Staff Data Analyst

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GoFundMe is the world’s most powerful community for good, dedicated to helping people help each other. By uniting individuals and nonprofits in one place, GoFundMe makes it easy and safe for people to ask for help and support causes, for themselves and each other. Together, our community has raised more than $40 billion since 2010.

Join us! The GoFundMe team is searching for our next Staff Data Analyst. As a key member of the Data Insights team’s Business Intelligence initiative you will work to build scalable reporting and business decision-making tools to answer some of the company’s most important questions, optimize, develop and implement workflows, and ultimately effect change and improve efficiency throughout the company.

The Job

As a Staff Data Analyst, you will lead high-impact analytical initiatives that shape strategic decisions and improve performance across the business. You’ll design and deliver sophisticated dashboards, lead deep-dive analyses, and generate insights that influence key priorities. You’ll partner closely with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to proactively identify opportunities where data can unlock value, guide decision-making, and drive measurable outcomes. Your work will help elevate the organization’s analytical maturity and ensure data is at the center of how decisions are made.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain advanced, scalable dashboards and reporting solutions using BI tools like Looker
• Lead complex analyses that uncover trends, evaluate performance, and drive strategic recommendations
• Collaborate with senior leaders to understand their business goals and deliver data-driven solutions aligned to their priorities
• Translate open-ended business questions into structured analytical projects
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, including executives
• Partner with teams across the organization—including Data Science, Product, Marketing, and Finance—to develop cross-functional insights
• Identify high-leverage opportunities where analytics can drive business impact
• Mentor analysts and help define team standards, best practices, and learning opportunities
• Advocate for data literacy and enable adoption of BI tools across teams

You 

You’re a strategic thinker and expert analyst with strong technical skills and a deep understanding of business needs. You’re comfortable working independently, partnering directly with senior leadership, and leading through influence. You consistently deliver high-quality, actionable insights and are passionate about helping others use data to make better decisions.

What You Bring:

• 6–8+ years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, or a related field
• Advanced SQL skills and comfort working with large dataset
• Expertise in business intelligence platforms, especially Looker (LookML a plus)
• Proven ability to perform end-to-end analysis: from problem framing to delivering actionable recommendations
• Strong business acumen and experience working closely with senior leadership
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills—you know how to bring data to life for any audience
• A track record of collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex problems
• Experience mentoring peers and elevating team capabilities through sharing best practices

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Operations Research or other related quantitative fields
• Working knowledge of Python
• Working knowledge of dbt and data modeling
• Experience working in B2B SaaS companies

Why you’ll love it here

• Make an Impact: Be part of a mission-driven organization making a positive difference in millions of lives every year.
• Innovative Environment: Work with a diverse, passionate, and talented team in a fast-paced, forward-thinking atmosphere.
• Collaborative Team: Join a fun and collaborative team that works hard and celebrates success together.
• Competitive Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
• Holistic Support: Enjoy financial assistance for things like hybrid work, family planning, along with generous parental leave, flexible time-off policies, and mental health and wellness resources to support your overall well-being.
• Growth Opportunities: Participate in learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow.
• Commitment to DEI: Contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.
• Community Engagement: Make a difference through our volunteering and Gives Back programs.

We live by our core values: impatient to be great, find a way, earn trust every day, fueled by purpose. Be a part of something bigger with us!

GoFundMe is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that actively pursues candidates of diverse backgrounds and experiences.  We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity, nationality or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, age, medical condition, mental or physical disability, or military or veteran status.

The total annual salary for this full-time position is $156,000 - $234,000 + equity + benefits.  This is a role in San Francisco, the salary range was determined by role, level, and possible location across the US. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range based on your location during the hiring process. 

If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete a job application or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact us at accommodationrequests@gofundme.com. 

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Learn more about GoFundMe:

We’re proud to partner with GoFundMe.org, an independent public charity, to extend the reach and impact of our generous community, while helping drive critical social change. You can learn more about GoFundMe.org’s activities and impact in their FY ‘24 annual report.

Our annual “Year in Help” report reflects our community’s impact in advancing our mission of helping people help each other.

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