LendingTree

Manager, Strategic Business Analytics

Posted on: 17 Oct 2021

Charlotte, NC

Job Description

Responsibilities:

Develop analytical frameworks and models to optimize performance and process efficiency
Work with marketing channel leads to help drive media for growth, develop new strategies and provide data driven insights
Work with Product team to design, conduct, and analyze A/B tests
Collaborate with stakeholders to work on innovative ideas to increase market share

Apply your expertise in strategic analytics, data mining, and analytic storytelling to see beyond the numbers and understand how our users interact with our core products to maximize customer satisfaction, lead performance, business revenue, and product improvements / development.

End to end analytical projects: conduct internal analysis, research competitors, digest industry reports to recommend new strategies and then track the initiative and report on its impact

Be proactive with asking strategic data questions, ensuring that the right questions are being answered with appropriate level of rigor and that analyses lead to clear and actionable recommendations and impactful product changes

Become well-versed in digital analytics tools to track and understand full-funnel performance

Preferred Skills and Experience:

4+ years of experience in product-oriented quantitative analysis and decision science

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Math, Statistics, or other quantitative field
Proven SQL experience, along with a solid understanding and experience with big-data environments
Data modeling experience in Python or R
Working knowledge of Machine Learning models and advanced statistical techniques
Ability to synthesize data from multiple sources to drive actionable insights; a proven influencer with excellent communication skills and demonstrated ability to develop clear executive level presentations
Expert data harmonization skills – questions every data point before relying on it
Individual Contributor – can work with least guidance, and a Team Player – can mentor and guide individuals with passion for data

 

Requirements:

Superior problem-solving skills. You know how to rip apart difficult problems and construct elegant solutions.
Strategic toolkit: you can focus an organization on the key business levers and not get caught in the million daily tasks. You see the forest and the trees.
Pragmatic: you know the 80/20 rule, and know when to boil the ocean and when not to. The solutions you develop are understandable and implementable.
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
Strong business acumen. You build profit and loss models in your sleep.
Hands on. You roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty.
Self-directed. You check in regularly with your boss, but you can run with a ton of autonomy and can guide the tasks of your team.
Team player.
Not political.
You play nice with others. People like working with you. 
Competitive Spirit
Inquisitive mind
Desire to roll up your sleeves and dig into the work
Ability to be self-directed and self-managed
Ability and comfort of working with C-level executives

LendingTree

Charlotte, NC

LendingTree, Inc., through its subsidiary, LendingTree, LLC, operates an online loan marketplace for consumers seeking loans in the United States. Its mortgage products comprise purchase and refinance products. The company also provides information, tools, and access to various conditional loan offers for non-mortgage products, including auto loans, credit cards, home equity loans, personal loans, reverse mortgages, small business loans, and student loans. In addition, it offers information, tools, and access to other products, including deposit accounts; credit repair, through which consumers obtain assistance improving their credit profiles; debt relief services, through which consumers obtain assistance negotiating existing loans; and home improvement services, through which consumers have the opportunity to research and find home improvement professional services.

Further, the company provides personal credit data, through which consumers gain insights into how prospective lenders and other third parties view their credit profiles; real estate brokerage services, through which consumers are matched with local realtors who assist them in their home purchase or sale efforts; and various insurance products, including home and automobile, through which consumers are matched with insurance lead aggregators to obtain insurance offers. Additionally, it operates CompareCards, an online source for side-by-side credit card comparison shopping; SimpleTuition, an online marketing platform for student loans; MagnifyMoney, a consumer facing media property that offers editorial content, expert commentary, tools, and resources; and SnapCap, an online platform, which connects business owners with lenders. The company was formerly known as Tree.com, Inc. and changed its name to LendingTree, Inc. in January 2015. LendingTree, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.