Remote Data Analyst R Programming Jobs in Ventura, CA

At Guitar Center, the Analytics Team is deploying data to empower the company with insight that drives customer success and business value. We are looking for a Senior Data Analyst to help advance that vision as part of the analytics team, which is part of the larger central Data Org. You will work with stakeholders to help inform their current initiatives and long-term roadmap with data. You will be a key part of a dynamic data team that works daily with strategic partners to deliver data, prioritize resources, and scale our impact. This is a chance to affect millions of musicians at the country's largest musical retailer, and your success as part of a world-class analytics organization will be visible up to the highest levels of the company.
Key Responsibilities
• You will report to the Senior Manager of Analytics and be a primary analytics partner to one of Guitar Center's business teams. You will work closely with business leaders to ensure that objectives and growth are supported by your data work.
• Support stakeholder needs with: reporting, KPI definition, performance measurement, and deeper analytical insights. Achieve scale by establishing best practices, automating processes, and identifying structural needs.
• Balance meeting the current needs of the business with long-term progress on the analytics team strategy for a robust, democratized, data-driven organization
• Drive analytics projects and experiments from end to end. Translate a business question into an analytical framework, efficiently produce reliable data, generate insights through analysis, and effectively influence the business through recommended actions.
• Plan, execute, and analyze AB test experiments to establish causal relationships
• Identify trends and find opportunities to unlock new sources of growth and customer success
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS:
• Bring 6+ years of professional analytics or analytics-related experience and a team-player attitude, with a demonstrated track record of leading data projects. Retail experience preferred.
• You solve problems in your sleep. Applying critical thinking and curiosity, you take charge to produce both immediate value and long-term strategic impact
• Deploy advanced skills in SQL and data visualization/storytelling
• You take ownership seriously and hold yourself accountable to always deliver in a reliable manner that builds trust. You thrive at a fast pace and managing multiple work streams
• Effective communication and people skills with the ability to partner with diverse audiences
Preferred Experience:
• You work well with multiple analytics & visualization tools, particularly Looker, and have a familiarity with aggregating data sources and with statistical analysis tools (i.e. Python, R).
• You are excited to ask questions, push boundaries and follow where data leads in pursuit of new opportunities.
• You enjoy working in a highly dynamic environment where have a strong voice and your decisions have a significant impact.
Pay Rate: $90,000- $120,000 / annually depending on background and experience.
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About Guitar Center
Guitar Center embodies the world of creativity and music by encouraging our teammates to find their own individual sound. We strive to craft lifelong musicians and make a difference in the world by enabling musicians and non-musicians alike to experience the almost indescribable happiness that comes from playing an instrument. We believe in putting our customers first, engaging with respect and integrity and fulfilling our mission with passion.
Why join us?
With a career at Guitar Center, you become part of the world's largest multichannel musical instrument retailer. Whether at our Stores, Contact Centers, Distribution Centers, or Support Center, Guitar Center employees have a common goal: to help people find their sound and fill the world with more music.
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