Short Description
Hike Messenger is seeking a Data Analyst who can enable product reviews, deep dives, and analyses through the effective use of data and communicate and report insights and recommendations to shape product strategy.Job Description
- Advancements in Tech & AI: Allowing more bits to be pushed to users in real-time and thus allowing for richer, more personalized experiences.
- Bits Cheaper than Atoms: Today, bringing rich, luxurious experiences to the masses is faster, more efficient and cheaper online than it is offline.
- Self Worth Moving Online: 40% of people's waking life is now spent on their smartphones. The next generation is far more comfortable online than offline.
- Vertical Communities: We don't live our lives in one massive community. We're specific in the activities we engage in (art, gaming, fitness, etc).
- New Business Models: Putting the customer at the center. These won't be ad-driven in the traditional sense. Think micro-transactions, subscriptions and more.
- Consumers as Owners: It's a bit strange that consumers aren't part of the value chain. Turning customers into owners is a fascinating thought.
- Perform quantitative analyses that translate data into actionable insights and provide analytical, data-driven decision-making support for key projects.
- Provide reporting and performance monitoring to product teams using data drawn from diverse sources.
- Own and evangelize data-driven experimentation in the team to improve the product offerings, and document it.
- Enable product reviews, deep dives, and analyses through the effective use of data and communicate and report insights and recommendations to shape product strategy.
- Ensure that any data required for carrying out the other responsibilities for the product/features you're working on is properly instrumented and logged.
- You have a Bachelor's degree in Math, Statistics, Comp Science, Engineering, or other technical field required; advanced degrees strongly preferred.
- You are hands-on with Python/ Java Programming language.
- You have a very good understanding of mobile and Internet products, growth strategies and business dynamics.
- You are comfortable manipulating, transforming, and analyzing complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources.
- You have 3+ years of experience performing quantitative analysis, preferably for an Internet or technology company.
- You have hands-on working experience on SQL queries.
- You have experience in reporting and dashboards involving very large datasets and multiple data sources, with the ability to interpret data and produce meaningful insights.
- You have a good understanding of statistical analysis, data warehousing, data modeling.
- You have experience with statistical packages such as SPSS, SAS etc. and BI/visualization tools such as Tableau, Google Analytics etc.
- You have the ability to execute research projects and craft actionable recommendations.
- You have proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, meet changing deadlines and priorities on multiple simultaneous projects.
- You have excellent organizational, communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
- You enjoy working in both individual and team settings.
Data Analyst
Hike Messenger (stylized as hike M E S S E N G E R) is a cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones that use the internet for communication. In addition to text messaging, users can send each other graphical stickers,[6] emoticons, images, videos, audios, files, voice messages, contacts and user location.
Hike was launched on 12 December 2012 [7] and raised its first round of funding of $7 million from Bharti SoftBank in April 2013. Hike is a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and SoftBank.[8] On 16 August 2016 Hike raised $175 million in a new round of funding led by Tencent & Foxconn. After raising this round Hike Messenger reached the valuation of $1.4 Billion.[9] Hike's founder is Kavin Bharti Mittal.[10]