Responsibilities

• Serve as the trusted analytics advisor to Ibotta's strategic publisher partners. Working closely with the Strategic Partner Management (SPM) team, you will independently own the analytics relationship with partner executives and build sustained partnerships that inform long-term partner strategy.
• Build and own the analytics foundation for our publisher network: per-publisher and network-level scorecards and performance reporting, built on KPI definitions you align with Finance and SPM.
• Own the analytical narrative for our recurring publisher business reviews and deep dives: explain what drove performance, what we learned, and what partners and Ibotta should do next.
• Lead partner-facing measurement: design tests and case studies, build measurement models as partners share data (including through data clean rooms), and explain and defend our methodology with partner analytics teams.
• Forecast publisher performance, including tracking against contractual commitments such as minimum guarantees, and size opportunities for new partner capabilities and prospective publishers in partnership with Business Development.
• Analyze partner economics, including profitability by publisher, overlap between publishers, and revenue concentration across the network.
• Proactively generate and communicate data-driven insights, moving beyond answering what happened to diagnosing why, and recommending what partners should do next.
• Develop and deliver compelling, executive-ready analytical narratives; translate complex data into clear "So What / Now What" stories for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Partner with SPM, Business Development, and Finance leadership to shape the Publisher Insights roadmap for partner analytics, including which reporting, measurement, and forecasting capabilities we productize next.
• Identify recurring partner requests and turn them into scalable, standardized, and increasingly automated solutions, including AI-assisted analytics workflows.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in analytics, data science, or decision science roles of increasing responsibility and impact; analytical domain experience in retail media, performance marketing, or digital advertising; retail or CPG industry experience a strong plus.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, statistics, data science, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent experience. A Master's or PhD in a quantitative field is a plus.
• Deep partner-facing and consultative experience required: demonstrated ability to operate as an advisor (not just an analyst) in external partner engagements; consulting background a significant advantage.
• Proven track record of building compelling, insight-driven partner narratives; expert visual and verbal communicator with experience presenting at senior executive and C-suite levels.
• Expertise in experimental and quasi-experimental design, including holdout tests, matched markets, difference-in-differences, and synthetic control, and the ability to explain each method's limits to partners.
• Deep knowledge of industry-standard forecasting, measurement, and attribution models, including incrementality and marketing mix modeling (MMM), with the ability to design, build, and clearly explain these methodologies and their outputs to non-technical audiences.
• Proven experience in forecasting and financial modeling at the partner or business-unit level, including scenario planning and opportunity sizing.
• Experience analyzing partner or commercial economics, such as revenue share, minimum guarantees, contract performance, and revenue concentration.
• Experience with privacy-safe data collaboration, such as data clean rooms, and with measurement when partner data is limited or delayed.
• Hands-on proficiency with modern data and analytics tools: SQL, Python, and BI platforms (Looker, Tableau, or equivalent), plus fluency with AI-assisted analytics and automation workflows. Experience with Git/GitHub, Databricks, and data pipeline tooling a plus.

Benefits

• This position is located in Denver, CO and includes competitive pay, flexible time off, benefits package (including medical, dental, vision), Employee Stock Purchase Program, and 401k match. Denver office perks include paid parking, snacks and occasional meals.