Ghost is a private B2B marketplace that helps the world’s best brands expand distribution. Ghost works with leading brands in streetwear, apparel, footwear, beauty, and home to find alternative distribution channels for their excess inventory. By providing transparency, data, and a network of vetted buyers, the Ghost platform serves as the foundation for sellers to diversify and optimize their inventory lifecycle. Backed by top VC funds (Cathay, USV, Equal, Eniac), Ghost is one of the fastest growing startups in Los Angeles.
About the role:
We are seeking a Senior Analytics Engineer who is a highly motivated individual contributor with a strong background in both analytics and data engineering. Your strong passion for uncovering insights through data and leveraging analytics to solve complex problems will drive continuous improvement as we continue to grow the most powerful B2B marketplace for surplus inventory.
We are an early stage startup with incredible traction and growing rapidly. Our team has a lot of growth potential and direct influence to shape Ghost’s future.
This role is suitable for remote work and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with an office in New York City.
about you:
- Providing data-driven insights: 5+ years of experience in understanding business objectives and applying advanced analytics and data engineering techniques to develop and implement innovative solutions to address complex problems. You will work with cross-functional teams to design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines and analytics platforms to help customers with actionable insights.
- Technology Leadership: Act as a technical leader in the analytics space and demonstrate familiarity with modern data tools and technologies (SQL, Python, BI tools, etc.) Promote a culture of learning and excellence through code reviews, design discussions, and leading technical conversations with leadership.
- Research and Development: You’ll stay one step ahead in analytics, exploring new data technologies and methodologies to enhance our analytics capabilities. The field is changing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who is open to adopting new tools such as AI to make the process of data analytics increasingly self-service. You’ll be proactive in sharing your knowledge and insights with the team to drive innovation and continuous improvement.
- Implementing advanced analytics: Develop and maintain robust data models, analytical frameworks and custom analytical solutions to solve business problems. Leverage data to create business intelligence reports and dashboards optimized for strategic decision making.
- Best practices: Promote engineering and analytical best practices including data quality, data governance, testing, performance tuning, etc. Enforce rigorous code reviews and promote good architecture.
- Communication between teams: Effectively communicate technical concepts and insights to non-technical teams. Mentor and support the development of junior engineers, promoting a culture of learning and growth.
What you’ll like:
- I believe it even if I’m not the first.we are the last! We have to be the best at what we do. In a winner-take-all market, we have to set the highest standards. We fight for every dollar and never settle. We’re all owners, hustlers, and street fighters, working together to achieve a unified goal.
- What you can do tomorrow, you can do today. We leave no room for analysis paralysis and promote a culture of speed. We drive efficiency and progress at every step. If it helps your business, do it. I’d rather get a speeding ticket than a parking ticket.
- We are a customer-first company And we believe in making magical experiences happen. Our members are at the center of our world. We constantly strive to create 10x better experiences at every touchpoint. Anticipate their needs and deliver experiences that exceed their expectations.
- We believe in working as a team to provide solutions, not problems. We are committed to achieving our goals no matter the difficulties. We approach projects as a team with a “go for it” mentality. Every obstacle is an opportunity to innovate. No matter how big or small the job, we tackle challenges beyond our primary responsibilities while spreading optimism and confidence.
- We value radical candorWe embrace difficult questions and uncomfortable answers. Our decisions are based on data and facts and lead to meaningful, sustainable outcomes. We value giving and receiving open, honest feedback. We critique ideas, not individuals. We embrace radical transparency and rigorous thinking, and avoid decisions driven by ego or self-interest.
Total compensation for this position will range from $150,000 to $190,000. Actual amount may vary based on factors such as experience, knowledge, skills and abilities related to the position.
