Business Operations and Analytics Manager

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Kong is seeking a data and analytics leader to develop scalable data solutions and provide meaningful insights across the organization. In this role, you will drive key analytics initiatives that support Kong’s finance team, delivering high-quality analysis, implementing efficient data solutions, and shaping the team’s data technology landscape.You enjoy using data to drive meaningful change and are comfortable working with complex datasets from multiple sources. You recognize the impact of data-driven decision-making and are skilled at navigating ambiguity, applying both technical expertise and creativity to solve challenging problems. You thrive in a collaborative, high-performing team and appreciate opportunities to learn and grow in a dynamic environment. Strong at managing priorities and engaging with stakeholders, you can guide the team toward delivering high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities:

• Metrics and Insights: Develop key metrics, set benchmarks, monitor performance, and build forecasting models to provide actionable insights to senior executives, with a focus on topline business metrics.
• Data Visualization and Storytelling: Create and manage insightful, reliable dashboards and visualizations, effectively communicating key data findings across the organization, including to company leadership.
• Lead Strategic Initiatives: Take ownership of both the strategic and execution aspects of key data-driven projects. Lead cross-functional teams to define, prioritize, and deliver impactful data initiatives that drive business outcomes.
• Technical Leadership: Maintain a deep understanding of data and analytics technologies, collaborating with the data engineering team to assess data availability, identify limitations, and optimize processes that support Finance’s reporting and analytics needs. Guide the selection and implementation of technical solutions for various projects.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Lead and execute high-priority initiatives by working closely with both technical and non-technical teams, such as FP&A, Accounting, Procurement, Data Engineering, Sales Operations, and Corporate Engineering.

Required Qualifications:

• Over 10 years of experience in advanced data analytics or a related field, leveraging data to derive insights at industry-leading or rapidly growing companies.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and at least one additional data manipulation language (e.g., Python, R).
• Expertise in data storytelling and experience with at least one data visualization tool (e.g. Tableau, Looker).
• Solid understanding of data modeling principles and hands-on experience with ETL processes.
• Proven track record of using analytics to drive business strategy and improve performance.
• Familiarity with financial metrics, with a focus on topline metrics.
• Ability to quickly adapt to changing environments and priorities.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across global and cross-functional teams.
This opportunity requires you to work from our office in Bangalore/Pune, India in a hybrid manner with three days in the office and Two days working from home.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Business, Statistics, Finance, Engineering, or a related analytical discipline.
• Experience in the Technology or Software/SaaS industries.
• Experience managing high-performing data analytics teams.

About Kong: 
Kong is THE cloud native API platform with the fastest, most adopted API gateway in the world (over 300m downloads!). As the innovation leader of cloud API technologies, Kong is on a mission to enable companies around the world to become "API-first" and securely accelerate AI adoption.  Kong helps organizations globally - from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises - unleash developer productivity, build securely and accelerate to market.
83% of web traffic today is API calls!  APIs are the connective tissue of the cloud and the underlying technology that allows software to talk and interact with one another.  Therefore, we believe that APIs act as the nervous system of the cloud.  Our audacious mission is to build the nervous system that will safely and reliably connect all of humankind!
For more information about Kong, please visit konghq.com or follow @thekonginc on Twitter. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.