Sr. Analyst, Business Operations & Strategy
The Role
The Senior Analyst, Business Operations & Strategy will play an important role in a fast-growing team at BuzzFeed. We are looking for an accomplished professional to help senior management understand how to scale our advertising business and create incremental revenue/growth opportunities. The Senior Analyst, Business Operations & Strategy will report to the Sr. Director of Business Operations & Strategy.
You Will:
- Coordinate revenue and budgeting processes used within the advertising business; establishing high levels of quality, efficiency, and consistency
- Conduct analyses to gain a deeper insight into advertising business across all core functions; sales, client service, pricing, creative, ad operations, research and marketing
- Administer, manage, and report on revenue and margin
- Develop and reporting on the metrics to evaluate efficiency and productivity across the advertising business
- Support the development of scalable, effective workflows and processes leveraging automation whenever possible
- Establish effective analysis of advertising business trends and performance to identify greater efficiencies and better manage and understand process bottlenecks and inconsistencies throughout the entire sales lifecycle
- Work cross-functionally with key business leaders to implement solutions to remove bottlenecks and gain efficiencies
- Assist with maintaining the functional areas of data management, forecasting, contacts, leads, opportunities, dashboards and reports, and ensuring data integrity throughout our CRM system
- Continuously assess resource management and make recommendations to ensure optimal support model
- Develop a plan to ensure goals/incentives are aligned across advertising business
- Assess client and sales trends, feedback, and market movement; consolidate into recommendations for the executive team
- Perform ad-hoc analysis for senior management to provide data support for business decisions
- Evaluate new tools and automation potential to improve reporting and business operations
You Have:
- Minimum 4 years of digital media experience; could include Finance, Biz Ops, Strategy, Sales, Sales Operations, Account Management, Sales Planning, Ad Operations, or consulting
- Minimum 2 years business operations or sales operations experience preferably with an online and/or technology company
- Experience with sales cycles/tools including CRM and ERP.
- Experience consulting / process design/ performance improvement a plus
- Excellent interpersonal skills, experience collaborating closely with global sales teams a plus
- Experience defining and communicating new processes to ensure goals/incentives are aligned across a global sales team
- Natural ability to tell a compelling story using data-driven insights as a foundation
- Mastery of Microsoft and Google; Excel/Sheets, PowerPoint/Slides and working knowledge of Vizio a plus
To Apply:
Submit your resume and cover letter on why you would be a great fit for the Sr. Analyst of Business Operations & Strategy role at BuzzFeed.
Life at BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed strongly believes that the more diverse our team, the better our work will be. BuzzFeed is committed to equal opportunity employment and celebrates inclusion in all circumstances. As a BuzzFeed employee, you can expect:
- A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions
- Opportunities for growth and development via work experience and offerings from our in-house Learning Team
- Employee resource groups, frequent in-office events, volunteer opportunities, and more
- An attractive compensation package, including salary and equity
- A generous and well-rounded benefits program featuring PTO and unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, gym and wellness discounts, and much more
- No shortage of snacks, catered lunches, beverages, birthday treats... even leftovers from the Tasty kitchens in LA and NYC!
BuzzFeed is the leading independent digital media and tech company delivering news and entertainment content to a global audience. We have offices in 19 cities around the world and more than 1500 employees including reporters, video producers, data scientists, engineers, brand strategists, and more. We value a culture of experimentation, teamwork, equality, humble confidence, and hard work (fused with fun). At BuzzFeed, you’ll work with inspiring colleagues to build tools and create content that helps connect people all over the world.