Lead Business Analyst

Job Description

About Porter

At Porter, were on a mission to move a billion dreams by building the most trusted, efficient,

and seamless logistics platform in India. We started in 2014 with a simple vision to transform

intra-city logistics through technology. Today, Porter is a late-stage startup, serving millions of

users across 21+ cities, backed by marquee investors like Tiger Global, Lightrock, and

Sequoia.

We solve real-world problems from empowering micro-entrepreneurs and truck owners, to

optimizing last-mile delivery for SMEs and enterprises. Every challenge we take on has real

consequences and real impact.

With a sharp focus on user obsession, ownership, and collaboration, were building a

workplace where people thrive when they take bold bets, move fast, and build with empathy.

If youre looking to work where scale meets purpose, complexity fuels learning, and culture

isnt an afterthought, Porter is the place.

Analytics at Porter

- Data & Analytics Team at Porter is a robust team of 60+ analysts who work very closely with Business & Product Team across the entire organization
- The objective that the Analytics Team works with is to leverage the capabilities of data analytics to come up with actionable insights for improving & optimizing various aspects of the business & product
- Our data stack includes tools like Snowflake Datalake & Warehouse, Python Programming, Metabase & Streamlit for Data Visualization, DBT for data modelling & transformation, Mixpanel for Product Analytics, 5x & Snowpark for Scripting Automations, Monte Carlo for Data Quality Observability

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Mentoring

1. Lead a team of 3-5 analysts in order to drive the business & product initiatives
2. Ability to mentor junior analysts and groom them aligned with their career & skills growth & development

Stakeholder & Project Management

1. Own up the role of being the primary analytics point of contact for 2-3 business/product tracks
2. Ensure planning of roadmap, initiatives, sprints is done effectively
3. Communication & adherence of timelines for various Analytics Projects

Business Problem Identification

1. Brainstorming with stakeholders around key problems which move organizations core metrics
2. Identify trends & opportunities from the backend data which could lead to optimization or growth in business, benchmarking against industry standards

Analytics Solution Design & Implementation

1. Enable project & tasks breakdown for team members
2. Review the analytics deliverables by analytics team members
3. Designing the Analytics Solutions for complex and long term projects, this may include Machine-Learning/AI based solutions

Driving Business Impact Projects

1. Identify key business metrics driving projects, assess analytics feasibility, assist in data collection
2. Hands-On implementation of analytics solution/algorithm/models and enable a phase-wise rollout

Enabling Analytics Best Practices

1. Be the flag-bearer of industry best practices for Analytics Teams, including Documentation, Data Visualization, Data Modelling, Query Writing, Python Coding, Project Planning etc

Technical Skills & Qualification Criteria

- Bachelors or Masters Degree in an Engineering, Mathematics or Statistics background
- 5-8 years of full-time experience working as a Data & Analytics professional
- Advanced proficiency in ANSI or Standard SQL (at least one version like MySQL or HiveQL or PostgreSQL)
- Strong fundamental skills on Python, e.g. EDA, data analysis, automations, debugging, Statistical/ML model building is a must-have
- Strong understanding of customer facing products, funnel optimization, A/B Experiment Setup & Evaluation
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Understanding of Modern Data & Database Architecture & Stack and able to grasp concepts like partitioning, data-warehousing, reproducible data-modelling etc

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