Senior Data Analyst
Required skills
- data analytics
- data operations
- consulting
- SQL
- Python
- PySpark
- Databricks
- Spark
- Github
- large datasets
Nice to have
- consumer data
- retail metrics
- GTM teams
- client conversations
- QA concerns
- custom categorizations
Role summary
YipitData, a leading market research and analytics firm, is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to lead new sector initiatives within its Corporate practice. This role involves transforming consumer data into actionable insights for clients, improving category classification, product attribution, and data accuracy. The Senior Data Analyst will own data strategy and execution for new sectors, serve as a subject-matter expert, investigate data quality issues, and design scalable workflows. Operating as a player-coach, this individual will mentor a team, set quality standards, and collaborate cross-functionally with Data, Insights, Revenue, and Engineering teams. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience in data analytics, data operations, or consulting, with at least 2 years in a lead/management capacity, and 4+ years of experience with SQL, Python, or PySpark. This is a remote-friendly role within the US, offering a competitive salary and equity.
About Us:
YipitData is the leading market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy and most recently raised $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation of over $1B. Every day, our proprietary technology analyzes billions of alternative data points to uncover actionable insights across sectors like software, AI, cloud, e-commerce, ridesharing, and payments.
Our data and research teams transform raw data into strategic intelligence, delivering accurate, timely, and deeply contextualized analysis that our customers—ranging from the world’s top investment funds to Fortune 500 companies—depend on to drive high-stakes decisions. From sourcing and licensing novel datasets to rigorous analysis and expert narrative framing, our teams ensure clients get not just data, but clarity and confidence.
We operate globally with offices in the US (NYC, Austin, Miami, Mountain View), APAC (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Singapore), and India. Our award-winning, people-centric culture—recognized by Inc. as a Best Workplace for three consecutive years—emphasizes transparency, ownership, and continuous mastery.
What It’s Like to Work at YipitData:
YipitData isn’t a place for coasting—it’s a launchpad for ambitious, impact-driven professionals.
From day one, you’ll take the lead on meaningful work, accelerate your growth, and gain exposure that shapes careers.
Why Top Talent Chooses YipitData:
If your ambition is matched by your work ethic—and you're hungry for a place where growth, impact, and ownership are the norm—YipitData might be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.
About The Role:
YipitData’s Corporate team collaborates directly with organizations like Summer Fridays, 3M, and Uber to build one of the most comprehensive views into how consumers in the U.S. are purchasing and engaging with brands. By transforming massive volumes of consumer data into accurate, reliable, and actionable insights, we enable our clients to understand not just what is happening in their businesses, but why—and to use that understanding to make higher-confidence decisions in an increasingly competitive landscape.
Over the years, we’ve delivered high-impact insights across core retail sectors, and our clients have found this data so valuable that demand has expanded into new sectors.To meet this growing demand, we are expanding our Data team within the Corporate practice and are looking for a Senior Data Analyst to lead our new sectors. This role is a unique opportunity to shape how YipitData enters and scales coverage in entirely new verticals.
The Sectors Data team is responsible for taking YipitData’s core retail metrics and making them usable and reliable in new verticals—through improved category classification, more precise product attribution, and continuously increasing data accuracy as coverage evolves.You will work closely with our Insights team to understand what clients in new sectors truly need, then rapidly and iteratively transform the data to deliver those insights You’ll play a critical role in building the methodologies, workflows, and quality standards that allow these sectors to scale.
You’ll report to the Head of Data and operate as a player-coach, balancing hands-on analytical ownership with responsibility for setting standards, improving workflows, collaborating with cross-stakeholders, and coaching analysts on your team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who thrives in ambiguity & rapid growth, enjoys building systems from the ground up, and wants to shape how new sectors are operationalized at scale.
This is a remote-friendly opportunity that can sit in NYC (where our headquarter is located), one of our office hubs (Austin, Miami, Mountain View, or anywhere else in the US. However, depending upon where the remote work is performed, income could be subject to New York State tax withholding.
As Our Emerging Sectors Data Lead, You Will:
You Are Likely To Succeed If:
What We Offer:
Our compensation package includes comprehensive benefits, perks, and a competitive salary:
This role may be performed fully remotely within the United States. Please note that our US headquarters are located in NYC. We also have office hubs in Austin, Miami, and Mountain View. If the remote work is performed outside of these offices, income may be subject to New York State tax withholding.
Please note that for this position, we are not able to consider candidates who currently or in the future will require visa sponsorship.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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