Senior Analyst, Product Analytics

at  autoTRADERca

TRADER Corporation is a trusted Canadian leader in online media, dealer and lender services. The company is comprised of AutoTrader.ca, AutoSync and Dealertrack Canada. AutoTrader.ca (AutoHebdo.net in Quebec) offers the largest inventory of new cars and used cars in Canada, receiving over 25 million monthly visits to its marketplace. With over 3,500 subscribers and counting, AutoSync is the largest and fastest growing dealer and OEM software provider in Canada. The platform’s suite of connected automotive software solutions brings advertising, conversion and operational support together, synchronizing the entire retail process. AutoSync’s diverse range of offerings includes: vAuto, EasyDeal, xtime, Motoinsight, Activix, TAdvantage and TRFFK. Dealertrack is Canada’s largest automotive financing portal, enhancing efficiency and profitability for all major segments of the automotive, marine, recreational vehicle, motorcycle and powersport retail industries. Over 6.5 million credit applications are submitted via the Dealertrack Canada portal each year. Visit tradercorporation.com to learn more..

DATA KNOWLEDGE:

Become familiar with AutoTrader product and market/industry data, and understand how it can be used to address business questions.
Work with Engineers and the Product team to provide reporting and website design recommendations.
Build from the ground up new reporting and analytical views using disconnected and disparate data sources to support new initiatives. Evolve and refine those efforts into long term performance management tools.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, related quantitative field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of total post-education work experience in roles of progressive responsibility
• 3+ years of experience in conducting and presenting analysis
• Confidence in presenting and regularly communicating complex ideas to internal teams and external clients, both verbally and in writing
• Experience in developing requirements with critical thinking and problem-solving and formulating business metrics for reporting and analysis
• Ability to identify key performance indicators from product plans and models, and influence stakeholder definitions for successful products
• Demonstrated proficiency with large-scale relational database and BI reporting tools (e.g. SQL Server, BigQuery). Must have strong proficiency with SQL and Excel
• Experience with data visualization tools (i.e. PowerBI, Tableau, etc.)
• Experience with web analytics system (i.e. Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, etc.), experience in implementation of web analytics an asset.
• Working knowledge of Office Suite Applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook).
• Experience with statistical tools an asset but not required (i.e. R, Python, etc.)
• Experience in automotive retail sales an asset but not required
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to understand and articulate the “big picture.”
• Ability to work with minimal guidance; self-starter.
• Strong multi-tasking skills and ability to adapt to change.
• Ability to successfully work and partner across multiple functions in an organization
• Critical thinking and exceptional problem solving skills.
• Curiosity and Passion for complex data analysis and reporting.
• Ability to gather, analyze and synthesize data from various sources and present written assessments and recommendations.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Please refer the Job description for details