Client: A leading cosmetic firm based in Manhattan, NY

Job Title: Product Analyst

Job Type: Hybrid 1 day in office, next day remote

Job Description:

• Our client is seeking a Product Analyst with a passion for data and solutions.
• You will play a crucial role in furthering the use of budget data to drive decisions by analyzing and interpreting data to uncover valuable insights.
• Reporting to Senior Product Manager; collaboration is key as we work globally across multiple brands and markets.
• The right candidate has strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, is self-driven, detailed while clear and concise, and focused on consistency and standardization while embracing change in an iterative, ever-evolving organization.
• This role will require the candidate to monitor data and provide recommendations of waste to drive increased efficiency.?

Responsibilities:

• Analyze and provide innovative and insightful budget reports that help to influence and guide stakeholders to make the best-informed investment decisions
• Conduct and deliver analysis on requests and apply reporting and visualization expertise to solve business problems and optimize operations
• Lead monthly budget planning calls with teams, internal standup with Budget Data Analysts, and weekly standup with the Finance Team; ensuring there's an agenda, taking recaps with clear action items
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity by cleaning data and correcting any issues. Data quality is accurate in producing relevant business insights
• Create and identify metrics from various sources to highlight patterns, trends, and opportunities
• Help build reports, dashboards, and data visualizations to facilitate ad hoc analysis and improve data-driven decision-making at all levels of the business
• Develop and enable the adoption of business metrics.
• Develop a data pipeline to report key operational metrics at a regular cadence, improve the accuracy of estimations for initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, to understand data requirements and deliver actionable insights
• Manage budget allocation while actively communicating with senior stakeholders to keep track of budgetary requests and initiative details.
• Analyze the range planning process while developing financial and forecast planning that supports key business strategies and objectives. Collaborate with cross-functional Teams to develop the plan to ensure investments are reflected in respective brand financial plans globally.
• Handle confidential and non-routine information when necessary.

Qualifications

• BS or BA required or equivalent practical experience.
• 4-5 years of experience as an analyst or in a similar role, preferably in a product-focused environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Experience in budget analysis, scenario planning, forecast modeling, and analysis for strategic decision-making.
• Experience working with large datasets, conducting statistical analysis, and manipulating data for insights.
• Experience in an analytical role with designing and leading the adoption of business metrics (e.g. tracking and reporting to stakeholders)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and drive continuous improvement.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills with macro proficiency.
• Experience with low/no code solutions like Appsheet, Microsoft PowerApp, and Airtable.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (i.e. Google Looker, PowerBi, Tableau), to create compelling visualizations and reports.
• Familiarity with Lean-Agile Budgeting and OKRs.