Libsyn · 1 day ago
Head of Business Analytics
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
7+ years expLibsyn is an industry-leading podcast hosting and advertising platform, and they are seeking a Head of Business Analytics to own the business analytics and performance insight. This senior individual contributor role will define, validate, and communicate metrics that guide executive and operational decision-making while ensuring data accuracy and contextualization for leadership.
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Responsibilities
Own Libsyn’s KPI framework end to end—metric definitions, documentation, governance, and ongoing evolution
Establish and maintain a single source of truth for metrics, including a KPI dictionary and clear logic for how KPIs are calculated
Build, maintain, and continuously improve executive-level and team-level KPI reporting and dashboards that support operating rhythms (monthly/quarterly)
Serve as the trusted authority on company metrics, providing clear analysis, insights, and recommendations to leadership
Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that inform product, business, and operational decisions
Partner closely with Product Managers to define measurement plans for new features and initiatives, including success metrics, baselines, targets and guardrails
Lead experimentation and analysis standards (A/B testing, incremental lift, cohort analysis, retention/funnel analysis) and ensure results are interpreted correctly
Own recurring performance deep-dives on key business drivers: acquisition, activation, engagement, retention, revenue, churn, and unit economics
Proactively identify trends, risks, and opportunities by building KPI monitoring and anomaly alerting
Establish standards and best practices for metric creation, reporting, and usage across teams
Enable self-serve analytics by creating repeatable reporting patterns, templates, and 'how-to' guidance that scale across teams
Teach and enable leaders and teams to better understand and use metrics, raising overall data literacy across the organization
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Finance, Sales, and Business Development to ensure alignment and consistency in how success is measured
Partner with Data/Engineering on data quality and instrumentation to ensure event tracking and pipelines support reliable measurement
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, data analysis, product analytics, or a related field
Proven experience owning company-level KPIs and reporting in a SaaS or technology-driven environment
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize data into executive-ready insights
Ability to tell clear, grounded stories with data, translating complexity into insight that busy leaders can act on
Experience partnering closely with Product teams on product discovery, experimentations, and roadmap prioritization
Strong product analytics capability, including funnel analysis, cohort analysis, retention/churn analysis, segmentation, and experimentation
Expert-level SQL skills and the ability to work with complex or messy datasets to produce accurate, trusted outputs
Experience building dashboards and reporting systems in modern BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker, Power BI) with an emphasis on maintainability and clarity
Strong communication skills with the ability to teach, explain, and guide others around metrics and data usage
Comfort operating as a senior individual contributor with broad ownership and influence and no direct reports
Strong judgment around measurement integrity—knowing what to measure, what not to measure, and how to avoid misleading conclusions
Track record of improving metric consistency and adoption across an organization through standards, templates, training, and enablement
Preferred
Experience with subscription and recurring revenue metrics (MRR/ARR, GRR/NRR, CAC/LTV) and unit economics
Experience supporting pricing, packaging, and forecasting decisions with analysis
Familiarity with event instrumentation and product analytics tooling (e.g., Amplitude, Mixpanel) and data modeling concepts
Benefits
Comprehensive health benefits, with employer-paid dental and vision coverage.
401(k) plan to help you build towards your future.
Flexible working arrangements, including remote options.
Generous paid time off and support for maintaining work-life balance.
Company
Libsyn
Libsyn is an online platform that enables its users to share podcasts.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$29.75MKey Investors
Camac Partners
2022-03-15Post Ipo Equity· $4.75M
2021-06-07Post Ipo Equity· $25M
2017-01-01IPO
Leadership Team
John W. Gibbons
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Greg Buretz, D.Sc.
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-07
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