Lead Analyst

Job Description

Creative Fabrica is seeking a Lead Analyst to join their data team in Amsterdam. The Lead Analyst will work directly with the Management team to define, track, and report on key business and financial metrics. The Lead Analyst will manage and coach a team of analysts and analytics engineers, while also actively contributing to projects. This role involves shaping how data is used and valued across the company.Responsibilities:

• Work directly with the Management team to define, track, and report on key business and financial metrics.
• Manage and coach a team of analysts and analytics engineers.
• Support alignment across different functions by ensuring shared frameworks, definitions, and reporting standards.
• Contribute to data modelling, helping build and maintain reliable datasets for use across the company.
• Conduct in-depth analysis when needed, providing strategic input on business questions and opportunities.
• Develop and document ways of working that help the analytics team collaborate effectively and scale its impact.
• Communicate clearly with senior stakeholders, ensuring insights are understood and lead to well-informed decisions.
• Play a central role in shaping how data is used and valued across the company.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in data and analytics leadership roles, with experience managing both analysts and analytics engineers.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to define and track core company and financial metrics and deliver clear business insights
• Proficiency in SQL and a solid understanding of modern data stacks (dbt, data warehouses, BI tools).
• Experience with data modeling and transforming raw data into usable, trusted datasets.
• Ability to drive alignment and structure in fast-moving environments through frameworks, communication, and process.
• Comfortable working across teams and data domains, with a particular advantage if experienced in both product and marketing analytics.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to present clearly at C-level.
• Collaborative and empathetic leadership style; able to support and grow others while driving performance.
• Proactive and structured mindset—able to bring clarity to ambiguity and move work forward independently.

The role offers:

• Compensation: base salary plus an equity-based incentive plan.
• Lunch: On days you work in the office a warm fresh lunch will be provided for you.
• 15 ‘focus days’ where you can work remotely.
• 24 days of paid vacation per year + public holidays.
• Travel Allowance, if you live more than 10 KM from the office.
• Company pension plan.
• CF Library L&D for Tech Division
• Company events and overseas trips!
• New Joiner Swag Pack!