Were looking for a Growth Lead Analyst whos equal parts analytical powerhouse and strategic thinker. Youll own complex initiatives end-to-end working closely with cross-functional partners and senior leaders.

This is an individual contributor role with serious influence. Youll have direct access to senior leadership a seat at the table for strategic decisions and the autonomy to pursue ideas that matter. Youll operate in a fast-moving landscape alongside Amazon Audible and Spotifyleveraging generative AI and emerging technologies to find opportunities others miss.

If you love solving messy problems thrive on variety and want your work to have tangible business impactthis is the role.

Strategic Analysis & Business Impact

• Turn data into decisions: deliver insights and recommendations that shape how leadership thinks about growth
• Spot opportunities others misswhether thats untapped revenue streams efficiency gains or market expansion plays
• Stay ahead of the curve on AI and generative AIidentifying where tools like LLMs automation or forecasting models can meaningfully improve growth decisions.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Work across editorial marketing sales and leadership to define what success looks likeand measure it
• Build frameworks that make sense of performance across platforms and divisions each with its own dynamics

Hands-On Analytical Work

• Dig into large messy datasetssales marketing distribution audience behaviorand extract what matters
• Translate fuzzy business questions into concrete analytical approaches
• Build dashboards and reports that people actually useclear actionable no fluff
• Run experiments and A/B tests to validate hypotheses before committing resources
• Keep data clean documented and trustworthy

Essential

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Mathematics Business Economics Physics or a related quantitative field
• 5 years of hands-on analytical experienceand a track record of work that moved the needle
• You think strategically: you see patterns connect dots and know how to zoom in and out
• Fluent in the language of businesscomfortable discussing financial marketing and pricing performance with senior stakeholders
• Familiar with marketing and sales funnels KPIs and optimization strategies
• Excel power user (advanced functions data modeling) and strong SQL skills
• Proficient in Power BI for visualization and reporting
• Creative and resourcefulyou find ways to solve problems that arent obvious
• Clear communicator who can make complex findings land with non-technical audiences
• Self-starter who doesnt wait to be told what to do

Desirable

• Python for analysis and automation
• Hands-on experience with generative AI tools and prompting
• Familiarity with digital marketing channels and how to measure them
• Background in publishing media or e-commerce
• Experience with pricing optimization or managing large product catalogs
• We know great candidates dont always meet every requirement. If this role excites you we encourage you to apply.

Why This Role

• Real influenceyour work shapes strategy not just reports on it
• Autonomy to pursue ideas and see them through
• Varietyno two weeks look the same across pricing marketing forecasting and platform strategy
• A team that moves fast and values fresh thinking
• The stability of a 200-year-old company with the energy of a startup

HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. When you apply for a position we want to know why you want to work here and why you are interested in the job.Thats why cover letters are strongly preferred.

The salary for this position is $115000-$135000. We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidates experience industry knowledge technical and communication skills and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

In addition to cash compensation the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package with a variety of physical health retirement and savings caregiving emotional wellbeing transportation and other benefits including elective benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer.

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