Manager, Business Intelligence

Job Description

Who We Are

Horizon NEXT is one of the industry's most innovative and data-driven marketing organizations and sits at the intersection of three constantly changing landscapes: people, data, and media. Our business provides strategic leadership to accelerate growth for our clients through brand strategy, media planning and investment, and best in class analytics across all channels. As the leader in innovative business solutions, we are always pushing ourselves to understand what’s next: our next innovation, our next advancement in analytics, the market’s next media evolution, and your next breakthrough idea. Horizon Next operates with the single goal that tomorrow must outperform today.

At Horizon, we understand the value that different perspectives can bring to our clients and culture, so we strive for an environment where our employees feel welcomed, safe and empowered. We value YOU and believe that your authentic voice and unique perspective allows us to create a more rewarding culture, and experience, together.

Our simple recipe for success? We hire talented people (thinkers, doers, dreamers, makers), challenge them and give them every opportunity to grow.

Job Summary

The Manager, Business Intelligence will increase the use of data throughout Horizon Next and ensure that all team members have the data they need to inform their decision-making process. The Manager will do this by creating data products and solutions that scale across our portfolio of clients. They will also help drive education and adoption of these data products throughout the organization.

What You’ll Do

Develop and enhance the data and analytics capabilities of Horizon Next – 50%

• Lead data modeling and reporting efforts to make data as accessible as possible throughout Horizon Next.
• Work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to improve current data & analytics processes and develop new capabilities that set us apart in the marketplace.
• Identify ways to improve and add to Horizon Next’s data and analytics infrastructure.
• Build and improve the team’s data visualization and dashboard practices.
  
  

Drive education and adoption of data products across teams – 30%

• Act as a liaison between the Horizon Next Analytics team and other internal teams on matters related to data sources, data access, and reporting availability.
• Educate non-technical team members on our data products and how best to use data to inform their decision-making process.
• Work with Horizon Next clients to understand their data and create meaningful KPIs for media campaigns.
  
  

Manage and mentor Business Intelligence Analysts and Senior Analysts – 20%

• Teach and guide Analysts on best practices and be a resource for them when they have questions or need direction.
• Oversee junior members of the Business Intelligence team to ensure they have clear project requirements and meet their deadlines.
• Enhance the skills of the entire Business Intelligence team by creating and implementing new processes and tools that all members of the team can benefit from.
  
  

Who You Are

• You have a background in or knowledge of the media, advertising, or direct-response industries
• You have a background in data or analytics but are more interested in building processes, automation, and tooling than providing insights and recommendations
• You have experience working with non-technical users to define business requirements & KPIs and translating those into code
• You are comfortable having one foot in the “business” world and one foot in the “processes & code” world
• You enjoy creating reusable, automatable, production-quality processes that can scale
• You have a strong background in SQL and care about code readability & reusability
  
  

Required

Skills & Experience

• Advanced degree in Statistics, Computer Science, Operations research or Equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years of experience in analytics, business intelligence, or a similar field
• 2-3 years of experience in media, advertising, or similar industry
• 3-4 years using SQL in a work environment Experience with a cloud data warehouse like Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery, or Snowflake
• 1-2 years managing and mentoring junior team members
• Experience with dbt (data build tool)
  
  

Preferred

• Experience with Git or a similar version control system
• Experience with Python or a similar programming language
• Experience with Presto, Hive, or Spark SQL
• Experience with BI or dashboard tools like Tableau, Looker, or Domo Experience
  
  

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations

No requirements for certificates, licenses and registrations.

Physical Activity and Work Environment

Prefer candidate who can work east-coast hours. No other requirements for physical activity and work environment.

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Horizon Media is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Salary Range

$120,000.00 - $140,000.00

A successful applicant’s actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure/certifications, and equity. As an organization, we take an aptitude and competency-based hiring approach. We provide a competitive total rewards package including a discretionary bonus and a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, company paid holidays and unlimited paid time off (PTO), mental health and wellness resources, pet insurance, childcare resources, identity theft insurance, fertility assistance programs, and fitness reimbursement.