Business Analyst, Product (Remote)

Do you thrive on unearthing insightful data that empowers better decisions? Do you love working with teams of people to achieve shared results? Are you motivated to provide others with information that makes it easier to improve user experiences? Discogs has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Business Analyst who can roll up their sleeves and bring impactful insights to the Product team.

Location

While we are a remote company we are only accepting applications at this time from the following areas: OR, WA, CA, CO, ID, AZ, TX, IL

Who We Are

Discogs is the largest crowd-sourced, community-driven database of recorded music information in the world. Every day, millions of people use the Discogs Marketplace to connect, learn about music, and buy and sell vinyl records, CDs, and cassettes. As Discogs continues to grow, we are looking for bright, dedicated, creative, and highly motivated people to help us realize our mission to serve the music fan in everyone. We are relatively small, so individual contributions can have a large impact. High value is placed on quality, critical thinking, and continuous improvement. Our teams work collaboratively but are distributed geographically and open-source tools are important to who we are and how we work. We value the experiences and skills each team member contributes to helping us serve our music community.

Who We’re Looking For

The Business Analyst is responsible for providing analytical support to the Product team and the teams they work with. The Business Analyst will perform regular data, product, and process analysis that contributes to key decisions and prioritization choices. This role will work collaboratively across multiple teams within the organization.

What You’ll Accomplish

You are an experienced Business Analyst that thrives on using data to help teams make the right decisions. You understand what it takes to work with data and turn it into meaningful information that can be communicated back to the business. You are highly collaborative and know that your insights have a tangible impact on user experiences. You understand that small daily actions lead to big, long-term wins.

• Evaluate and document product workflows as needed
• Collaborate with Marketing, UX, CS, Engineering and other teams on product and user research efforts
• Provide analytical support to better understand opportunities that we can invest in with prospective and existing tools and partners
• Write SQL queries and use other data gathering skills that can support the product team with KPIs and other needed metrics
• Work with Product Operations Manager to identify opportunities to improve quality and efficiency within our processes
• Create reports that communicate key insights and findings to the product team and other stakeholders
• Analyze data in ways that deliver new insights into the way we think about our projects and overall business
• Other duties as assigned
• Work with Product Managers to help inform roadmap planning and key project decisions
• Make complex data requests to teams with clear and concise tickets

Requirements

What You’ll Contribute

• 5+ years related work experience.
• Understands agile principles and drives iterative processes
• Professional certification preferred, e.g. CSPO, Project Management, software development methodologies (Scrum, Agile, Lean, etc.)
• Superior communication and presentation skills
• Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills
• Experience using Product Development tools (Atlassian suite preferred--Jira, Trello, and Confluence)
• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) from four-year college or university, or equivalent work experience
• Demonstrated skill with data querying and/or analysis. (e.g. SQL, analytics tools, and/or advanced spreadsheet skills). Must be able to write SQL queries
• Project management experience preferred

Benefits

What We Provide

• 18 weeks paid leave for birth moms
• Work from home office set-up and expense allowances
• Monthly wellness allowance
• Competitive compensation: salary, plus performance-related bonus program
• 401(k) with employer match
• Annual professional and personal development allowance
• 8 weeks paid parental leave, including for adoption
• 4 weeks paid vacation, increasing based on tenure
• 100% company-paid medical and dental insurance benefits for you and your dependents
• Flexible work location opportunities
• Employer matching toward charitable contributions
• Starting Base Salary - 80,000 - 90,000

What We Believe In

Discogs’ mission is to serve the music fan in everyone. We represent a diverse and inclusive community, and we are committed to serving our community with innovative and creative solutions. We know that innovation happens best when varying perspectives are embraced and integrated. Our global team reflects our global community.

Discogs is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applicants needing accommodation to apply should contact us at 503-597-6340

If you apply for this role, you will be required to upload a resume, cover letter, and fill out a few questions regarding your application. Once submitted, our hiring team will review your application and contact you if you are selected for an interview. Whether you are successful or not, we will store your application and data in our system for a maximum period of one year from the application date in case another role becomes available that you are suitable for. If you have any questions or concerns about us storing this data and/or the period of time, please contact us at [email protected] and we will respond to you within 30 days.