Strategic Business Analyst

Overview

The Strategic Business Analyst will be a critical part of driving forward business initiatives through data-driven analysis, strategic thinking, and hands-on execution. This role offers significant growth potential for high-performing individuals who thrive on solving complex problems and delivering tangible results. This person should be comfortable growing into a Chief of Staff role.

This role reports into FreeWill’s Director of Expansion and will support (and ultimately drive) the company’s management of strategic execution and communication. You will have the opportunity to work directly with senior leadership, taking on increasing responsibility, and develop technical and leadership skills. If you’re energized by complex challenges, driven to deliver results, and eager to grow, we want to hear from you.

FreeWill has set compensation and a non-negotiation policy for fairness reasons (we don’t think that an individual’s pay should be determined by how comfortable they are negotiating). As a result, we like to be transparent and up front about the compensation. When we make an offer, we provide multiple options so that employees can choose between compensation packages that prioritize salary or stock options. The base salary range for this role is $90,000 to $130,000 and the final offer will depend on experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project execution, from problem framing to implementation and performance measurement
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis to uncover insights and drive decision-making
• Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders, including executives 
• Identify and kickstart process improvements and new opportunities for business impact

What Sets You Apart

• Curiosity + Growth Mindset – Always eager to learn and improve – be it about the business or one’s own professional growth edges.
• Track Record of Impact – History of successfully tackling challenging projects.
• Hustle – Takes ownership, meets challenges head-on, and delivers results – extremely strong work ethic and excited to take initiative.
• Action-Oriented – Ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical execution.

Required Skills and Experience

• 1+ year(s) experience as a management consultant or an analytical role in a dynamic organization
• Strong analytical skills / ability to dive into data: Exceptional problem-solving abilities, with a structured approach to breaking down complex problems and analyzing data to uncover actionable insights. Experience working with quantitative and qualitative data with the ability to synthesize in such a way to inform strategic decision-making
• Deep comfort in using Excel and analytic BI tools (such as Looker)
• Strong communication skills: Exceptional communicator capable of translating complex ideas into clear, concise messaging with a knack for adjusting communication style to suit the context and audience
• Strong project management: Ability to manage and drive multiple workstreams simultaneously – pivoting as needed based on organizational priorities

• Indexing to action: Bias towards moving forward, ensuring that plans quickly translate into meaningful progress – moving initiatives forward while keeping an eye to iterative improvements
• Curiosity: Maintain a constant sense of curiosity, always asking questions and seeking to understand how things work
• Growth mindset – low ego: Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and adapt to new challenges. Comfortable being out of a comfort zone and embracing challenges as opportunities for growth. Approach every situation with humility, hungry to learn new skills.

Hiring Process

The hiring process for this role is as follows:

• Recruiter Phone Screen (15-30 minutes)
• Hiring Manager Interview – inclusive of case question(s) (45 minutes)
• Take-Home Assessment
• Review of Take-Home Assessment with FreeWill team members (30 minutes)
• Offer (contingent on positive references)

Please note that steps in the hiring process can and may change and the Recruiter will be your point of contact in sharing any updates in terms of the process. If you are selected to move forward in this process, the Recruiter will share more details about the hiring process and interviewers. However, this is a good estimate of what you can expect. For most roles, our hiring processes take an average of 4-6 weeks.

Benefits

In addition to the immense personal and professional satisfaction you’ll gain from helping to raise $1T for high impact nonprofits in a kind and joyful work environment, full time employees at FreeWill are eligible for the following benefits:

• Work from home
• Unlimited PTO
• Flexible hours
• Competitive salary
• Commuter benefits
• Company stock options
• 401k
• Medical/Dental/Vision (some single coverage medical plans are 100% employer paid, subsidized rates for spousal, parent-child, and family coverage)
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Free One Medical membership
• Paid parental leave for all parents

Perks

• Regular (virtual) team events
• $250 monthly co-working budget which can be used for local co-working spaces
• $300 annual budget to outfit your home office or cover utility bills
• $1,000 referral bonuses for growing our FreeWill community
• $1,000 annual professional development budget

FreeWill is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We are committed to finding talent that is not determined on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We are a remote-first company that’s able to hire in 47 states and D.C. Unfortunately, we are unable to hire in Alabama, Colorado, or Louisiana at this time. We also can’t sponsor working visas, so all applicants will need to have work authorization in the US.

Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities – such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color – are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. FreeWill is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – 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 still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!