Senior Analyst, Product Management (Temp)

Job Description

Who We Are  
Horizon Next is one of the industry's most innovative and data-driven marketing organizations and sits at the intersection of three constantly changing landscapes: people, data, and media. Our business provides strategic leadership to accelerate growth for our clients through brand strategy, media planning and investment, and best in class analytics across all channels. As the leader in innovative business solutions, we are always pushing ourselves to understand what’s next: our next innovation, our next advancement in analytics, the market’s next media evolution, and your next breakthrough idea. Horizon Next operates with the single goal that tomorrow must outperform today.      At Horizon, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.  
 
Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.  
  Job Summary    
Data and Analytics are core components of Horizon Next.  They are used to drive and inform decision making at all levels of the company.  The Horizon Next Analytics team offers a suite of analytical models to help our strategy and client teams plan and optimize media campaigns. 
 
The Senior Analyst, Product Management will assist, and in some cases, lead in the implementation and maintenance of these models across our clients.  They will become a knowledgeable resource on the models offered by Next Analytics and will work closely with the Horizon Next strategy and client teams as they use the various models.  The Senior Analyst will be familiar with the process of running and setup for these models. The Senior Analyst will also be responsible for addressing issues in reporting of these models and work with other team members to identify and build improvements. 
 
This is a hands-on role in which the Senior Analyst will be deeply involved in both the data inputs for the models and the code that runs them.  The Senior Analyst is an elevated role from Analyst, which has more responsibility towards the day to day managing of reporting and requires a more proactive role within the team. The Senior Analyst will be seen as experienced team member who can work self-sufficiently, identify problems, suggest solutions, and implement them. 
 
 
 
What You’ll Do  
 
Deploy and maintain Next Analytics models for Horizon Next clients (60%) 
Ensure existing model pipelines run smoothly and produce high-quality data 
Help strategy and client teams interpret model outputs 
Take lead with onboarding new clients by gathering the required data inputs needed for their models 
Update models for existing clients to add new features or KPIs 
Identify opportunities to automate model onboarding and deployment 
Investigate model bugs or output issues that may arise 
Be an active team member in data discovery meetings 
Manage QA of model input and output (20%) 
Lead on building processes to provide data to client teams for transparency and reporting 
Work with client teams to maintain QA files 
Help to update mappings and reference tables 
Troubleshoot issues with data ingestion and create tickets to address 
Improve existing processes (20%) 
Work with manager to further develop models 
Build new solutions towards model reporting 
Take time understanding how models work and gain insights from them 
Mentor junior team members in their roles and help them develop their own skills as needed 
 
Who You Are  
You want to empower your team members to make informed decisions for the company by providing them with the information and data they need 
You enjoy tracking down discrepancies and finding the root cause of an issue 
You have a “get it done” mentality and view new requests and challenges as opportunities to shine 
You love learning new things and see unfamiliar technology or code as a chance learn and grow 
You have spent time in a technical and coding-based role with experience both in data analysis and algorithms as well as data pipelines  
You have experience working “hands-on” with modeling code and with raw/messy data 
You can explain model requirements to non-technical users and help them interpret model results 
 
Preferred Skills & Experience    
A strong understanding of how to use SQL to build complex data transformations 
Experience using Python for data analysis and pipelines in a work environment 
Familiarity with a cloud-based data warehouse like AWS Redshift, Snowflake, Google BigQuery, etc. 
Nice to have: experience using dbt, Git, Tableau and experience in the media/advertising/ad-tech industries 
 
Certificates, Licenses and Registrations   Master’s degree in Business Analytics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Quantitative Marketing, or related technical fields, or equivalent years of work experience  
 
 
  Physical Activity and Work Environment  
No requirements for physical activity and work environment 
 
 
Salary Range:  $1,634.62 to $1,923.08 a week. A successful applicant’s actual weekly or hourly rate may vary based upon, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure/certifications, and equity. 
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The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. 
 

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The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Horizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.