Analytics Engineer

Who We Are 

30,000 products are launched every year, and 90% of them fail. Highlight is the first and only end-to-end agile product testing platform, enabling the efficient collection of scaled product performance data. Brands like Nestle, P&G, and Estee Lauder rely on Highlight for competitive benchmarking, pre-launch formulation testing, in-market product renovation, and more, to optimize product success. Highlight, launched in 2021, has seen runaway growth and scale, having tested hundreds of products at a fraction of the time and cost of traditional analog methods, and becoming the dominant SaaS platform in the product testing space. Highlight is a woman-owned, minority-owned startup on a mission to create better products for people and the planet. We’re a diverse and collaborative team committed to fostering an environment of innovation, impact, and growth.

As a Senior Analyst / Analytics Engineer at Highlight, you will support and empower business stakeholders driving key outcomes and making strategic decisions through measurement and data-led insights. You’ll work closely with the executive team and cross-functional leaders in Finance, Product, Marketing, Operations, and Accounting.

Highlight has a small data and analytics team, so the person in this role must create scalable reporting and foster a data-fluent culture to support the company broadly. To thrive in this role, you must enjoy cross-functional and collaborative work, finding elegant, simple solutions distilled from complex inputs and perspectives.

• Develop and maintain key reports used for quarterly board meetings and monthly business reviews using Looker and LookML.
• Create and manage data models in dbt to ensure reliable and scalable data pipelines.
• Integrate and analyze CRM data from HubSpot to support Finance, Product, Marketing, Operations, and Accounting reporting needs.

• Work with Snowflake and Postgres databases to gather, process, and analyze large datasets.
• Utilize ETL tools like Fivetran to integrate data from various sources, including HubSpot, into the data warehouse.
• Manage and optimize data flows between HubSpot and other systems to ensure data integrity and availability.

• Generate actionable insights for special projects and initiatives, supporting cross-functional teams in Finance, Product, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Accounting.
• Proactively identify data needs related to CRM and other key business areas and implement solutions to enhance reporting capabilities.

• Collaborate with stakeholders across Finance, Product, Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Accounting to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Present findings and recommendations to internal stakeholders in a clear, concise manner.
• Empower the rest of the company to become more data-fluent through training and support, particularly in leveraging HubSpot data for reporting.

• 3+ years in a business, product, or analytics engineering role at a SaaS company
• Expert in SQL, with experience using Snowflake and Postgres
• Proficient in Looker and LookML (1+ years)
• Hands-on experience with dbt and Fivetran for data modeling and pipeline orchestration
• Familiar with integrating HubSpot CRM data into analytics workflows
• Comfortable using GitHub for version control and familiar with AWS services

• Brings hands-on experience across our tech stack: Snowflake, Postgres, AWS, Looker, dbt, Fivetran, GitHub, HubSpot, SQL, LookML, and Python
• Highly detail-oriented, with a strong focus on accuracy and data integrity
• Thrives in fast-paced, agile environments and adapts quickly to change
• A clear and confident communicator who is able to distill technical topics for diverse audiences
• A proactive self-starter who takes initiative and collaborates well across teams

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision) with 100% of employee premiums covered
• Unlimited PTO
• Flexible, remote WFH culture
• Access to the iconic Hearst Tower & its facilities in NYC (should you choose to ever be in person)
• Based on previous experience and skillset, the starting salary range for this position: $116,000 - $145,000 annually

You don’t need to meet every qualification listed to apply—we value potential, curiosity, and diverse perspectives. At Highlight, we believe that innovation thrives when different experiences and ideas come together. We’re committed to building an inclusive team where individuals of all backgrounds - including but not limited to - race, age, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, disability, veteran status, and more—feel empowered to contribute and grow.

If you’re a critical thinker who’s not afraid to challenge assumptions, we’d love to hear from you. We’re a passionate, supportive team that puts Humans First, cares about each other, and yes—we take our tacos seriously. 🌮