Growth Lead Data Analyst (NYC Hybrid)

Overview:

We're looking for a Growth Lead Analyst who's equal parts analytical powerhouse and strategic thinker. You’ll own complex initiatives end-to-end, working closely with cross-functional partners and senior leaders.

This is an individual contributor role with serious influence. You'll have direct access to senior leadership, a seat at the table for strategic decisions, and the autonomy to pursue ideas that matter. You'll operate in a fast-moving landscape alongside Amazon, Audible, and Spotify—leveraging generative AI and emerging technologies to find opportunities others miss.

If you love solving messy problems, thrive on variety, and want your work to have tangible business impact—this is the role.

Responsibilities:

• Turn data into decisions: deliver insights and recommendations that shape how leadership thinks about growth
• Spot opportunities others miss—whether that's untapped revenue streams, efficiency gains, or market expansion plays
• Stay ahead of the curve on AI and generative AI—identifying where tools like LLMs, automation, or forecasting models can meaningfully improve growth decisions.

• Work across editorial, marketing, sales, and leadership to define what success looks like—and measure it
• Build frameworks that make sense of performance across platforms and divisions, each with its own dynamics

• Dig into large, messy datasets—sales, marketing, distribution, audience behavior—and extract what matters
• Translate fuzzy business questions into concrete analytical approaches
• Build dashboards and reports that people actually use—clear, actionable, no fluff
• Run experiments and A/B tests to validate hypotheses before committing resources
• Keep data clean, documented, and trustworthy

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mathematics, Business, Economics, Physics, or a related quantitative field
• 5+ years of hands-on analytical experience—and a track record of work that moved the needle
• You think strategically: you see patterns, connect dots, and know how to zoom in and out
• Fluent in the language of business—comfortable discussing financial, marketing, and pricing performance with senior stakeholders
• Familiar with marketing and sales funnels, KPIs, and optimization strategies
• Python for analysis and automation, Excel power user (advanced functions, data modeling), and strong SQL skills required
• Proficient in Power BI for visualization and reporting
• Creative and resourceful—you find ways to solve problems that aren't obvious
• Clear communicator who can make complex findings land with non-technical audiences
• Self-starter who doesn't wait to be told what to do

• Hands-on experience with generative AI tools and prompting
• Familiarity with digital marketing channels and how to measure them
• Background in publishing, media, or e-commerce
• Experience with pricing optimization or managing large product catalogs
• We know great candidates don’t always meet every requirement. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply.

• Real influence—your work shapes strategy, not just reports on it
• Autonomy to pursue ideas and see them through
• Variety—no two weeks look the same across pricing, marketing, forecasting, and platform strategy
• A team that moves fast and values fresh thinking
• The stability of a 200-year-old company with the energy of a startup

HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. That’s why cover letters are strongly preferred.

The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

In addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

HarperCollins Publishers is an equal opportunity employer.

HarperCollins Publishers is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at TalentManagement@harpercollins.com. Note: we will only respond to accommodation requests.