Academia.edu is the world’s leading platform for researchers and scholars to share their work, discover research and connect with fellow academics globally. Our bold vision: to democratize and accelerate the world's research, enhancing the speed of scientific discovery and technological progress for the benefit of everyone. We imagine a world where accessing academic papers is effortless, keeping track of cutting-edge research is seamless and collaborating with researchers is easier than ever before. Our platform empowers hundreds of millions of scholars worldwide to push the boundaries of human understanding. We believe in the power of knowledge to change lives and the world, and our commitment to this mission drives everything we do.
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We are seeking a Sr Director or Vice President of Business Analytics to lead our business analytics team at Academia.edu. The Business Analytics Team is not a service organization to product development; instead it is a team that is expected to help chart the direction of the company. Reporting directly to the Chief Product and Growth Officer, the Sr Director or VP of Analytics will be responsible for leading a team to ask the right questions of our vast data in order to drive insights and identify opportunities for innovation, fueling our business growth.
Please note that this role is in the San Francisco Bay Area.
We're excited to have a packed and lively office on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Twice a week those of us in the Bay Area come to our office located in the Financial District for All Hands, intense collaboration, brainstorming activities, and fun events. There are small rooms for 1-1 mentoring sessions or heads-down work, and larger rooms for team activities. We continue to support a flexible work environment for all of life’s surprises and needs with generous time off and flexible daily work schedules.
Key Responsibilities
- Guide the analytics team to become an opportunity-finding group that identifies major opportunities using our data and helps determine what products and features we build next.
- Lead, mentor and inspire a highly talented team to uncover meaningful insights and opportunities.
- Help team members grow in their ability to ask the right questions, structure the right analyses, distill key insights, and come up with great recommendations on what to do next.
- Recruit and hire highly talented business analysts. This team is growing and will more than double within the next 12 months.
- Be a strategic advisor to the Chief Product Officer, the executive team, and the company in general.
- Identify data-driven strategies to optimize user engagement, retention, and monetization. Provide strategic guidance and recommendations based on data insights and market trends.
- Ensure that our data is easily accessible, usable and reliable
Qualifications
- At least 2 years of experience at McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Oliver Wyman, or LEK Consulting, ideally leading teams
- Experience leading and developing a high performing business analytics team at a B2C technology business (startup experience is a plus), with a focus on driving business impact and results
- A proven track record of identifying major insights that drive significant business impact
- Deep ability to separate the signal from the noise. An 80/20 thinker with a focus on results
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts in simple terms, as well as influence and inspire cross-functional teams
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage: 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
- Generous Time Off: 21 paid vacation days, 12 paid company holidays, and unlimited sick days; paid parental leave and other leaves for life’s needs; 6-week paid sabbatical every 4 years
- Flexible Work Arrangements: Flexible daily schedules within a hybrid work environment, annual remote-office budget, and monthly WFH internet stipend
- Competitive Compensation: Competitive salary, 401k plan, and stock options
- Mission-Driven Company: Join a mission-driven company to accelerate and democratize the world’s research
Learn more on our Careers Page!
What We Do
Academia.edu has built and is expanding the premier distribution and peer review platform for academic research. Guided by our mission to democratize and accelerate the world’s research, Academia aims to make every academic paper ever published available for free online and accessible by anyone in the world. This is just the start of our long-term vision and we are growing fast!
Academia’s platform has registered more than 250 million users (still growing at 2-3M monthly), and has many millions of unique visitors every month, including over 100M logged-in monthly active users (MAU). We have over 300,000 paying premium subscribers, which has contributed to us being profitable YOY the last three years in a row.
Academia has attracted $39 million in investment from leading VC firms including Khosla Ventures, True Ventures, Spark Capital, and Tencent. Our work has garnered favorable attention from trade and mainstream media including UK Times, Fortune, Wired, EdTech, Venture Beat, San Francisco Business Times, The Economist, The Washington Post, TechCrunch, Scientific American, and Forbes.
Academia is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to hiring and supporting a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Why Work With Us
At our San Francisco office, experience a blend of picturesque workdays and remote flexibility. Our consistent positive cash flow, strategic executive hires, and recent $23M series D funding underline our stability and innovation. Engage with a passionate team; we've grown to ~110 employees with ~45 dedicated engineers.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
All new employees based in North America to work hybrid: 2 days in-office on Tuesdays and Thursdays at our San Francisco, California office and may work from home for the rest of week.
