Job description
This is a full-time position based in Berlin. We are a remote-first organization and support mobile and flexible working.
ResearchGate is the professional network for scientists and researchers.
The web was created by scientists, to foster scientific collaboration and drive progress for a better world. Here at ResearchGate, we’re looking for an experienced Senior Product Analytics Manager to join our team.
We are a bunch of pragmatic optimists from all around the world and many different backgrounds.
Our goal is to connect the world of science and make research open to all.
Objective of the Role
As the Senior Product Analytics Manager, you will drive the evolution of ResearchGate’s analytics system, ensuring your team generates valuable insights that directly inform product and commercial decisions.
You will partner closely with product, engineering, and commercial teams to foster data fluency across the organization.
You will develop and inspire your team to solve challenging analytical problems, while leveraging your expertise to define and execute the long-term analytics strategy for the organization.
The team
At ResearchGate, the Analytics team is dedicated to transforming raw data into actionable intelligence. We serve our product, engineering, and commercial partners, equipping them with meaningful insights so they can confidently drive strategic decisions.
We’re committed to high-quality analysis, proactive partnership, and continuously identifying opportunities to enrich our data models, all while fostering a strong self-serve data culture.
Responsibilities:
- Lead a high-performing team: You’ll inspire and guide your analytics team, helping them set and achieve ambitious goals that significantly contribute to the success of both the department and ResearchGate as a whole.
- Generate actionable insights: Conduct in-depth quantitative and qualitative analyses of user behavior, transforming data into clear reports and insights that empower internal stakeholders.
- Optimize data tracking: Take ownership of our existing tracking methods to monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs), and proactively introduce new tracking solutions as organizational needs evolve.
- Strategic partnership: Work closely with product, engineering and commercial management, providing crucial data analysis to help them achieve their objectives.
- Champion data quality and usage: Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure our data is accurate, reliable, and used effectively and efficiently across the organization.
- Drive operational excellence: Continuously improve the processes and tools used by our analysts, boosting efficiency within the team and across different functions.
- Define and execute the analytics vision: Set a clear vision and strategy for the entire Analytics function, ensuring it aligns seamlessly with both product and company-wide strategies, and effectively champion this vision across the organization.
Requirements:
- 7+ years in data analytics, including 3+ years of leadership experience as a people manager
- Strong business acumen, with proven experience in a commercial data environment
- Excellent communication and prioritization skills
- Demonstrated ability to transform product & business requirements into clear and actionable visualizations
- Track record of working with data modeling
- Strong proficiency in SQL (BigQuery)
- Experience with self-serve dashboard tooling (Tableau), basic knowledge of R or Python
- Exceptional analytical thinking and a foundational understanding of statistics (particularly concerning online experiments)
Your Profile:
- You enjoy empowering and mentoring others, finding genuine satisfaction in their professional development.
- Your approach to problem-solving is both analytical and pragmatic, consistently leading to excellent outcomes.
- You’re a natural and inspiring leader, motivating those around you.
- You thrive in dynamic environments, confidently diving into details and getting hands-on.
- You possess a genuine passion for data technology, constantly seeking innovative ways to apply it for product and business benefit.
- You understand our mission and want to help us achieve it.
Life at ResearchGate
You’ll be working in an open and empowered company culture, with the chance to individually shape your professional development and growth. Enjoy being a part of an energetic team that’s passionate about changing science for the better. We’re a team of optimists from around the world and from many different backgrounds guided by our mission to connect the world of science and make research open to all.
Enjoy a flexible working environment that adapts to your life circumstances, a generous 30 full days of vacation for you to unwind and days focused for your professional development to further grow your career along with free access to a platform to support your mental wellbeing.
We support a remote work approach by enabling our team to work across borders (up to 120 days a year).We occasionally come together for team summits, workshops, and in-person meetings, but fully embrace a remote-first approach to work.
ResearchGate is an equal opportunity employer
We encourage people from all backgrounds and life experiences to apply with us and help us change the world of science. We commit to impartial and inclusive hiring processes, and therefore ask you to please refrain from adding a picture and your age to your application form or CV.
Our hiring decisions are made based on your skills and qualifications, regardless of your age, gender, origin or race/ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, disability status, religion, or any other (perceived) personal characteristics. We are excited to receive your application.
ResearchGate Intro and Mission
ResearchGate is the largest professional network for scientists and researchers. We’ve built a platform that helps the world’s scientists and researchers to connect, collaborate, and advance their research to drive progress towards a better world.
Over 25 million members from 193+ countries use ResearchGate to share, discover, and discuss research.
