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Senior Data Analytics Manager, Runna

Strava
City of London
5 days ago
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We help everyday runners become outstanding by building an incredible app providing world‑class training, coaching and community for everyone, whether you’re improving your 5k time or training for your first marathon.


We’re growing extremely fast! In November 2023 we closed a $6.5M funding round led by JamJar with participation from Eka Ventures, Venrex and Creator Ventures. In 2024, we were selected by Apple as one of three global finalists for the 2024 iPhone App Of The Year, reflecting the innovation and impact of what we’ve built & now in 2025 we have just been acquired by Strava !🤯 🎉


Our ambition is huge: to become the go‑to global leading training platform for millions of runners everywhere. We’re growing with purpose and looking for people who want to build something meaningful with lasting impact. With the recent acquisition by Strava accelerating our journey, now is a really magical time to join 🚀


We follow a flexible hybrid model that translates to more than half of your time on‑site – 3 days per week in Runna’s office based in London, UK.


What You’ll Do:

  • Lead a team of data analysts to support the diverse needs of the Analytics team, focusing on user and subscription growth
  • Drive strategic analytics initiatives to improve the efficiency and impact of the growth of Runna’s community and subscription product
  • Establish a learning agenda to create a foundation for robust product and business growth strategies
  • Partner with product, marketing and business teams to design and interpret A/B tests to drive explainable user and subscription growth outcomes
  • Establish best practices for analytics, experimentation, data quality, and insights communication
  • Conduct deep dive analyses to surface actionable insights related to trends in key business metrics
  • Partner with product, biz ops, and finance teams to support annual business planning and product team goal setting
  • Leverage your quantitative skills and business background to serve as a hands‑on collaborator with our User Lifecycle and Subscriptions team
  • Think about scalability, building reusable data sets, and designing self‑service tools to empower your collaborators to learn along with you
  • Not being afraid to ask questions, learn, share, and iterate on ways of working, your business area, and analytics capabilities
  • Apply your quantitative skillset and background in paid media to be a hands‑on collaborator with our Growth Marketing team

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

  • 7+ years of full‑time experience in analytics, data science, or other quantitative domains and have supported product teams
  • 3+ years of experience leading high‑functioning analytics teams
  • Highly proficient with SQL and have experience with Business Intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau, Looker, Omni)
  • Experience applying experimentation and advanced statistical methods to measure incremental impact across user lifecycle initiatives and subscription strategies.
  • Hands‑on experience working with statistical programming languages (e.g. R, Python)
  • An understanding of data pipeline concepts (e.g. ETL, scripting common analysis workflows)

It’d be a bonus if you:

  • Have obtained a degree ideally related to Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, etc. (degree subject not mandatory – but successful candidates will demonstrate high levels of fluency in data, data analytics and data decision making)
  • Have experience with Airflow or dbt

Benefits

We’re offering a salary of £102,000‑£115,000 per year, depending on experience, plus participation in Strava’s long‑term incentive (stock) programs.



  • 🏢 Flexible working – we typically spend 3 days a week together in our Vauxhall office
  • 🏝️ 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (which you can take whenever suits you)
  • 📱 Runna subscriptions for you and 5 of your friends (get ready to be your friends fave person or save them for xmas presents!)
  • 💸 Money every year to spend on gear, events and the gym!
  • 🤑 We’ll give you a voucher to spend on our website so you can buy yourself new Runna kit (and will renew this every year on your work anniversary)
  • 🏥 Private health insurance with Bupa and workplace pension scheme
  • 💖 Modern Health is a mental wellness platform and app that combines technology with professional support to improve mental well‑being and reduce stress
  • 🥕 Carrot Fertility Support – this benefits provider can provide inclusive fertility, hormonal health, and family‑forming benefits to our global employee population and takes the burden off what we know can be a stressful process.

Our Interview Process:

Our aim is to keep the interview process as straightforward and enjoyable as possible, and will consist of the following stages:



  • Introductory Call with Talent Lead, Emily (30 mins on Google Meet)
  • SQL Take‑Home Task Interview
  • Technical Interview with Senior Director of Data, Strava Group – Chen Teel (Held on Google Meet)
  • Virtual Team Interviews
  • Please let us know if there’s anything we can do to better accommodate you throughout the interview process – from scheduling around childcare commitments to accessibility requirements. We want you to show your best self in the process, so please speak to your Talent Partner!

We are dedicated to fostering the same safe and inclusive environment for our candidates as our employees. Addressing you by the correct pronoun is an important part of this commitment. As set forth in Strava’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.


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