About the Role
Partner closely with BD and Marketing leaders, serving as their operational and analytical counterpart to ensure decisions and performance are data-driven. Build the systems and processes that enable business teams to see around corners, connecting metrics to user acquisition, partnership performance, and campaign ROI.
Responsibilities
- Act as the data and operations lead for BD and Marketing, owning insights, automation, and performance visibility.
- Design and automate reporting systems and dashboards for revenue, partnerships, and marketing campaigns using Snowflake and third-party tools.
- Build and monitor A/B tests and experimentation frameworks with Product and Data teams, applying statistical rigor.
- Identify and communicate actionable insights to drive user growth, partner success, and marketing ROI.
- Streamline BD and Marketing workflows through process automation and tool integration.
- Perform financial modeling and deal analysis to predict efficacy and ROI, making recommendations on CPI and CAC.
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure tracking integrity, forecast accuracy, and visibility into key growth levers.
- Foster a culture of clarity, experimentation, and accountability.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or analytical field (e.g., Economics, Statistics, Engineering); advanced degree is a plus (MBA or M.S.).
- 5+ years of professional experience in analytics, biz ops, growth ops, or similar roles at a high-growth tech or media company.
- Fluent in SQL and comfortable in Snowflake or similar data warehousing solutions.
- Experience in building analytics from scratch, including automated dashboards (Looker, Mode, Tableau, or equivalent).
- Experience designing and interpreting controlled tests, evaluating statistical significance, and connecting results to actionable outcomes.
- Business acumen, thinking in terms of unit economics, growth levers, and ROI.
- Experience with marketing and revenue data (campaigns, attribution, CAC/LTV, partnerships).
- Proactive and hands-on approach.
- Bonus: experience in streaming, media, or ad-supported business models.
Skills
- SQL
- Snowflake
- Looker
- Mode
- Tableau
- Google Ads
- Meta
- Data Analysis
- Reporting Automation
- A/B Testing
- Experimentation Frameworks
- Statistical Rigor
- Financial Modeling
- Process Automation
- Tool Integration
Experience Level
- 5+ years of professional experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or analytical field
- Advanced degree is a plus (MBA or M.S.)
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
About the Company
- Haystack News is a fast-growing, mission-driven startup empowering independent thinkers with personalized, on-demand access to trusted local and national news.
- We’re the leading free news streaming platform, connecting over 40 million viewers to 400+ publishers across mobile, web, and connected TVs.
- Join a mission-driven team empowering independent thinkers with access to quality news.
- Be part of the #1 news streaming app on connected TVs, with 1+ billion minutes streamed every month.
- Operate in a high-ownership, low-ego, no-politics environment where results matter more than hierarchy.
- Collaborate directly with founders and senior leaders—no bureaucracy, just impact.
- Work on challenges that combine media, technology, and public trust—what you do genuinely matters.
- Grow as part of a team that values initiative and invests in developing future leaders.
