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# Sr. Growth Data Analyst at Mercari

- **Company:** Mercari
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-07-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mercari/jobs/8632147002

## Job description

Mercari is Your Marketplace. We make it super easy to sell (or buy) almost anything. We all have things we don’t use, never used or simply outgrew. But that stuff still has value. Mercari gives you the power to simply sell it, ship it, and earn some cash for it. Fashion to toys. Sporting goods to electronics. All the brands you know and love. Our mission is simple: to make selling easier than buying. And with 50M+ downloads in the U.S. and 350k+ new listings every day, we're just getting started.

Operating with a high degree of autonomy, you will partner tightly with our Growth, Marketing, and Product teams to translate abstract growth opportunities into actionable insights. As a Senior Growth Data Analyst, you will prioritize business impact and you thrive in fast experiment-iterate cycles and take direct accountability for measurable business results.

What you’ll be doing:

- Strategic Advisory & Insight Discovery:  You will proactively identify trends and anomalies in complex datasets. You will translate these findings into high-impact recommendations for senior stakeholders, moving beyond reporting to actively shaping the growth.
- End-to-End Project Ownership: You will independently manage the full analytics lifecycle—from defining the business problem and gathering requirements to data cleaning, modeling, and final delivery.
- Advanced Data Modeling & Architecture: You will design, build, and maintain sophisticated data models and automated dashboards that serve as single sources of truth for the organization.
- Stakeholder Partnership: You act as the primary point of contact for cross-functional teams (Product, Marketing, Ops), distilling technical complexities into clear, actionable narratives for non-technical audiences.
- Process Automation & Optimization: You identify and automate repetitive data tasks using SQL and Python etc. And you champion best practices for data governance, documentation, and code efficiency.

What you’ll need:

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field

- At least 8 years experience working in Data Analytics with large-scale data processing tools (SQL, Python etc)
- Strong proven track records in growth, marketing, and direct business impact, with a willingness to explicitly own business impact.
- Proficiency in Python and SQL(Google Big Query)
- Solid understanding of statistics, experimental design, and causal reasoning
- Looker(LookML) developer experience a plus

Bonus Points:

- Japanese language proficiency is a plus

This position is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with an expectation of in-office 2 days per week.  The applicable salary range for this role is $151,609 to $227,414.

Why Mercari:

Small enough to make an impact, but established enough to provide the stability you need to be successful, Mercari is the best of both worlds. At Mercari you are encouraged to take risks. And when you do, you can do it confidently, knowing you have a team and a company that supports you.

As we grow, your career opportunities with Mercari grow. As our teams expand, your responsibilities expand. Our teams are supported with access to new tools, technologies, and learning opportunities.  We will never stop growing.

Total Rewards:

- Flexibility: Work from home and the office, depending on need and receive flexible time off
- Wellbeing: Top-notch insurance plans, best-in-class new parent offerings and access to mind and body wellness apps
- Growth: As we grow, your career opportunities grow, we provide access to new tools, technologies and learning opportunities
- Comprehensive and total rewards: We provide a strong financial foundation and rewards that go beyond the paycheck
- Teamwork: We are each other's biggest fans- we celebrate from virtual coffee breaks to recognition programs

## About Mercari

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Mercari operates a leading C2C marketplace app that enables individuals to buy and sell secondhand goods, and is expanding into an ecosystem for circulating all forms of value.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funded, but not publicly traded; parent company Mercari, Inc. is a listed entity on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker 4385)
- **Headquarters**: Tokyo, Japan (global HQ); US operations based in Palo Alto, California
- **Founded**: February 2013
- **Founders**: Shintaro Yamada

## Core Business
- Primary industry: C2C marketplace / e-commerce / fintech
- Target customers: B2C (individual consumers) and increasingly B2B/enterprise through logistics and fintech services
- Mission: “Circulate all forms of value to unleash the potential in all people” — originally born from the idea of making unused items valuable again, now expanded to include financial services and workstyle platforms

## Products & Services
- **Mercari Marketplace**: The core C2C app (US and Japan) where users buy and sell secondhand goods. Features AI-driven fraud detection, a unique payment deposit system, and at-home pickup/same-day delivery options. Over 23 million monthly active users in Japan.
- **Merpay**: A mobile payment service integrated within the Mercari app, allowing users to spend sales proceeds or loaded funds at countless merchants.
- **Mercard Gold**: A credit card service offering users more ways to transact and access value within the ecosystem.
- **Mercoin**: A savings and crypto-related feature (Japan) that expands the definition of “value” beyond physical goods and fiat currency.
- **Mercari Hallo**: A platform supporting diverse workstyles, enabling people to offer services and skills.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Parent company Mercari, Inc. is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (4385). Market cap fluctuates; as of mid-2023, capital was reported at 46.052 billion JPY (~$310 million USD). Exact current valuation not publicly disclosed for the group as a whole.
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding (private) — Not disclosed; parent company’s annual revenue is publicly reported (FY2025 figures not provided in search). US entity capital listed at 633.511 million USD.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not fully listed in search results. The company has strong ties to Japanese financial institutions and tech partners. Public listing provides access to capital markets.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Expanding from a pure marketplace into a “value circulation ecosystem” with fintech (Merpay, Mercoin, Mercard Gold) and workstyle platforms (Mercari Hallo).
  - Appointed Chief Technology Officer Shunya Kimura as Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief AI Officer, signaling a deep commitment to AI-native culture and talent development.
  - Reports avoiding approximately 690,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually through its C2C marketplace.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Massive user base & brand trust**: 23 million monthly active users in Japan, strong brand recognition in both Japan and US (350K+ downloads in the US, 4.9★ App Store rating).
- **AI-first safety & trust**: Heavy investment in AI to detect fraudulent transactions and ensure safe transactions, a key moat in C2C marketplaces.
- **Integrated fintech ecosystem**: Merpay, Mercard, and Mercoin create stickiness and multiple revenue streams beyond transaction fees.
- **Sustainability leader**: Actively markets the environmental benefits of its circular economy model, appealing to eco-conscious users and talent.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-Native Company**: Actively promoting AI to enhance work productivity and grow businesses, aiming to create new user experiences and social value through AI.
- **Ecosystem expansion**: Moving beyond a simple marketplace into a platform that circulates “all forms of value” — money, services, skills, and goods.
- **Safety & Security**: “Thorough elimination of fraudulent users and thorough aid for users” is the top management issue, with AI as the primary tool.
- **Sustainability & Planet-Positive**: Long-term commitment to environmental impact through business operations, directly linked to corporate value.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Mercari’s Culture Doc emphasizes “Move Fast,” “Be a Pro,” “All for One,” and “Customer Perspective.” The company is deeply mission-driven, focusing on unleashing human potential.
- **Global & Diverse**: Offices in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Palo Alto. Many employees relocate to Japan, and the company offers a relocation package covering the entire process. Strong commitment to Inclusion & Diversity.
- **Innovation Focus**: Heavy investment in AI, engineering, and new product development. The CTO doubling as CHRO and CAIO signals a unique engineering-driven HR strategy.
- **Work Style**: Hybrid model (based on job postings for Palo Alto). The company supports flexible workstyles and has a dedicated “Career Design” approach to employee growth.
- **Benefits & Perks**: Not fully detailed in search, but the company emphasizes talent development, a strong engineering portal, and a supportive environment for new graduates and experienced hires alike.

## Sources
1. [careers.mercari.com](https://careers.mercari.com/en/)
2. [careers.mercari.com/about](https://careers.mercari.com/en/about/)
3. [about.mercari.com](https://about.mercari.com/en/)
4. [mercari.com/about](https://www.mercari.com/about/)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/mercari](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mercari)

## Other roles at Mercari

- [Software Engineer, Data](https://feeny.ai/job/software-engineer-data-mercari-palo-alto-yx28yq325bvq) — Palo Alto, CA