Sr. Manager Analytics

Square Panda is a startup headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA with additional offices located in India 

and China. We are in a research based Ed-Tech space, focusing on children's early literacy. We 

have 3000+ schools under our belt and are proud to cater the needs of English Language 

development of 70,000+ kids worldwide. Our multisensory neuroscience research-based phonics 

learning system comes equipped with educational games to teach children many essential skills. 

With a curriculum that has been specially adapted for Indian schools and children, we strive to 

empower beginner learners through phonics awareness.

  Responsibilities 

o Lead the identification and execution of opportunities where Analytics can make a difference across the company with focus on multiple markets we operate in - US, India and China.

 o Actively champion adoption of the analytics solutions across various markets and functions

 o Translate business problems into Insights projects and lead in quantifying the various types of risk and rewards that allow these projects to be prioritized.

 o Excellent project management and executive communication skills.

 o Understanding of the techniques and technologies of data science, along with a detailed understanding of the challenges associated with each (e.g. overfitting, model refresh, challenge of acquiring training data, cost of compute, etc.)

 o Proactively and continuously assess the marketplace and its dynamics, customers, and competitors. 

o Provide an unbiased point of view on the performance of markets/brands, supported by facts and evidence

 o Develop research strategies to ensure internal understanding of customer and competitor insights 

o Develop and implement market research & analytical plans, in collaboration with cross‐functional teams.

 o Seeks out alternative/creative ways of meeting an information need, considering new techniques to address business challenges.

 o Monitor program risks and ensure appropriate actions are taken, including escalating issues timely to the management 

o Maintain understanding of business operations and how users interact with the relevant systems and use that understanding to provide decision support analysis.

 o Tap the working knowledge of AI and analytics to convey these business goals to the data professionals who will create the models and solutions. 

o Enthusiasm, commitment, and business savvy to navigate the technical, political, and organizational roadblocks that can emerge.

 Desired Profile 

o 6-8 years of experience in executing multiple analytics projects end to end

 o Entrepreneurial mind-set o Should have played hands on data sciences role in the past with full knowledge of which analytics technique to apply 

o Background of core consulting / start up handling end to end projects o Excellent communication and project management skills o Ability to lead both business and analytics team to generate ROI and success for business o Expertise across the spectrum of analytics - Dashboards, Visualizations, Insights, Data Science driven AI, ML Projects