Analytics Manager

About the Role

Gathern | جاذر إن, a Saudi alternative accommodation marketplace, is seeking an Analytics Manager to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves transforming the company's analytics capabilities from a reporting service into a decision engine, supporting Gathern's alignment with Vision 2030. The Analytics Manager will establish a single source of truth for data and embed analysts within business functions to identify opportunities and solutions that drive key performance indicators.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain a connected KPI framework, including North Star, primary, and secondary KPIs for each function, ensuring clear ownership and definitions.
• Lead the analytical aspects of annual and quarterly planning cycles, building driver-based models to simulate targets and verify alignment with company goals.
• Prepare and present monthly and quarterly performance reports, explaining variances with real drivers and recommending actions.
• Define quarterly data-backed focus areas for each function, tracking adoption and measuring impact on KPIs, and designing experiments for key initiatives.
• Enforce certified metrics, definition control, and dashboard hygiene across the company, ensuring leadership uses only validated numbers.
• Build and lead a high-performing analytics team, including hiring, coaching, and reviewing work for quality, and assigning analysts to specific business functions.
• Implement an operating rhythm for the analytics team, managing demand intake and prioritization to focus on high-value work.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in analytics or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to transform data into actionable insights and drive evidence-based decisions.
• Experience in building and leading analytics teams.
• Strong understanding of KPI frameworks and performance measurement.

Personal Qualities

• A business-first approach, starting from the decision rather than the data.
• Credibility to challenge senior leaders with evidence.
• High standards for accuracy, with a focus on coaching and development.
• Ability to maintain structure and composure under pressure.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role is integral to the company's planning cycle, owning performance measurement and explanation, and setting data-backed priorities for each function.