[Hiring] VP, Analytics @Muck Rack

Role Description

Muck Rack is looking for a VP of Analytics to build and lead the team that powers how Muck Rack understands its business. This is our first dedicated analytics leadership hire at this level, representing an opportunity to shape the function from the ground up.

• Own the data and metric definitions.
• Define and maintain the single source of truth for every business metric at Muck Rack: from ARR and net retention to pipeline conversion and feature adoption.
• Own the analytics engineering function: a small, high-leverage team that maintains our dbt project and builds the semantic layer that powers both human and AI-driven analytics.
• Set the AI analytics roadmap: architect the path from today’s dashboard-driven reporting toward a natural language, self-service model.
• Lead embedded business analysts as their “product manager.”
• Manage and build a team of embedded business analysts each reporting to you while sitting functionally within their business team.
• Deeply understand the workflows of each function your team serves.
• Treat each department as a “customer” of the analytics team.
• Set quality standards and methodology across all analysts.
• Build and run the BA community of practice.
• Manage the intake and prioritization of analytical work.
• Drive the BI and AI analytics strategy.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive analytics leadership experience, including managing both analytics engineers and business analysts at a B2B SaaS company.
• Track record of building and scaling embedded or hub-and-spoke analytics models.
• Deep understanding of the modern data stack, including dbt, Snowflake (or equivalent), and at least one major BI tool.
• Experience acting as a “product manager” for an analytics function.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with and influence C-level and VP-level stakeholders.
• Comfort with AI/LLM-enabled analytics.
• Strong opinions about BI tooling, data quality, and self-serve analytics.
• Alignment with Muck Rack’s core values: Customer Devotion, Resilience, Transparency, Ownership.

Requirements

• Proactively incorporate AI tools into day-to-day work to improve productivity and accelerate delivery.

Benefits

• Remote Work, Forever: Fully distributed team with a permanent remote setup.
• Home office stipend, phone and internet reimbursement, coworking membership.
• Transparent & Fair Compensation: Competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.S.
• Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance for employees and dependents.
• Time Off & Family Benefits: 4+ weeks of PTO, plus paid sick and mental health days.
• Learning and Development: Transparent pathways for internal mobility and promotion.
• Inclusive, Customer-First Culture: Commitment to equity and valuing diverse perspectives.