Senior Data Analyst - Founding Team

Traba
New York, US
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Why this role

Pace
Fast Paced
The fast-paced startup environment demands quick thinking and rapid execution, as evidenced by the need to work independently and collaboratively to deliver actionable insights in real-time.
Collaboration
High
The job requires close collaboration with Operations leadership to understand their data needs and provide insights that drive continuous process improvement, highlighting the importance of teamwork in achieving operational efficiency.
Autonomy
Medium
Senior Data Analysts are expected to work independently to develop and maintain analytics infrastructure, demonstrating a high level of autonomy in managing key projects and initiatives.
Decision Impact
Team
The Senior Data Analyst's work directly influences strategic decisions through the provision of key business metrics and insights, underscoring the critical role in driving operational improvements and growth.
Role Level
Team Lead
The complexity of the role is evident in the requirement to build scalable analytics infrastructure and oversee the development of a data warehouse, indicating a need for advanced technical skills and problem-solving abilities.
Career Pivot Friendly
Welcomes transferable skills
Professionals with a background in data science or business intelligence can easily transition into this role, leveraging their experience in data modeling and forecasting to contribute to Traba's mission.

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • Developed insights into marketplace dynamics
  • Built scalable analytics infrastructure
Typical background
4+ years in analytics, data science, business intelligence

Transferable backgrounds

  • Coming from Data Scientist at a tech startup
    data modeling · forecasting
    Experience in developing predictive models and forecasting tools directly translates to the responsibilities of building and maintaining Traba's analytics foundation.
  • Coming from BI Analyst at a financial services firm
    dashboard development · reporting
    Expertise in creating and maintaining dashboards and reports for key business metrics aligns well with the role's requirement to provide strategic insights to senior leadership.
  • Coming from Operations Analyst at a logistics company
    process improvement · resource allocation
    A background in optimizing operational processes and managing resources can be directly applied to enhancing Traba's labor management platform.

Skills & requirements

Required

SQLPythonRBI ToolsData StorytellingCollaboration

Preferred

HexHyperquerydbt

Stack & domain

SQLPythonRML ModelingTableauLookerPower BICommunicationCollaborationCuriositySelf-motivationData ScienceBusiness IntelligenceAnalytics

About the role

This role involves crafting strategic insights and predictive models to optimize operations and enhance the efficiency of Traba's labor management platform, ideal for a data-driven professional with a passion for solving complex business challenges.

Original posting from Traba via Ashby

Traba is building the autonomous future of industrial staffing.

We are a technology company reinventing how industrial businesses manage labor by developing fully autonomous, orchestrated multi-agent AI workflows to connect businesses with vetted workers to meet their staffing needs. Our mission is to build a world where the global supply chain operates at peak efficiency. We’re proud to be backed by some of the world’s best investors, including Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, and General Catalyst.

Traba is hiring a Senior Data Analyst to help build our analytics foundation from 0→1. You’ll drive strategic insights, build forecasting models, and own key dashboards that power our fast-growing marketplace.

As a Senior Data Analyst at Traba, you'll develop insights into marketplace dynamics to balance businesses and workers. Drive insights on worker behavior across key operational metrics to ensure highest quality customer experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide strategic insights and recommendations to senior leadership through in-depth data analysis.
  • Design, build, and maintain dashboards and reports that provide key business metrics and insights to stakeholders across Operations teams.
  • Develop data models and forecasting tools to predict operational needs, optimize resource allocation, and ensure efficient scheduling and capacity management.
  • Identify key business challenges and opportunities, using data to drive operational improvements and growth initiatives.
  • Build scalable analytics infrastructure to ensure data integrity, governance, and accessibility.
  • Oversee the development and maintenance of Traba’s data warehouse to ensure data availability and governance.
  • Work closely with Operations leadership to understand their data needs and provide actionable insights that drive continuous process improvement and operational efficiency.
  • Provide Operations teams with self-service analytics tools and advanced technologies, enabling them to independently analyze operational data and optimize their daily activities.

Qualifications:

  • Experience: 4+ years in analytics, data science, business intelligence, or similar roles.
  • Education: BS/MS degree in data science, statistics, mathematics, economics, finance, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
  • Technical Skills:
  • Strong proficiency in SQL.
  • Proficiency with Python, R, or ML modeling.
  • Experience with BI tools like Tableau, Looker, Power BI, or equivalent.
  • Communication Skills: Excellent data storytelling skills to effectively engage with stakeholders.
  • Collaboration Skills: Strong ability to work across departments, identifying and prioritizing analytics problems to deliver actionable insights.
  • Curiosity and Initiative: Intense curiosity to ask “why?” and use data to find answers, combined with a “no task too small” mentality.
  • Self-Motivation: Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced startup environment.

Bonus Skills:

  • Experience with analytics notebook tools like Hex, Hyperquery, or equivalent.
  • Experience with modern data stack tools like dbt or equivalent.

Benefits:

  • 📈 Start-up equity
  • 💰 Competitive Salary
  • 🩺 100% Paid health, dental & vision coverage
  • 🍽️ Dinner Provided via DoorDash, free DashPass & stocked kitchen for NY employees
  • 🚍 Commuter benefit
  • 🏋🏽 Gympass Benefit
  • ✚✚ Additional: One Medical Membership, Gympass, HSA via Optum, Talkspace, HealthAdvocate, Teledoc Health

Salary Range Details

The compensation range for this position is set between $145,000 and $185,000, reflecting our market analysis and other relevant considerations. However, exceptions may be made for candidates with qualifications that significantly differ from those outlined in the job description. We also offer a highly competitive equity package designed to ensure you share meaningfully in the long-term success and upside of the business

The position is based onsite in New York City, five days per week, giving you the opportunity to collaborate closely with a high-performing team in a fast-paced, energetic environment. Being in person supports real-time decision-making, stronger teamwork, and the kind of creative problem-solving that drives meaningful impact.

Our Values

Dream BIG - We are on a path to change the world for the better. We create and communicate a bold direction that inspires a life-changing vision. We don’t sacrifice long-term value for short-term results.

Olympian’s Work Ethic - Changing the world never comes easy. We work harder, longer, and smarter, not just two out of three. We put everything we have on the field.

Growth Mindset - We confront the toughest challenges head-on and persevere. Sometimes we fail, but we brush ourselves off, adapt, learn, and push forward with resilience.

Customer Obsession - We go the extra mile for our workers and businesses. We remain focused on delivering high-quality products and services that solve these often overlooked communitie

Source: Traba careers (Ashby)

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