Business Analyst (Contractor)

Amplify • Little Ferry, NJ, United States • $200k - $250k / year • 1w ago

A pioneer in K–12 education since 2000, Amplify is leading the way in next-generation curriculum and assessment. Our core and supplemental programs in ELA, math, and science engage all students in rigorous learning and inspire them to think deeply, creatively, and for themselves. Our formative assessment products help teachers identify the targeted instruction students need to build a strong foundation in early reading and math. All of our programs provide educators with powerful tools that help them understand and respond to the needs of every student. Today, Amplify serves more than 10 million students in all 50 states. For more information, visit amplify.com.

Amplify is a leader in creating immersive, rigorous digital learning experiences that look great, play great, and help students expect great things of themselves. Amplify has been described as the best tech company in education, and the best education company in tech.

As a member of Amplify’s engineering organization, you will join a talented team solving the toughest problems in education with the best ideas in technology – including user experience, APIs and services, data analysis, and deployment pipelines.

What You’ll Do

We are looking for a hardworking and passionate Business Analyst for the data department.The data department works across Amplify to empower all with accurate, reliable, governed data and analytic tools to make informed decisions.

As a Business Analyst, you will become a strategic data partner to leadership, working with data analysts, scientists, governance, and engineers to provide accurate and reliable reports, dashboards, models, metrics, and analysis for our internal partners. You will enhance data literacy and effective data use at all levels, fostering a data sharing-and-learning culture so that every team uses data to improve their own lives, and those of our students and teachers.

Craft Strategic Roadmaps: Understand department key goals and objectives. Partner with department leadership to develop an aligned technology roadmap.
Deliver Compelling Data Solutions: Ensure accurate, timely delivery and ongoing improvement of intuitive, user-friendly data visualizations and business-critical analysis across multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
Write the Story of our Business with Data: Analyze data from multiple sources and proactively communicate insights to executives, leaders, and other key stakeholders.
Keep Data at the Center: Build analytic skills and capacity across Amplify, leading interactive training and writing clear, concise documentation.

Example Projects You Might Work On

Examples

Monitor data use to identify power users and data vacuums; partner with these stakeholders. Lead quarterly meetings with leadership to share data usage observations and recommend specific targeted strategies to improve data culture.
Participate in strategic planning meetings and provide data critical to shaping annual priorities and initiatives.
Enhance teacher experiences by delivering best in class onboarding and customer service. Provide leadership and managers with quality measures and key performance indicators that keep our customer-facing teams on track.
Ensure the on-time delivery of our printed materials to school districts around the world by providing critical logistics data for delivery teams.
Partner with Data Governance and Amplify data stewards to bring clarity to critical metrics and attributes, such as product hierarchy, annual recurring revenue, or defining customer issues through our support cases.

Basic Requirements Of The Business Analyst (Contractor)

2-3 years of experience in a business analyst role; or related experience
Proven record of effectively managing large and complex projects
Excellent communication skills in writing and conversation, with technical and non-technical partners
Expert meeting facilitator
A drive to understand data and key performance metrics and their relevance to our business and product decisions
Strong analytical background with experience using business intelligence and data visualization tools (Tableau, Looker)
Ability to influence stakeholders, including senior leadership

Preferred Requirements Of The Business Analyst (Contractor)

Experience leading interactive trainings and presentations
Familiarity with project management software, e.g., JIRA
Extensive experience using business intelligence tools, e.g., Looker, Tableau, Oracle Analytics Cloud etc., including proficiency in SQL
Background in education or in edtech, or other fields with significant privacy, security, and compliance requirements
Experience analyzing data and reports from business software, e.g., Netsuite, Hubspot, Salesforce etc.
Experience analyzing education data, e.g., class enrollment, assessment

Compensation

The hourly rate range for this role is $40.00 -$60.00.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To that end, we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Amplify is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

This position may be funded, in whole or in part, through American Recovery & Reinvestment Act funds.

Amplify Education, Inc. is an E-Verify participant.

If selected, a background check will be required. As required by state and local laws and district policies, you may also be required to provide additional documentation, such as proof of vaccination or submit to enhanced background screening, including fingerprints.

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