Growth & Development Analyst

About the role

Galaxy is seeking a Growth & Development Analyst to join their team in New York, NY. This role focuses on analyzing business performance metrics and identifying opportunities for organizational expansion and improvement. The analyst will work closely with cross-functional teams to support data-driven decision-making across the company and translate complex datasets into clear, actionable insights that guide strategic growth initiatives. The position involves regular collaboration with department heads to understand their analytical needs, deliver tailored reports that drive measurable outcomes, and contribute to the development of internal analytical standards and best practices that ensure consistency across all reporting functions.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Examine internal performance data to identify trends and patterns that directly affect company growth trajectories
• Build and maintain interactive dashboards that track key performance indicators for leadership and executive teams
• Partner with marketing and sales departments to evaluate campaign effectiveness and calculate customer acquisition costs
• Conduct thorough market research to understand competitive positioning and identify emerging industry growth opportunities
• Develop sophisticated forecasting models that project revenue growth and user acquisition over defined quarterly periods
• Create comprehensive written reports summarizing analytical findings and presenting clear recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Collaborate with product teams to measure feature adoption rates and track user engagement metrics over time
• Design rigorous A/B testing frameworks to validate hypotheses about user behavior and conversion rate optimization
• Monitor detailed cohort analysis to understand long-term customer value, retention patterns, and churn indicators
• Support annual budgeting and strategic planning processes by providing data-backed growth projections and scenario analyses
• Automate recurring analytical workflows using scripting tools to reduce manual reporting time and improve accuracy
• Present quarterly business reviews with visual summaries of growth metrics and development progress to leadership
• Identify bottlenecks in the customer journey by analyzing funnel data and recommending process improvements
• Maintain data integrity by validating source systems and implementing quality checks across all analytical outputs
• Work with the finance team to analyze pricing strategies and their impact on customer acquisition and retention
• Document analytical methodologies and data definitions to ensure reproducibility and transparency across all projects

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, statistics, mathematics, or a closely related quantitative discipline
• Minimum of three years of hands-on experience in a business intelligence or analytics role
• Strong proficiency with spreadsheet tools including advanced formulas, macros, and pivot table construction
• Hands-on experience working with SQL to query and manipulate large relational databases efficiently
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex analytical findings clearly to non-technical business stakeholders
• Familiarity with data visualization platforms and the ability to build interactive, shareable reports for teams
• Solid understanding of growth metrics including customer acquisition cost, lifetime value, and monthly churn rate
• Self-directed worker capable of managing multiple concurrent projects with competing deadlines and shifting priorities

Nice to have

• Experience with Python or R for statistical modeling, data manipulation, and automation scripting tasks
• Background in SaaS or technology sector analytics and product growth measurement frameworks
• Knowledge of experimentation platforms, A/B testing, and statistical significance testing methodologies for product teams
• Exposure to cloud-based data warehousing solutions, ETL pipeline concepts, and data governance best practices

Skills & tools

• Advanced Excel and Google Sheets for data modeling, financial analysis, and reporting automation
• SQL for database querying, data extraction, and joining multiple relational tables efficiently
• Tableau or Looker for building interactive dashboards, visualizations, and executive-facing presentations
• Python or R for statistical analysis, data manipulation, and automation scripting tasks
• Statistical methods including regression analysis, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and distribution modeling
• Project management and organizational skills for handling multiple concurrent workstreams and deliverables
• Communication skills for presenting findings to both technical and non-technical audiences with clarity and confidence

Practical notes

• This position is based in the New York, NY office and requires on-site presence during standard business hours each weekday
• The hiring process includes a technical case study exercise followed by two rounds of interviews with the analytics and leadership teams
• Candidates should expect to submit a resume, a cover letter, and a brief writing sample demonstrating analytical communication skills
• Galaxy offers competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement contributions, professional development stipends, and generous paid time off
• The team values analytical rigor and encourages employees to attend industry conferences and pursue continuing education opportunities