Business Planning and Operations Analyst

Meta
Meta is seeking an analytical, process, detail-oriented Business Planning & Operations Data Analyst who can partner effectively with program managers and senior leadership across our Global Marketing Solutions organisation.This person will work cross-functionally with several teams at Meta with the objective of using data to aid leadership in making effective, analytically driven, and strategic operating decisions.This role requires strong data skills to analyse key drivers of performance, as well as the ability to leverage SQL and ETL tools to source, transform, and visualise data.The ideal candidate will view the world through analytical lens, be interested in sales and advertising, be intellectually curious, learn quickly, and be able to move fast while keeping focused on high-impact projects.

Business Planning and Operations Analyst Responsibilities:

• Conduct analysis using internal and external data (e.g. operational, product, market, industry trends) to derive insights that will drive business decisions.
• Gather and prioritise requirements coming from many stakeholders.
• Build prototypes of analytical tools to help scale the procurement of insights.
• Partner with internal tools teams to scale prototype reports and dashboards in support of business needs.
• Effectively communicate complex analytical concepts to non-technical stakeholders to drive data driven decision making
• Drive operational excellence that supports cross functional partners, and ensure the smooth running of weekly, monthly and quarterly business rhythms.
• Focus on process and continuous improvement of core projects through automation and process enhancement.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of work experience in Sales Finance, Sales Analytics, Sales Operations, and/or Strategy consulting, or 3+ years experience with MBA/Master’s degree.
• Expert level experience using SQL to extract and transform large and complex datasets into more easily consumable formats.
• Stakeholder management experience – including managing multiple partners simultaneously
• Demonstrated problem solving experience with experience providing business insights and recommendations from data sets.
• Demonstrated experience to present technical content to audiences.
• Advanced spreadsheet and presentation software skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in an analytical field
• Experience in data visualisation tools (eg Tableau) and building scalable reporting
• Experience with online advertising
• Experience with at least one scripting language (eg Python, Java)