engagement opportunities throughout the year, including an annual company wide Volunteer Week
- Employee Resource Groups that provide supportive communities within Braze
- Collaborative, transparent, and fun culture recognized as a Great Place to Work®
ABOUT BRAZE
Braze is a leading customer engagement platform that powers lasting connections between consumers and brands they love. Braze allows any marketer to collect and take action on any amount of data from any source, so they can creatively engage with customers in real time, across channels from one platform. From cross-channel messaging and journey orchestration to Al-powered experimentation and optimization, Braze enables companies to build and maintain absolutely engaging relationships with their customers that foster growth and loyalty.
Braze is proudly certified as a Great Place to Work® in the U.S., the UK and Singapore. We ranked #1 on Great Place to Work UK’s 2023 Best Workplaces (Medium), #3 on Great Place to Work UK’s 2023 Best Workplaces for Wellbeing (Medium), #4 on Great Place to Work’s 2023 Best Workplaces in Europe (Medium), #10 on Great Place to Work UK’s 2023 Best Workplaces for Women (Large), #19 on Fortune’s 2023 Best Workplaces in New York (Large). We were also featured in Built In's 2024 Best Places to Work, U.S. News Best Technology Companies to Work For, and Great Place to Work UK’s 2023 Best Workplaces in Tech.
You’ll find many of us at headquarters in New York City or around the world in Austin, Berlin, Chicago, Jakarta, London, Paris, San Francisco, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo – not to mention our employees in nearly 50 remote locations.
Please see our Candidate Privacy Policy for more information on how Braze processes your personal information during the recruitment process and, if applicable based on your location, how you can exercise any privacy rights.
