Senior/Lead Analyst

Role: Senior/Lead Data Analyst for the Research team

Location: Bengaluru 

What is MiQ?

We’re MiQ, a global programmatic media partner for marketers and agencies. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, so you will be too. No matter the role or the location, we’re all united in the vision to lead the programmatic industry and make it better. 

All the responsibilities we will trust you with:

As a Research Analyst in the research and experimentation (Research XP) team within the Data and Analytics (DnA) department, here’s what will be in store for you:  

Primary goals:

• Own and execute end-to-end proof of concepts that are cutting-edge in the programmatic space. These solutions could be used by brand direct, agencies, or internal MiQ stakeholders.
• Translate the conceptualization dossier into analytical requirements and specifications, designing and developing the required functionality.
• Infuse intelligence into PoCs using data science techniques.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to plan, activate, and measure media campaigns based on analytical outputs of the PoC
• Inform adoption guide to scale the PoC to a full-fledged solution/product.

Secondary goals:

• Share knowledge by writing blogs, articles, and research papers.
• Organize innovation workshops every quarter.
• Identify opportunities to monetize existing data assets.
• Capture lessons from missteps by creating “Correction of Error”

Who are your stakeholders? 

• Data & Analytics management: You’ll create prototypes, and design experiments for new product & solution ideas. You’ll work hand-in-glove with this team to take the solution to a wider organization.
• Sales, Account Managers, Solution Engineers, and Traders: You’ll build prototypes for which this team will help you understand market requisition, build a commercial narrative, and help with the client feedback process.
• Product management: You’ll build solutions that complement the global and local product roadmaps. Feedback will come through our client-facing product management team.

Your areas of knowledge and expertise

that matter most for this role:

• Experience:
  • Worked on data analytics projects (for a minimum of 3 years)
  • Worked on innovation projects, prototyping PoCs, designing experiments that could be scaled into products/solutions, and demonstrated an ability to build PoCs for complex, ambiguous problems (for a minimum of 1.5 years)
  • Worked on data science projects (good to have)
  • Having programmatic advertising knowledge is a plus.
• Tech skills:
  • Working knowledge of both Python & SQL, able to code in both, and proficiency in either one.
  • Should be able to work in big data environments.
  • Working knowledge of basic statistics and machine learning techniques
  • Working knowledge of any visualization tool (good to have)
• Soft skills:
  • Learning Mindset
  • Ability to work on unstructured problem statements.
  • Self-starter and a black-hat thinker
  • A passion for keeping up with the latest technologies and applying them to relevant products.
  • A determined sense of purpose that helps you achieve stretch goals.
  • A can-do attitude, with a dream to grow alongside
  • Combination of a dreamer & a doer
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

We’ve highlighted some key skills, experience, and requirements for this role. But please don’t worry if you don’t meet every single one. Our talent team strives to find the best people. They might see something in your background that’s a fit for this role or another opportunity at MiQ.  

If you have a passion for the role, please still apply.  

What impact will you create? 

Everything you do will create products and solutions of the future thereby helping us lead the programmatic industry and make it better. Your day-to-day work would involve innovation and research, thereby giving opportunities to represent MiQ through thought leadership and at industry events. Your passion for cutting-edge techniques and technologies means you’ll build incredible proof-of-concepts that are able to scale. All your work and efforts will help our teams find valuable insights, optimize campaigns, and measure success.  

What’s in it for you? 

You will get a chance to work on cool projects that are products of tomorrow in the programmatic industry. Our Centre of Excellence is the very heart of MiQ, and it’s where the magic happens. It means you’re working with a bunch of the best people in the industry, everything you do and everything you create will have a huge impact on our entire global business. 
MiQ is incredibly proud to foster a welcoming culture. We do everything possible to make sure everyone feels valued for what they bring. With global teams committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we’re always moving towards becoming an even better workplace. 

Values 

Our values are so much more than statements. They unite MiQers in every corner of the world. They shape the way we work and the decisions we make. And they inspire us to stay true to ourselves and to aim for better. Our values are there to be embraced by everyone so that we naturally live and breathe them. Just like inclusivity, our values flow through everything we do - no matter how big or small.

• We do what we love - Passion
• We figure it out - Determination
• We anticipate the unexpected - Agility
• We always unite - Unite
• We dare to be unconventional - Courage

Benefits  

Every region and office have specific perks and benefits, but every person joining MiQ’s COE in Bengaluru can expect: 

• A hybrid work environment  
• New hire orientation with job-specific onboarding and training
• Internal and global mobility opportunities
• Competitive healthcare benefits
• Bonus and performance incentives
• Generous annual PTO paid parental leave, with two additional paid days to acknowledge holidays, cultural events, or inclusion initiatives.
• Employee resource groups are designed to connect people across all MiQ regions, drive action, and support our communities.
• Stacked, in-house pantry with breakfast, lunch, and snacks for all the team members.

Apply today! 
For a career that challenges the limits of imagination

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