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Job DescriptionWe are seeking a Technical Business Analyst to shape and optimize the processes for ingesting, validating, and tracking partner revenue data. You will play a vital role in ensuring the robustness and alignment of data pipelines and partner integrations. This hands-on, product-facing role combines data fluency with stakeholder management. You will work with internal teams to define requirements and validate new integrations, driving the evolution of our revenue data products. Direct engagement with external partners to ensure smooth onboarding, data quality, and reliability is also expected.
This position is ideal for candidates with strong analytical skills, a technical mindset, and an interest in transitioning towards product ownership.
Responsibilities:
Partner & Data Integration
- Lead the onboarding, validation, and documentation of new partner data sources and integrations.
- Collaborate with Data Engineering to define and test ingestion logic using APIs, file feeds, and offline uploads.
- Maintain consistency and completeness in revenue tracking, identifying and resolving data discrepancies.
Business Analysis & Documentation
- Translate business and partner requirements into clear, actionable technical specifications.
- Develop QA plans for QA teams and assist with validation as needed.
- Maintain up-to-date documentation for partner data flows, schemas, and dependencies.
Cross-Team Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Data Engineering, and Program Management to align priorities and ensure smooth delivery.
- Drive conversations with the sales team to establish strong data partnerships.
- Work with external partners to clarify data requirements, troubleshoot integration issues, and communicate changes effectively.
- Act as a key liaison between commercial and technical teams, ensuring mutual understanding of the project goals and builds.
Continuous Improvement & Impact
- Evolve data ingestion frameworks to support faster and more accurate onboarding of new partners.
- Contribute to enhancing data visibility, QA coverage, and partner trust.
- Develop a working knowledge of attribution and monetization models to link data pipelines with business outcomes effectively.
Requirements:
- Strong technical understanding of data pipelines and revenue tracking systems.
- Experience in the Affiliate Marketing space from either publisher, platform, or agency side.
- Proficiency in SQL for validation or QA, and comfort in working within BigQuery (or similar environments).
- Familiarity with API-based integrations, file feeds, or offline conversion uploads.
- Excellent stakeholder communication skills - simplifying technical topics for commercial teams and vice versa.
- Experience in affiliate, lead generation, or performance marketing businesses.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Collaborative, curious, and proactive mindset.
- Familiarity with GA4 or other marketing analytics platforms.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Tableau or similar BI tools.
- Familiarity with marketing data from DSPs (Google, Meta, etc.).
- Understanding of lifetime value modelling.
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