Analytics Lead, Japan Partnerships

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Where we Work

Udemy is a global company headquartered in San Francisco with additional U.S. offices in Denver and Austin and international hubs in Australia India Ireland Mexico and Türkiye.

About your skills

• Youre a business analyst whos passionate about turning raw data into meaningful insight and action. You know that great analysis doesnt just explain what happened; it helps people understand why it matters and what to do next.

• Youre fluent in SQL Python and Tableau and comfortable navigating ambiguous business problems.

• You thrive in cross-functional environments and when working closely with Sales Customer Success Partnerships Marketing Product and Finance teams. Youre equal parts technical and communicative and the intersection of analytics and storytelling excites you. You enjoy mining data for actionable insights uncovering patterns in behavior that drive business outcomes and presenting trends/ad hoc findings to business partners and senior leaders.

• Youre curious a fast learner and constantly thinking about how to scale your impact through automation and proactive insight.

About this role

The Analytics Lead for Japan Partnerships is a highly visible and impactful role focused on supporting Udemys largest partnerships. You will provide deep actionable analytics and insights for Japan and indirect partner channels enabling the channel sales team to optimize partner performance make data-driven decisions and accelerate regional revenue growth. As this role will require regular interaction with our Japan-based partner teams fluency in both Japanese and English is a requirement for this position.

What youll be doing

• Develop manage and evolve the key performance indicators (KPIs) and reporting framework for the Udemy Japan Team and partner ecosystem and other indirect/reseller channels.

• Build and maintain dashboards (in Tableau and Databricks) that track Udemy Japan efforts including partner-sourced pipeline revenue deal registrations and partner performance against targets in both Udemy Business and Udemy Consumer.

• Conduct in-depth analysis of the Udemy Japan business identifying trends key user behaviors and opportunities for growth or optimization.

• Support the Japan Partner Account Managers with data and insights for partner-facing events such as Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and conferences.

• Act as the primary data and analytics point of contact for the Udemy Japan leadership and the global partner operations team. Partner with the Director of Japan Business Operations to review and understand use of shared data.

• Analyze the effectiveness of partner initiatives and promotions in the region.

• Assist in forecasting for both Corporate and Consumer business collaborating with sales marketing and finance teams.

What youll have

• Fluency in both Japanese and English is required to enable communication with our partner in Japan.

• 5-7 years of work experience in analytics or data science roles ideally with at least 1-2 years of direct experience supporting B2B SaaS Partnership or GTM analytics (Customer Success Sales RevOps).

• Expert-level SQL skills; experience with Databricks or similar cloud data warehouses.

• Proficiency in data visualization tools particularly Tableau with a strong eye for visual storytelling and usability.

• Strong communication and storytelling skills; ability to meet with customers and internal stakeholders to present insights with confidence.

• Experience with segmentation and statistical analysis to support business decision-making is a plus

• Familiarity with Python or other scripting languages is a plus.

• A proactive mindset strong ownership and a collaborative approach to working across teams.

Youll grow here.
Learning is part of the job. Youll get full access to Udemy courses a monthly UDay to invest in yourself and a budget to spend on whatever helps you improve. Many people are diving into AI lately but what you focus on is up to you.

AI is real here.
We use it in the way we learn and the way we work. Youll have the space and tools to experiment apply and get better at using AI in practical ways.

Youll own your work.
We trust people to lead make decisions and follow through. You dont need to wait for permission or layers of approval to have an impact.

Youll build with others.
We collaborate openly and shape ideas together. Everyone has a voice and good thinking is welcomed from any direction.

Youll see your impact.
What you build helps people grow their skills change their careers or find a path forward. Youve got the experience why not use it to help others gain theirs

Bring your curiosity. Well bring the platform and the support. Lets LEARNtogether.

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