Sr. Manager Corporate Analytics & Research

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

About the Company

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results. 

The Sr. Manager, Corporate Analysis & Research will be part of the Yahoo Analytics, Research and Data (YARD) team. YARD is a global team of multi-disciplined data, analytics and research experts working together to provide actionable insights that inform and drive decision-making across all Yahoo businesses. 

Who You Are

The Sr. Manager, Corporate Analysis & Research provides crucial support to the Chief Analytics & Research Officer by conducting comprehensive research, performing market analysis, and delivering actionable insights that steer the strategic decision-making process for Yahoo. This individual contributor role will partner closely with experts inside and outside the YARD team. 

What You Do

• Interpret/translate findings from diverse reports and datasets, extracts actionable insights and develops business use cases, presentations, white papers, special reports, etc.. These sources can be internal data sets, syndicated research (e.g. MRI-Simmons) or industry tools such as Comscore.

• Dig into the Yahoo business; understand cross-functional category and consumer trends, identify growth opportunities, analyze market trends and competitive landscapes

• Facilitate monthly Comscore reporting for C-Suite, contextualize trending and lead performance investigations.

• Understand how YARD facilitates Yahoo’s success and conduct proactive and ongoing analysis to support this

• Curate research and analytics to produce well-written/well-packaged concise materials 

• Participate in business/audience performance meetings and incorporating learnings into executive level presentations, action items, and plans

• Collaborate with the Chief Analytics & Research Officer to develop a suite of C-Level deliverables to monitor cross-functional business performance 

• Keep your finger on the pulse of industry trends and innovations 

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree and experience in digital analytics and insights delivery. 

• 5+ years experience in Business Intelligence, Consumer or Corporate Analytics, or Revenue Analytics in the media/entertainment or tech industry 

• Experience using SQL or other query, programming and data visualization tools (Looker, Tableau, Microstrategy)

• Strong market research, quantitative, analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Experience leveraging multiple data and research sources to develop actionable insights

• A passion for spinning numbers into stories and extracting the main idea/key themes from  complex analysis

• Experience positioning research and analysis for technical and non-technical audiences  

• Ability to work autonomously with strong work ethic

• Ability to cultivate cross-functional relationships

• Strong verbal and written communications skills

• Media industry experience is a must

• Financial modeling and analysis experience is a plus

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

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