Senior Analyst, Strategic Analytics
$129,000–$177,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Own end-to-end COGS and gross margin analysis for Motive's hardware and software product lines, including vehicle gateways and dashcams. Model cost-saving opportunities, build scenario analyses, and deliver recommendations on profitability levers directly to the CPO, CTO, and finance leadership. Take ambiguous, high-stakes business questions from senior stakeholders, structure them, and walk into executive conversations with a clear point of view. Partner closely with data engineering, finance, and product teams to understand cost drivers and influence roadmap decisions. Navigate messy data environments to establish ground truth and create durable analytical frameworks. Operate with minimal supervision, managing your own priorities and pushing work forward without waiting for direction.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in analytics, strategic finance, or a closely related field — with demonstrated depth in financial/operational modeling
- Expert-level SQL — you write complex queries independently and fluently
- Deep understanding of unit economics: gross margin, contribution margin, COGS structures, cost drivers, and scenario modeling
- Proven ability to independently frame and decompose ambiguous business problems — you structure the question before you answer it
- Strong executive communication skills — you have presented analytical findings and a clear POV directly to VP or C-suite stakeholders
- High autonomy and self-sufficiency — you thrive in fast-moving environments where context is incomplete and priorities shift
- Experience working in messy data environments where you have had to establish definitions, validate data quality, and build from the ground up
- The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with hardware + software combination products (IoT, fleet technology, consumer electronics, or similar) and how COGS behaves differently from pure SaaS
- Python for analysis and automation
- Hands-on experience with a modern analytics stack — dbt, Airflow, or equivalent — and opinions about how analytics teams should operate
- Background in strategic finance, FP&A, or management consulting with a strong technical layer
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