Data Analyst

Technical Business Analyst
Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid-3 days onsite)
Salary: $90,000-$130,000 base + benefits
Industry: AdTech
Visa: Not eligible for visa transfer or sponsorship

Overview of Role & Team

I have partnered with a global leader in mobile app growth and monetization technology whose rewarded advertising platform connects advertisers and publishers with more than 770 million users annually.

You will join the Advertising Analytics team, which is responsible for understanding, improving, and safeguarding an ad delivery system processing over 440 million events daily across 2,000+ games. As the primary technical resource for the Americas region, you will work directly with business stakeholders to investigate complex delivery issues and translate data into clear, actionable recommendations.

Using SQL and tools such as Python and Airflow, you will analyze ad delivery performance and contribute to the team's reporting, monitoring, alerting, and Tableau infrastructure. You will collaborate closely with business and product teams across a global organization comprising people from more than 40 countries.

Job Responsibilities

• Regional Technical Ownership: Serve as the first line of technical knowledge for the Americas region, translating complex data findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Ad Delivery Investigation: Diagnose, resolve, and prioritize technical and data-related issues across complex, asynchronous ad delivery systems.
• Data-Driven Analysis: Use advanced SQL-including CTEs, joins, aggregations, and window functions-to investigate performance across systems processing over 440 million daily ad events.
• Scalable Analytics Infrastructure: Contribute to reporting, monitoring, and alerting systems that support global operations and long-term growth.
• Business and Product Partnership: Communicate analytical findings clearly and collaborate with business and product teams to support data-driven decisions.

Job Requirements

• Professional Experience: At least two years of experience in Data Analytics, Ad Operations, Business Operations, or a similarly analytical role.
• SQL Expertise: Strong SQL proficiency, including practical experience with CTEs, joins, aggregations, and window functions.
• Analytical Problem-Solving: Ability to investigate and diagnose issues across complex, asynchronous systems and large-scale data pipelines.
• Technical Tooling: Experience with Python and familiarity with Airflow, dbt, or API integrations is strongly preferred.
• Business Intelligence: Experience with Tableau, Power BI, QuickSight, or a comparable BI and visualization platform.
• Scalable Mindset: Ability to move beyond one-off analyses and contribute to repeatable reporting, monitoring, and alerting solutions.
• Industry Experience: Previous experience in AdTech or mobile app analytics is a strong plus.
• Live Technical Assessment: Comfortable demonstrating SQL and other relevant technical skills during a live assessment without LLM assistance.

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