Key skills
SQLData modelingTableauForecasting modelsCustomer analyticsFinancial analysisExecutive presenceProject managementAnalyticsBISnowflakedbtFivetranAgileLeadershipProject ManagementCommunicationProblem SolvingCollaboration
About this role
Cyera is a leading data security platform focused on reinventing how businesses secure data and enabling agile collaboration. The Director of Business Analytics will scale the analytics function, leveraging data for growth and security while leading a team and delivering high-impact analyses.
Responsibilities:
- Establish scalable analytics processes, data governance, KPI frameworks, and best practices
- Partner with the various leaders to define the long-term analytics roadmap and maturity model
- Support the CFO with modeling, forecasting, board-level metrics, financial analysis, and investment frameworks
- Assist with customer health, retention, segmentation, churn prediction, and expansion analytics
- Present findings, recommendations, and insights to senior leadership with clarity and influence
- Write advanced SQL to build datasets, pipelines, and deep-dive analyses
- Design dashboards and visualizations in Tableau (or equivalent BI tools)
- Define and maintain core business metrics and ensure data quality across systems
- Conduct ad-hoc analyses to uncover drivers of performance, customer behavior patterns, and operational efficiency opportunities
- Develop and operationalize forecasting models, statistical analyses, and predictive insights
- Grow and mentor the business analytics team to ensure sustained high-performance
Requirements:
- 8–12+ years of experience, ideally starting in finance, investment banking, consulting, or VC/PE before transitioning into analytics, strategy, or FP&A leadership roles
- Proven ability to build and lead high-performing analytics teams
- Strong track record as both an individual contributor and a strategic partner to executives
- Expert-level SQL and data modeling
- Strong experience with Tableau or similar BI tools
- Familiarity with modern data stacks (e.g., Snowflake, dbt, Fivetran)
- Experience developing forecasting models, customer analytics, and financial analysis frameworks
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills
- Executive presence and the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Strong problem solving, prioritization, and project management
- Comfort in fast-paced, ambiguous environments