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# Growth Analytics & Operations Lead at Haystack News

- **Company:** Haystack News
- **Location:** Fort Lauderdale, FL
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2025-11-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/haystacknews/2ff103b1-debb-4ff3-8394-1bb0d80024ee

## Job description

## ABOUT HAYSTACK NEWS

Haystack News is a fast-growing, mission-driven startup working to empower independent thinkers with the news they care about. Millions of users rely on Haystack to live more informed lives through personalized, on-demand access to trusted local and national news.

We’re the leading free news streaming platform, connecting over 40 million viewers to 400+ publishers across mobile, web, and connected TVs. If you’re excited by data, storytelling, and building systems that scale, this is a high-impact opportunity to shape the future of how millions of people consume news.

## THE ROLE

We’re looking for a Growth Operations & Analytics Lead to partner closely with our BD and Marketing leaders. These are people who excel at building relationships, storytelling, and executing deals—and you’ll be their operational and analytical counterpart, ensuring decisions and performance are backed by data, systems, and insights.

This is not a back-office reporting role. You’ll build the muscle that lets our business teams see around corners—owning the data, the processes, and the experiments that keep the business performing. You’ll connect metrics to action: where we grow, how we acquire users, how our partnerships perform, and how we optimize ROI across campaigns and deals.

## WHAT YOU’LL DO

- Act as the data and operations lead for BD and Marketing—owning insights, automation, and performance visibility.
- Design and automate reporting systems and dashboards for revenue, partnerships, and marketing campaigns across Snowflake and third-party tools (Google Ads, Meta, etc.).
- Build and monitor A/B tests and experimentation frameworks with Product and Data teams, applying statistical rigor to separate causation from correlation.
- Identify and communicate actionable insights that drive user growth, partner success, and marketing ROI.
- Streamline BD and Marketing workflows through process automation and tool integration.
- Financial modeling and potential deal analysis predicting efficacy and ROI based on inputs and historical performance. Make informed recommendations and predictions on CPI and CAC for new opportunities
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to ensure tracking integrity, forecast accuracy, and visibility into key growth levers.
- Foster a culture of clarity, experimentation, and accountability—helping teams move fast and learn fast.

## WHO YOU ARE

- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative or analytical field required (e.g. Economics, Statistics, Engineering); advanced degree is a plus (MBA or M.S.).
- 5+ years of professional experience in analytics, biz ops, growth ops, or similar roles at a high-growth tech or media company.
- Data native—fluent in SQL, comfortable in Snowflake (or similar), and experienced in building analytics from 0→1, including automated dashboards (Looker, Mode, Tableau, or equivalent).
- Experimentation-minded—you design and interpret controlled tests, know how to evaluate statistical significance, and connect results to actionable outcomes.
- Business fluent—you think in terms of unit economics, growth levers, and ROI, not just metrics.
- Experience with marketing and revenue data (campaigns, attribution, CAC/LTV, partnerships).
- Proactive and hands-on—you like to implement, not just analyze.
- Bonus: experience in streaming, media, or ad-supported business models.

## WHY HAYSTACK

- Join a mission-driven team empowering independent thinkers with access to quality news.
- Be part of the #1 news streaming app on connected TVs, with 1+ billion minutes streamed every month.
- Operate in a high-ownership, low-ego, no-politics environment where results matter more than hierarchy.
- Collaborate directly with founders and senior leaders—no bureaucracy, just impact.
- Work on challenges that combine media, technology, and public trust—what you do genuinely matters.
- Grow as part of a team that values initiative and invests in developing future leaders.
- Competitive compensation and benefits.

## About Haystack News

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Haystack News provides a free, personalized video news streaming service that aggregates content from over 400 local, national, and global channels, using AI and editorial curation to deliver a custom newscast.
- **Entity Type**: Private (venture-backed)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2014 (some sources indicate 2013) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv), [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/98433-10)
- **Founders**: Daniel Barreto (Co-Founder & CEO) and Ish Harshawat (Co-Founder) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Consumer Services / Broadcasting / Personalized News Aggregation
- **Target customers**: B2C (consumers seeking free, ad-supported news) and B2B (local news stations seeking wider distribution and monetization)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “To get you the info you want and need—the news equivalent of the proverbial needle in a haystack—without wasting your time on things that don't matter to you.” [haystack.tv](https://www.haystack.tv/about-us)

## Products & Services
- **[My Headlines]**: A personalized newscast that pulls from topics, sources, and locations selected by the user, combining AI-driven recommendations with editorial curation.
- **[Newsline]**: An interactive news ticker that displays local headlines, weather, stock data, and top stories across business, entertainment, science, and technology.
- **[Live News]**: Live streaming of breaking news from local, national, and global channels.
- **[Channel Guide]**: Curated channels for deep dives into topics like weather, international news, entertainment, and business.
- **[Haystack News Premium]**: An ad-free subscription tier for $4.99/month (with a 30-day free trial) that removes commercials from the experience.

**Type**: All offerings are delivered as a free (ad-supported) or subscription-based streaming service available on mobile devices, smart TVs, streaming devices, and the web. [haystack.tv](https://www.haystack.tv/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of approximately **$2.3 million** (linkedin.com) | Total Funding of **$4.5 million** across three rounds:
  - Seed Round (2015-04-07): $1.7M, 10 investors
  - Seed Round (2017-02-14): $800K
  - Venture Round (2018-09-04): $2.0M, 4 investors
  (Note: PitchBook lists 20 total investors) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv), [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/98433-10)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investors not named in available data; partners include 400+ news channels such as ABC News, CBSN, Cheddar, CBC, Bloomberg, CNET, and Euronews. [haystack.tv](https://www.haystack.tv/), [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - **Employees**: 27 (LinkedIn) vs. 32 (PitchBook) – headcount declined ~5.6% YoY, but active job postings have increased 60% YoY, suggesting renewed hiring. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv), [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/98433-10)
  - **Newsline launch**: A notable recent feature that introduces an interactive ticker with stock data, weather, and headlines.
  - **Global presence**: Operations across the US, Peru, Dominican Republic, Canada, and Chile.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Personalization at scale**: Combines AI/big data with human editorial curation to create a tailored news experience from 400+ channels – a differentiator from single-channel apps or purely algorithmic feeds.
- **Free, high-quality access**: No subscription required for core service, supported by ads; premium tier removes ads without restricting content.
- **Broad platform availability**: Works on mobile, smart TVs, streaming devices, and the web, giving users flexibility.
- **Local-to-global blend**: Aggregates local news stations alongside major networks, filling a gap for cord-cutters who want both hyperlocal and national/international coverage.

## Strategic Focus
- **Monetization growth**: Balancing ad-supported free tier with a growing premium subscription model.
- **Content partnerships**: Expanding the pool of 400+ channels, especially local stations, to differentiate from larger competitors (e.g., Pluto TV, LiveNews).
- **Feature innovation**: Continuing to enhance interactive elements like Newsline to increase engagement and time spent.
- **Audience expansion**: Targeting cord-cutters and younger demographics who prefer streaming news over traditional TV news.

## Why Work Here
- **High employee satisfaction**: Rated 5.0/5.0 on employer review sites (4 reviews) with top marks for work-life balance (5.0), culture (5.0), compensation (4.6), and career growth (5.0). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv)
- **Remote/hybrid flexibility**: Some roles are remote (e.g., Weekend News Editor – Eastern Time), and the team is distributed across the US, Peru, Latin America, and Canada.
- **Small, impactful team**: With ~27-32 employees, new hires can directly shape product decisions and company direction.
- **Open roles** (as of mid-2025): Data Engineer, Machine Learning Engineer, UX Designer, Product/UX Designer, Growth Analytics & Operations Lead, Head of Marketing, Programmatic Ad Partnerships Manager, Weekend News Curator & Engagement Editor, Weekend News Editor, and more. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/haystacknews)
- **Culture**: Fast-moving, mission-driven – focused on making trusted news accessible and personalized. Known as “Haystack TV, Inc.” with a global, cross-functional team.

## Sources
1. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/haystacknews) – Careers page
2. [haystack.tv/about-us](https://www.haystack.tv/about-us) – About Haystack News
3. [haystack.tv](https://www.haystack.tv/) – Main site & FAQ
4. [linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv](https://www.linkedin.com/company/haystack-tv) – LinkedIn company page
5. [pitchbook.com/profiles/company/98433-10](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/98433-10) – PitchBook profile (2026)

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