Are you ready to use your data analysis skills at a company where they will truly have an impact? MarginEdge is seeking a talented Associate Data Analyst to join our team and make a significant impact on our rapidly growing data-driven business. This is not your typical data analyst role; it's an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our company through data-driven insights and innovation. As a Data Analyst at MarginEdge, you will be crucial in producing and delivering data products that drive critical business decisions. You'll use tools like Preset and dbt to unlock the potential of our rapidly growing data sets, uncover hidden trends, and transform raw information into actionable insights. Your work will extend beyond the confines of your desk as you collaborate closely with executive leadership and represent your findings to the entire company.

Imagine the satisfaction of knowing that your analysis and visualizations directly influence strategic decisions made by our top leaders. You'll have the opportunity to interact regularly with our executive team, presenting your insights and recommendations and contributing to the overall growth and success of the organization. Your expertise will be valued, and your contributions will have a tangible impact on the company's trajectory.

This role reports to our Director of Technology Operations and will be supported by our larger Data Science, Data Engineering and Software Engineering teams.

This position is hybrid, located in Arlington, VA, and offers a blend of remote work and in-office collaboration. While much of the work can be done from home, candidates should be able to join us on-site as needed to support team collaboration and strategic planning.

MarginEdge: Where hospitality meets technology

As a team built by former (and current!) restaurant operators, our mission is to bring operators the same energy, attention to detail, and passion that they bring to their guests. Our culture is deeply rooted in service, partially because that’s where so many of our team come from (including everyone on our Business Development team), but also because we believe it is just the right way to run a business. We design our software with profound empathy for the complexity of running a restaurant, and the goal of making the magic just a little easier for operators by taking the complex (read: very annoying) back office tasks off their plate, while empowering them with real-time data.

Our founders share a deep history in both owning and operating restaurants and in building successful tech companies. We are venture-backed and serve 8,000+ restaurants across the US and Canada.

We enable restaurants to make magic while knowing we are doing the same for them.

We have the utmost respect for our clients and because of this, we are unable to hire their current employees.

What type of responsibilities will I have?

• Use our reporting infrastructure and data warehouse to curate data, build reports, and analyze data for trends and patterns important to support the company's daily operations.

• Help determine and document the meaning behind our standard vocabulary at the company and ensure there is only one correct answer to any given question. If someone speaks about churn or revenue growth we need to all mean the same thing and have one authoritative place to go for the answer.

• Learn everything about the MarginEdge data model. Guide the development of a data model that will support reporting on strategic initiatives for the company. Be an active participant in our code review process for reports.

• Respond to feedback from others and provide a quality check on reports built by other teams at the company.

• Collaborate closely with executive leadership, offering strategic insights and recommendations to drive key business decisions.

What qualifications or skills are required?

• 1-2+ years of experience in data analysis or business intelligence field

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, or business analytics program is preferred

• Proficient in SQL

• Experience with DBT,, Preset, or other modern business intelligence/reporting platforms

• Some capability in R or Python for data analysis is a plus

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively present complex data to non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for finding patterns and trends within data.

What’s it like to work for MarginEdge?

Imagine the fun of a great restaurant - surrounded by a team of people (including some that you help to manage!) who care about hospitality, care about quality, and care about each other - then subtract the long nights, weekends, drunk customers at the bar...et voila, MarginEdge!

We work hard, we work fast and we fuel our work with a commitment of transparency from leadership, straight talk and trust between teams. We believe that the best people do their best work when they feel empowered - so whether you are remote or in our office (likely eating a catered lunch from our clients in our baller, brand new penthouse HQ in Ballston) you get to work with your manager to call your shot on what works best for you. Did we mention it has a full commercial kitchen and is walking distance (covered walking, that is) from the metro?

Benefits (Shut the Front Door, They are Amazing)
In order to fuel this rocket ship, we need to build a team as passionate about our work and product as we are. We believe that top talent (that’s you!) should feel deeply connected to their work, appreciated for the time they give to building our organization and have the balance necessary to give their best during work hours and all those after-hours too. We do this by offering a suite of kick ass benefits not only to be competitive and catch the eye of super smart people (that’s you again!) but also provide the foundation for a career you love and a life outside of work you love just as much.

• Unlimited Paid Time Off (and we mean it, we encourage your healthy work life balance!)
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Short/Long-Term Disability Insurance (preventative care for the win)
• Health Savings Account with employer match (dependent upon your medical plan selection)
• Commuter benefits with employer contribution (excluding limos and helos - for now)
• Generous Life Insurance Plan
• Short- and Long-term Disability
• Company-Paid Holidays
• 401(k) and matching
• Stock Options to buy into everything we are doing to support this industry
• 12-week fully Paid Parental Leave
• Lunch catered twice a week at our HQ in Arlington (we exclusively cater from our clients, too!
• A wellness program that sponsors healthy activities such as step challenges and provides discounts to gyms and fitness classes.

Check out our 100% “Recommend to a Friend” rating from anonymous employee reviews on Glassdoor.

Oh, and our recognition in the Washington Post as a top small businesses to work for in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024!

And most important, what our customers think about our work on Capterra and G2 Crowd.

Our Fine Print is Bold: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran, marital, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law. You be you. While we are proudest of our commitment to exceptional culture and creating a truly excellent work environment, we see our benefits as an extension of that belief. Our benefits package is designed to be exceptionally competitive and a reflection of our commitment to a best-in-class workplace for all.