Senior Business Analyst
Preply
At Preply, we are unlocking human potential through learning.
We believe learning with a great tutor is life-changing. That’s why we match online tutors from across the globe with learners and empower them to create live language classes with AI-powered tools and learning materials. This is how we deliver progress, create engagement and keep our global community of learners motivated. So far, over 32,000 tutors have given more than 15 million lessons to learners from over 175 countries.
Meet the team:
The Business Strategy Analytics team's mission is to transform data into strategic insights that empower our leaders to make informed decisions, effectively track progress, and unlock growth opportunities. Through deep metric understanding, holistic business views, and detailed analytics, we enable concrete actions that drive business success.
What you’ll be doing:
- Define, monitor, and evolve key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure business health and progress against strategic goals.
- Lead regular business reviews, clearly presenting performance insights to executives and business unit leaders.
- Conduct deep, cross-functional analyses to identify trends, surface growth opportunities, and drive actionable insights.
- Deliver strategic insights and scenario analyses to support decision-making in ambiguous, high-impact situations (e.g., go/no-go on new markets or product bets).
- Own and execute end-to-end analytics projects across multiple business domains, from scoping and stakeholder alignment to delivery and impact measurement.
- Ensure high standards of data quality, governance, and consistency.
- Promote data literacy by creating documentation and training materials.
What you need to succeed:
- 5+ years of experience in business analytics, product analytics, consulting, or a related analytical role
- Excellent communication/storytelling skills, capable of influencing Leadership level stakeholders
- Proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
- A proactive mindset with curiosity to investigate discrepancies and identify opportunities
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to synthesize complex data into clear narratives.
- Exceptional attention to detail, with a rigorous and structured approach to data analysis.
- Proven Excel/Google Sheets modeling skills (e.g. driver-based modeling, sensitivity analysis, or financial impact estimation)
- Experience leading cross-functional analytics projects and stakeholder engagement.
Nice to have:
- Experience in fast-growing, data-driven startups, marketplaces or subscription businesses
- Hands-on experience with Looker and Snowflake
Why you’ll love it at Preply:
- An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture;
- A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development;
- A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance;
- Access to free mental health support platforms;
- The opportunity to shape the lives of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).
Our Principles
- Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.
- We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.
- Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.
- Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.
- Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.
- Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.
- Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.
- Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference.
- Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.
- One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Preply is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. Different opinions and viewpoints are key ingredients in our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company.
Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status. Together, we are The World Class.
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