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title: 'Senior Data Analyst, Strategic Operations at Collective'
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# Senior Data Analyst, Strategic Operations at Collective

- **Company:** Collective
- **Location:** United States
- **Compensation:** $127k–$190k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-07-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/collective/39c8a250-9e18-4fbf-b2be-5a3e395f84cf

## Job description

About Collective:

Collective is on a mission to redefine the way businesses-of-one work. Our technology and team of trusted advisors help members achieve financial independence by taking care of everything from business incorporation to accounting, bookkeeping, tax services, and access to a thriving community, all in one integrated platform. We believe in empowering self-employed people to enjoy the same tax savings that big companies get, so they can focus on their passion, not paperwork.

Featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Yahoo, Bloomberg, Financial Times, TechCrunch, and more. We are backed by General Catalyst, Sound Ventures (Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary), QED Investors, Google’s Gradient Ventures, Expa, and other investors who have financed iconic companies like YouTube, Substack, Twitch, Box, Hims, Instacart, and Lyft.

About the role:

You will own the architecture and buildout of Collective's Operations Intelligence Warehouse: the BigQuery data layer and Metabase BI that make throughput, quality, variance, and capacity inspectable across an AI-native financial operation. You will also own the analytics on top of it: spotting trends before they become problems, surfacing the signal leadership acts on, and seeing around corners with evidence rather than instinct. The AI in an AI-native financial services firm is only as good as the operation it learns from, and the operation is only as good as the data that describes it. That data layer is yours.

You will join Strategic Operations, the applied operations research team that designs how Collective's member delivery engine runs. Reporting to the Head of Strategic Operations, you will lead the design of our operational data, set the modeling and quality standards the team builds on, and turn raw production-line telemetry into the operating metrics and insights the business runs on: cycle time, first-pass yield, utilization, and cost-to-serve.

What you'll do:

- Turn operational questions into actionable answers. Take questions like "are we under capacity in tax review" or "why did first-pass yield drop in bookkeeping" and turn them into measurable definitions, the right data, and a defensible answer.
- Instrument the operation. Design and own the Metabase dashboards and metric definitions that give leadership real-time visibility into operational health: throughput per workflow, cycle time, first-pass yield, exception rates, and capacity versus demand.
- Connect operations to revenue. Join operational data to GTM and financial data to understand: how service quality drives retention and NRR, what each workflow costs to run, and margin along the delivery pipeline.
- Power statistical rigor. Lead variance analysis, statistical process control, and root cause analytics that replace anecdote with evidence in daily operating decisions.
- Architect the Operations Intelligence Warehouse. Your first few months center here: audit, clean up, and re-architect the Operations, GTM, and financial subset of our BigQuery warehouse, setting source-of-truth definitions, schema design, and naming standards. You own it ongoing.
- Raise the data practice. Build and maintain dimensional models in dbt with testing, lineage, and version control. Partner with Data Engineering, who own the company-wide pipelines and product schemas, to establish the SQL, modeling, and analytics engineering standards Strategic Operations scales on.

What you'll bring:

- Experience: 5+ years in data analysis or analytics engineering at a B2B SaaS or fintech company, ideally one with a human-in-the-loop service delivery operation.
- Analytical Powerhouse: Expert-level SQL and hands-on experience with dbt (data build tool), or equivalent, in a modern warehouse, BigQuery and Metabase strongly preferred.
- Warehouse Wrangler: A track record of leading a data cleanup or warehouse re-architecture: you have untangled inconsistent schemas, established sources of truth, and made a messy warehouse trustworthy.
- Quality-First: Strong data quality instincts: testing frameworks, lineage, documentation, and git-based workflows are how you work, not an afterthought.
- Signal from Ambiguity: Proven ability to take ambiguous operational questions and turn them into structured, measurable analyses that change decisions.
- Cross-Functional Influence: Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a track record of effectively collaborating between highly technical teams (Product/Eng) and specialized subject matter experts (Tax/Accounting).
- Startup Agility: A self-starter mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, pivot when necessary, and comfortably navigate a high-growth startup ecosystem.

Nice to have:

- Python for analysis and pipeline work.
- Exposure to statistical process control, six sigma, or industrial engineering methods.
- Experience instrumenting AI agent or workflow telemetry, or supporting LLM eval programs.
- AI-assisted, low-code development experience (Claude Code, AppSheet, or similar).

What we offer:

- Remote-Friendly Environment: Flexibility to work from home while staying connected to the team. Please note that we're open to remote candidates within the U.S. for this role, but Bay Area-based employees follow a hybrid schedule.
- Health & Wellness: $200 quarterly reimbursement to support your well-being.
- Fresh Lunch: Provided on in-office days for those in a hybrid schedule.
- Commuter Support: $150 monthly reimbursement for transit expenses for those in a hybrid schedule.
- Health & Wellness: $200 quarterly reimbursement to support your well-being.
- Time Off: Flexible PTO plus 14 company holidays.
- Comprehensive Coverage: 100% medical, dental, and vision for employees; 75% coverage for dependents.
- Parental Leave: 16 weeks fully paid.
- Retirement & Ownership: 401k plan plus an equity package.
- Team Connection: Quarterly virtual events and an annual in-person summit.

#LI-Remote

## About Collective

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Collective is the first all-in-one online back-office platform designed exclusively for self-employed entrepreneurs (solopreneurs), handling formation, bookkeeping, payroll, taxes, and compliance.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Uğur Kaner (Co-Founder, Board Member) – other co-founders not publicly named in search results.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial Services / Fintech – specifically back-office and financial management for solopreneurs.
- **Target customers**: B2B, focused on self-employed individuals (freelancers, consultants, independent professionals) in the United States.
- **Mission / purpose**: To give self-employed entrepreneurs the technology and team they need so they can focus on their passion, not their paperwork. [collective.com/about-us](https://www.collective.com/about-us)

## Products & Services
- **[Collective Platform]**: A compound SaaS platform that includes LLC/S Corp formation, monthly bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation, compliance, and ongoing financial support. Designed to replace an entire back-office team for a single-person business. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/collective-1)
- **[Open Ledger Integration (acquired April 2026)]**: An AI-native accounting infrastructure that automates transaction categorization, tax preparation, cash flow forecasting, and cost-saving identification. The acquisition aims to evolve Collective into a “system of action” that proactively manages finances. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/collective)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed.
- **Key Metric – Total Funding**: $149.69M (per CB Insights) – includes Seed ($8.7M), Series A ($20M), Venture Round ($50M), and a recent Series C ($70.99M raised ~1 year ago). [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/collective-1)  
  *Note: Other sources report $78.65M total, likely pre-Series C.*
- **Notable Investors**: General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI fund), Expa, Innovius Capital, and 41+ other investors. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/collective-1)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Named one of America’s Best Startup Employers by *Forbes* for the fourth consecutive year (2026). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/collective)
  - Acquired Open Ledger in April 2026 to accelerate AI-native financial automation. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/collective)
  - Addressable market: Over 30 million self-employed people in the U.S. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/collective)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Niche focus**: Solely serves solopreneurs, offering a unified platform that competitors (e.g., QuickBooks, Gusto) provide only as fragmented pieces.
- **Human + software model**: Combines a dedicated team of tax pros, bookkeepers, and advisors with automated software, replicating a full finance department.
- **AI-first roadmap**: The Open Ledger acquisition positions Collective to offer predictive, self-driving financial operations (auto tax withholding, cash flow forecasting) – a moat in the small-business fintech space.

## Strategic Focus
- **Deepen AI automation**: Integrate Open Ledger’s AI-native accounting to reduce manual work and provide real-time financial guidance.
- **Expand platform capabilities**: Move beyond a “system of record” to a “system of action” that actively manages finances on behalf of users.
- **Scale the solopreneur market**: Continue to grow within the U.S. self-employed segment, which Collective estimates at 30+ million people.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & values**: Emphasizes “power of community,” “people first,” “constant progress,” and “driven by member success.” Described as a tribe that makes business personal and human. [collective.com/careers](https://www.collective.com/careers)
- **Work model**: Offices in San Francisco (HQ at 555 Mission Street) and Long Island City, NY. Likely hybrid – specific remote/hybrid policy not stated in search results.
- **Recognition**: Consistently named a top startup employer by Forbes (2023–2026), signaling strong employee satisfaction.
- **Engineering culture**: Tech stack includes Python, Django, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenAI, dbt, and more. Active roles for Fullstack and Senior Software Engineers, Product Lead (Core Platform & AI). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/collective)
- **Growth opportunities**: 10 open positions as of mid-2026, including Head of Sales, Lead Product Designer, and Senior Technical Recruiter. Quarterly job posting growth of +66.7% year-over-year. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/collective)
- **Notable perks**: Not detailed, but the company invests heavily in AI and product innovation, offering engineers and product people a chance to build at the intersection of fintech and AI.

## Sources
1. [collective.com/careers](https://www.collective.com/careers)
2. [collective.com/about-us](https://www.collective.com/about-us)
3. [linkedin.com/company/collective](https://www.linkedin.com/company/collective)
4. [cbinsights.com/company/collective-1](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/collective-1)
5. [pitchbook.com/profiles/company/231882-13](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/231882-13)

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