Head of Data Analytics

Photobucket · Denver

FULL TIME$1,20,000 – $1,20,000 / yr

Job Description

Company

Photobucket is entering a critical phase of product and growth evolution.

We have established a strong product development lifecycle, a clear product vision, and a roadmap supported by a new product currently in market. The foundation is in place. The next phase is about optimizing engagement, accelerating product-led growth, improving retention, and deeply understanding the behavioral drivers behind user adoption and monetization.

Photobucket’s vision is:

To redefine digital connection by creating private spaces where real relationships, shared experiences, and authentic communities thrive - anytime, anywhere.

We are building what will become the private, mobile-first platform for group-based photo and video sharing - serving families, sports teams, and social groups.

As we continue transitioning toward a product-led organization, data and analytics has become a core strategic function across Product, Growth, Marketing, Retention, and Executive Leadership.

This role exists to

Turn data into actionable business intelligence

Identify growth levers and retention drivers

Build a deeper understanding of user behavior and product-market fit

Enable faster, smarter, and more measurable decision-making across the company

The opportunity is significant

70M+ legacy user accounts available for reactivation

Freemium model as the core growth engine

Large-scale behavioral and engagement data being generated daily

This role will play a critical role in helping Photobucket become a truly data-driven, product-led business.

Role in the Organization

Position: Head of Data & Analytics

Reporting: Reports directly to the CFO with close partnership with Product, Growth, Marketing, and Finance

Scope: Owns the company-wide data, analytics, product intelligence, and growth insights function

This role is not designed to be a passive reporting or dashboarding function.

The Head of Data & Analytics

Proactively identifies insights, opportunities, and risks

Operates as a strategic growth partner across the organization

Helps leadership understand what is happening in the business and why

Builds the analytical foundation for product-led growth and retention optimization

Core

Responsibilities

The Head of Data & Analytics will be accountable for:

1. Driving Product & Growth Intelligence

Develop a deep understanding of user behavior across the product ecosystem

Identify key activation, engagement, retention, and monetization drivers

Help establish product as the primary growth engine

2. Building a Product-Led Analytics Function

Create scalable reporting and analytics frameworks across Product, Growth, and Marketing

Develop KPI frameworks tied to company-wide objectives

Build visibility into behavioral funnels, cohort performance, and user lifecycle metrics

3. Identifying Growth & Retention Opportunities

Proactively surface insights and recommendations to leadership

Identify growth levers that improve

WAU/MAU

Activation

Freemium conversion

Retention

Invite loops and virality

4. Supporting Product-Market Fit Discovery

Analyze user behavior across core personas

Help the organization understand where engagement is strongest and where friction exists

5. Developing Executive & Board-Level Reporting

Build and maintain executive dashboards and KPI visibility

Support monthly and quarterly Board reporting

Translate complex data into clear business narratives and actionable recommendations

6. Establishing a Data-Driven Culture

Help evolve Photobucket into a truly data-informed and product-led organization

Create consistency around metrics, reporting, and business intelligence

Partner cross-functionally to improve decision-making velocity and accountability

What you will bring to Photobucket

Required

10+ years of experience in analytics, product analytics, marketing analytics, or business intelligence

B2C SaaS product analytics experience

Product-led growth experience

Technical Fluency: Strong SQL skills and comfort working with large, complex datasets. Fluency with BI tools (Amazon Quick, Tableau, Power BI, or similar) and modern data stacks (Snowflake, AWS database tools, or similar)

Familiarity with AWS data pipelines (Glue, Kinesis, S3-based data lakes)

Proficiency in Python or R for statistical modeling and analysis

Strong foundation in A/B testing, statistical significance, and cohort analysis

Ability to build and maintain analytical data models independently

Fluency with AI-assisted analytics and LLM-based insight discovery

Strong executive communication, ability to translate Ability to translate complex data into clear executive narratives and business recommendations

Preferred

Experience in

Consumer engagement platforms

Freemium business models

Social, media, or network-effect products

Deep understanding of

Behavioral analytics

Retention analysis

Funnel optimization

Cohort analysis

Product experimentation

Compensation

We are committed to hiring a top-tier analytics and growth intelligence contributor and will compensate accordingly.

Base Salary: Competitive

Colorado base pay range: $120,000 - $180,000

Bonus: Performance-based annual incentive

Competitive benefits including 5% 401k match

Work Location

Location

Fully remote. Preference for existing geographic locations including: Colorado (Denver and Boulder), Nevada, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

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Company	Photobucket
Location	Denver
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	Information and communications technology service managers
Salary	$1,20,000 – $1,20,000 / yr

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