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Principal Sales Data Analyst

CarGurus

Boston, MA
Full Time
Senior
23 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

The CarGurus Sales Analytics team is looking to hire a Principal Data Analyst. This role is crucial for empowering our Sales & Service teams with data-driven tools and insights. Our goal is to improve Sales & Service interactions with dealers, optimize their prioritization, and boost seller productivity through incremental gains. As a Principal Data Analyst, you will contribute to the revenue team's strategy, strengthen our data infrastructure, and mentor developing analysts. You will serve as the crucial link between GTM leadership, Data Engineering, Enterprise Apps, and Product teams, ensuring that all metrics and models directly support our stakeholders' growth and retention objectives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Set and evolve the analytics roadmap by translating revenue department goals into a multi-quarter plan for reporting, data models, and governance, then track progress and adjust as priorities shift.
  • Build a robust data foundation by designing scalable Snowflake schemas, optimizing complex SQL, and developing well-tested dbt models.
  • Turn data into insight by integrating CRM, product-usage, and financial datasets to surface KPIs around pipeline health, churn, bookings, and conversion trends, and craft clear recommendations.
  • Design actionable dashboards in Salesforce CRM Analytics, providing self-service insights for reps and managers.
  • Close Salesforce data gaps by diagnosing workflow and schema issues, partnering with Sales Ops and Engineering on fixes, and enforcing data-governance standards.
  • Drive data sourcing for new sales tools and initiatives by leading lean ETL pipelines and schema design to ensure projects launch with clean, trustworthy data.
  • Influence decisions by presenting findings and options to Sales & Service leadership, anticipating questions, and guiding data-driven choices.
  • Mentor peers through code reviews, advanced training sessions, and daily modeling of best practices.
  • Document and share knowledge, keeping data models, metric definitions, and reporting protocols current as systems and processes evolve.
  • Manage multiple high-impact projects, balancing diverse stakeholder needs while delivering on time and to specifications.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related analytical field.
  • 6-8+ years of experience in an analytical role, ideally within SaaS, data strategy, or consulting environments.
  • Deep expertise in Salesforce architecture, including object models, hierarchies, and reporting.
  • Proven track record diagnosing data-quality issues, designing schema or process fixes, and partnering with Engineering teams to deliver scalable improvements.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
  • Proficiency in SQL and advanced data modeling techniques.
  • Comfortable with Git workflows (branching, pull requests, code reviews); dbt experience is a plus.
  • Proficiency in advanced data visualization tools like Tableau, CRM Analytics, Looker, or equivalent.
  • Solid understanding of SaaS Sales KPIs and Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR).
  • Driven by the challenge of enabling sales reps and leadership to achieve targets through data-driven insights.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with dbt.
  • Experience with advanced data visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker, or equivalent.
  • Familiarity with SaaS sales KPIs and MRR.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related analytical field.
  • 6-8+ years of experience in an analytical role.

Benefits & Perks

  • Best-in-class benefits and compensation, including equity for all employees.
  • Career development and corporate giving programs.
  • Employee resource groups (ERGs) and communities.
  • Flexible hybrid work model and robust time off policies.
  • Perks like daily free lunch, a new car discount, meditation and fitness apps, commuting cost coverage.

Working at CarGurus

We have a people-first culture that fosters kindness, collaboration, and innovation, and empowers our Gurus with tools to fuel their career growth. We strive to be an inclusive environment that values skills, experiences, and diverse perspectives. CarGurus encourages applications from all backgrounds and provides accommodations for candidates with disabilities.

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Job Details

Posted AtJul 1, 2025
SalaryCompetitive salary
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceSenior

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About CarGurus

Website

cargurus.com

Company Size

1001-5000 employees

Location

Boston, MA

Industry

Directory and Mailing List Publishers

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