Staff Data Analyst

About Checkr
Checkr builds people infrastructure for the future of work. We've designed a faster—and fairer—way to screen job seekers. Established in 2014, Checkr puts modern technology powered by machine learning in the hands of hiring teams, helping to hire great new people with an experience that’s fast, smooth, and safe. Checkr has over 100,000 customers including DoorDash, Coinbase, Lyft, Instacart, and Airtable.

A career at Checkr means collaborating with brilliant minds, disrupting an industry, and opening channels of employment to often overlooked candidates. Checkr has been recognized as one of BuiltIn's 2023 Best Places to Work in the US and is a Y Combinator 2023 Breakthrough Company .

About the team/role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Analyst to join our Business Intelligence & Analytics team. This pivotal role will report directly to the Director of BI and will be instrumental in driving data-informed decision-making across the organization. The ideal candidate in this role will be a hands-on analytics leader who has a track record of building strong trusted partnerships with senior leadership in a company to execute on complex cross functional data initiatives. Ideally they will be familiar with the following functions - Finance Analytics, Enterprise Analytics, RevOps, and Product . Additionally, this person will have a strong executive presence as a core part of the role is briefing Checkr’s E-Staff and C-Staff with operational insights and analysis and make well informed, data driven recommendations to positively impact the business.

What you'll do

• Operational Deep Dives: Tackle complex business questions where the data and insights lie across several organizations. Use data to crystalize insights and present them to senior leadership . The type of questions the person would tackle are “What type of customers do well with Checkr in the long term?”, “Why did Revenue/ Usage drop by X% in a month? Is this a one off or part of a long term trend”. “What are key drivers of growth in the customer base”.


• KPI Development, Reporting and Analysis: Own the reporting and analysis of Checkr KPI metrics. At times this may involve detecting issues in the metric and triaging them with Data Engineering/Finance. Suggest & lead development of new KPIs in support of business health.


• Operational Reporting: Work with various teams (People Ops, FinOps) to lead the development and maintenance of comprehensive operational dashboards across the company. Present operational reports to leaders on a regular basis.


• Data Asset Development: Spearhead projects to build new data assets and capabilities (e.g., cohort tooling, anomaly detection).


• Champion Data Quality Checks across the reporting layer

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering); Master's degree preferred.


• 8+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or a related field.


• Strong proficiency in SQL


• Familiarity with statistical concepts, including model evaluation metrics, forecasting methodologies, and confidence intervals.


• Experience with data visualization tools and techniques. Looker preferred


• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.


• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities, particularly for senior audiences.


• Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects.

What you’ll get

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment


• Learning and development allowance


• Competitive cash and equity compensation and opportunity for advancement


• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage


• Up to $25K reimbursement for fertility, adoption, and parental planning services


• Flexible PTO policy


• Monthly wellness stipend, home office stipend

At Checkr, we believe a hybrid work environment strengthens collaboration, drives innovation, and encourages connection. Our hub locations are Denver, CO, San Francisco, CA, and Santiago, Chile. Individuals are expected to work from the office 2 to 3 days a week. In-office perks are provided, such as lunch four times a week, a commuter stipend, and an abundance of snacks and beverages.

One of Checkr’s core values is Transparency. To live by that value, we’ve made the decision to disclose salary ranges in all of our job postings . We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop ranges for our roles and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. If this role is remote, we have listed the top to the bottom of the possible range, but we will specify the target range for an exact location when you are selected for a recruiting discussion. For more information on our compensation philosophy, see our website .

The base salary range for this role is $153,650 - $180,765in San Francisco.

Equal Employment Opportunities at Checkr Checkr is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds for all of its tech, non-tech, and leadership roles. Checkr believes that the gathering and celebration of unique backgrounds, qualities, and cultures enriches the workplace.