Scribd
San Francisco
201-500 employees
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Senior Business Intelligence Developer
Senior Business Intelligence Developer
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At Scribd (pronounced “scribbed”), we believe reading is more important than ever. Join our cast of characters as we work to change the way the world reads by building the world’s largest and most fascinating digital library: giving subscribers access to a growing collection of ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, documents, Scribd Originals, and more. In addition to works from major publishers and top authors, our community includes over 1.8M subscribers in nearly every country worldwide.
We’re defining the workforce of the future with Scribd Flex, a program that embraces multiple perspectives while leaning into our belief that no matter where each team member is, we trust them to accomplish our shared business goals. This program lets employees, in partnership with their manager, choose where they work while creating intentional in-person meetings with co-workers that build culture and connect us personally.
Remote employees must have their primary residence in: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), or Mexico.
*This list may not be complete or accurate, and candidates should speak with their recruiter about their specific location for remote work.
Scribd’s analytics team solves problems and finds opportunities to deliver value to our millions of users. We collaborate across the organization to evolve the product, ensure the success of our business, and delight global users. This is the place for you if you’re a clear thinker & communicator who likes to take on big challenges, understands the trade off between accuracy and speed, and has an eye towards impact.
About the Role
We currently have an analytics team of 13 people, and growing, where most analysts are focused on the discovery and support of functional teams including discovery on what to develop, setting goals for teams, and analyzing launched features for impact.
As we grow, we are looking to specialize and want someone to come in and help manage and grow our self service BI solution, Looker, which we formally launched in July of 2021.
We are looking for a driven, detail oriented, and experienced person to maintain and build our reporting suite in Looker. This person will also be an advocate for our self service data platform by training and holding stakeholders accountable to using reports. To succeed, our work should be geared towards the insights that allow people to take actions. This will require you to understand what they need instead of what they ask for. In this critical role, you will help define our success SLA’s around data accuracy and data recency for standard reports and repeatable data delivery. We are looking for an analytics professional who is comfortable helping end customers define vague requests and demonstrating a deep understanding of the business need for such reports.
You Will
- Creating reports from summary data with actionable items to track performance and support decision making that impact the business.
- Work with Product, Finance, and Engineering to design data recording systems and reporting source infrastructure
- Regularly examine data reports to locate and resolve mistakes throughout
- Identify, lead, and oversee projects and analysis related to reporting needs
- Integrates data from multiple sources to produce requested or required data elements
- Creates specifications for reports based on business requests
- Collaborate with management and business partners to identify requirements and objectives of requested analyses and reports, in order to exceed expectations
- Be the point person to interface with data engineering
- Leverage current analytical and reporting tools to streamline reporting and improve the end user experience
- Develop automated and reusable routines for extracting requested information from database systems
- Responsible for repeatable SQL and BI tool queries, BI tool models and dashboards, and data consolidation
You Have
- 5 or more years’ experience in an analytical support role
- 3 or more years’ experience using SQL for data extraction and analytics
- Knowledge of a variety of systems and reporting applications
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
- Ability to provide actionable recommendations
- Ability to effectively gather data from various sources for reporting and analysis, and to effectively utilize data and system tools available
- Ability to streamline and automate processes
- Ability to coordinate interdepartmental activities, balance multiple priorities, and ensure quality standards
Preferred Skills/Abilities
- Experience working with engineering or applications groups
- Experience with data storage schema design and implementation
- Experience with Looker or similar Business Intelligence tools
Benefits, Perks, and Wellbeing at Scribd
• Healthcare Insurance Coverage: Scribd pays for 100% of all employee’s Medical, Vision, and Dental premiums and a portion of dependent premiums
• 401k/RSP plans provided, plus company matching with no vesting period
• Professional development: generous continuing education annual budget for employees to attend conferences, classes, and pursue courses relevant to keeping skills current
• Quarterly Wellness, Connectivity & Comfort Benefit
• Concern mental health digital platform
• Free subscription to Scribd + gift memberships for friends & family
• Leaves: 12 weeks paid parental leave, company paid short-term/long-term disability plans and milestone Sabbaticals
• Generous Paid Time Off: Paid Holidays, Flexible Sick Time, Volunteer Day + office closure between Christmas Eve and New Years Day
• Company-wide Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion programs which include learning & development opportunities, employee resource groups, and hiring best practices.
Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Scribd and the geographical location where you work.
Want to learn more? Check out our office and meet some of the team at www.linkedin.com/company/scribd/life
We want our interview process to be accessible to everyone. You can inform us of any reasonable adjustments we can make to better accommodate your needs by emailing HR@Scribd.com about the need for adjustments at any point in the interview process.
Scribd is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We encourage people of all backgrounds to apply, and believe that a diversity of perspectives and experiences create a foundation for the best ideas. If you are still not sure or feel that you don't meet 100% of the requirements, apply anyway! We don't hire off keywords. We hire people who are willing to learn from mistakes and want to grow in their careers. Come join us in building something meaningful.
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