PostHog Consultant
Storytell.ai is seeking an experienced PostHog Consultant to implement, manage, and optimize PostHog analytics, providing actionable insights to enhance customer experience and drive business growth. The ideal candidate will work with cross-functional teams to set up and analyze user behavior, develop dashboards, and offer training and support, ensuring effective data-driven decision-making.
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About the role
The PostHog Consultant will play a pivotal role in implementing, managing, and optimizing PostHog analytics within our organization. This individual will work closely with our product, marketing, and technical teams to ensure that we effectively collect, analyze, and activate data to inform business decisions and strategies.
Responsibilities
- Implementation and Configuration:
- Set up and configure PostHog for optimal data collection and analysis.
- Integrate PostHog with other tools and platforms as needed.
- Data Analysis:
- Analyze user behavior and product metrics to provide actionable insights.
- Identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for improving customer engagement and product performance.
- Create and optimize funnels in PostHog to track user journeys and conversion rates.
- AARRR Funnel Setup:
- Understand the AARRR (Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, and Revenue) metrics.
- Set up and optimize the AARRR funnel within PostHog to measure and improve key performance indicators.
- Provide insights and recommendations based on funnel analysis.
- Reporting and Visualization:
- Develop dashboards and reports to visualize key metrics and KPIs.
- Communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders through clear and concise reports.
- Training and Support:
- Train internal teams on how to use PostHog effectively.
- Provide ongoing support and troubleshooting as needed.
- Develop documentation and best practice guidelines for team members.
- Optimization:
- Continuously monitor and improve data collection processes.
- Suggest and implement enhancements to the analytics setup to adapt to evolving business needs.
- Data Integration:
- Integrate PostHog with other platforms and tools to enhance data collection and reporting.
- Ensure seamless data flow between PostHog and other systems for a comprehensive analytics view.
- Leverage integrations to provide enriched insights.
Requirements
- Proven experience with PostHog or similar analytics platforms.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets.
- Experience integrating PostHog with other tools (e.g., CRMs, marketing automation platforms, etc.).
- Proficiency in SQL and/or other querying languages.
- Knowledge of data visualization best practices and tools.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a consulting role, working with multiple clients or projects.
- Background in product management, marketing analytics, or a related field.
- Familiarity with GDPR, CCPA, and other data privacy regulations.
Benefits
- Opportunity to make a significant impact on the growth and success of the company.
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
- Professional development opportunities and exposure to the latest in analytics and data technologies.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
Assignments
Life at Storytell
Storytell is an early-stage venture-backed startup with some incredible investors including Eric Ries and Brian McClendon. We are looking for incredible people to join us.
We are building a remote-friendly company. The Founders are based in the San Francisco Bay area and we work in a distributed manner across several US time zones.
Learn about our Vision, Mission and Strategy
Our Shared Values:
We believe that being aligned on our shared values is the foundation of how we build, belong, and how we show up for each other and to the broader ecosystem. You can find our shared values here.
Don't Meet Every Single Requirement?
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Storytell we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
We offer you an opportunity to:
- Work directly with our C-level executive team
- Exercise your problem-solving skills
- Learn the fundamentals of a startup
- Grow in your career journey through support on many dimensions, such as:
- 1:1s
- Regular trainings
- Learning and practicing clean communication
- Build our systems and processes
- Make a huge contribution to the future of Storytell, AI – and the world!
- We will support you if you want to become a Founder someday
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