Peerspace is the leading and category defining online marketplace for venue rentals for meetings, productions, and events. We open doors to the most inspiring spaces around the world, from lofts and mansions to storefronts and studios. Peerspace welcomes guests to over 40,000 spaces where they can bring their creative ideas to life, and empowers hosts to earn additional income. Over $500M has been transacted through the platform and our investors include GV (Google Ventures) and Foundation Capital.
Peerspace is looking for a Head of Analytics to build and lead our Analytics function, combining strategic leadership with deep technical expertise to drive marketplace growth. This role will oversee our business intelligence and analytics initiatives, using advanced analytical methods to interpret vast data sets and solve complex marketplace challenges. The ideal candidate will excel at people management, system architecture, and process creation while maintaining the technical depth to guide complex analyses. Reporting to the COO/CFO, this leader will be instrumental in transforming data insights into actionable business strategies that drive Peerspace's next phase of growth.
Key Outcomes
● Build and lead a high-performing analytics team that delivers actionable insights across the organization
● Develop and maintain our analytics infrastructure and data governance framework
● Drive strategic decision-making through data-informed recommendations to executive leadership
● Optimize marketplace efficiency through advanced analytics and predictive modeling
● Establish standardized reporting and KPI frameworks across the business
The Ideal Candidate:
● Has a strong foundation in data analytics, with a proven ability to display, summarize, and communicate data to partners across Operations, Marketing, Executive team, and other business units
● Demonstrates both technical excellence and business acumen, comfortable working with engineering teams and non-technical stakeholders
● Has experience analyzing and modeling marketplace frameworks, including defining supply and demand KPIs and monitoring business health metrics
● Is curious about the business, self-motivated, and resourceful in finding solutions when perfect data isn't readily available
● Is proactive and thrives in a fast-paced environment, committed to continuous improvement
● Enjoys optimizing BI visualizations that surface key insights for stakeholders across the organization
Core Responsibilities:
● Leadership & Strategy
○ Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing analytics team
○ Define and implement data strategy, governance, and best practices
○ Partner with executive leadership to identify and prioritize key business questions
○ Drive the selection and implementation of new analytics tools and infrastructure
● Analytics & Business Intelligence
○ Lead complex analyses of marketplace dynamics, identifying trends, opportunities, and challenges
○ Develop and maintain critical business metrics and dashboards
○ Ensure data quality and consistency across the organization
○ Drive the evolution of our analytics tech stack and data architecture
● Cross-functional Partnership
○ Partner with Product and Engineering on data infrastructure and tooling
○ Support Operations teams with insights and recommendations for marketplace optimization
○ Collaborate with Finance on revenue forecasting and business planning
○ Present insights and recommendations to the Board and executive team
Technical Environment
● Databases: Google BigQuery, Postgres
● Tooling: dbt-Cloud, Airflow, gith
● BI Tool: Sisense (Periscope), transitioning to new platform in 2025
Required Qualifications:
● 7+ years of analytics experience with 3+ years in a leadership role
● Strong technical foundation in SQL, Python, and statistical analysis
● Experience building and leading analytics teams
● Track record of driving business impact through data-driven insights
● Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field
Preferred Qualifications:
● Experience leading analytics for a two-sided marketplace or platform business
● Track record of building analytics functions at high-growth companies
● Experience presenting to and working with Boards of Directors
● MBA or advanced degree in a quantitative field
Example Projects:
Our analytics team tackles complex marketplace challenges including:
● Supply-side financial health and behavioral analysis
● Geographic market liquidity optimization
● Dynamic pricing optimization
● New business opportunity analysis and modeling
● Customer segmentation and lifecycle analysis
Working At Peerspace
The annual salary range for this role is $170,000 to $195,000. The actual salary amount will vary depending on the applicant’s experience, skills, and abilities as well as internal equity and market data.
Peerspace is proudly certified as a Great Place to Work™ and we're a remote first company with team members located in cities around the globe. Beyond competitive salary and equity compensation, we provide a range of benefits and perks, including:
● 100% employee coverage of medical, dental and vision insurance
● $500 annual professional development allowance
● Discount on all Peerspace bookings
● Laptop, high res display, and stipend to setup home office
● Monthly cell phone and internet credit
● Coworking membership if needed (in lieu of home office)
● Flexible take it as you need it time off policy
● Annual In person all company offsite and team-building events (in Peerspace locations, of course)
● Wellness Days observed company wide
Diversity
At Peerspace, we're dedicated to creating a team that's diverse, equitable and inclusive. Our workplace is a space where all team members are empowered to blaze their own trail, make things happen, and take pride in their work. We believe bringing people together from different backgrounds and identities makes us stronger and better serves the Peerspace community. We'd especially like to encourage applicants from different backgrounds, locations, and experiences.
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What We Do
Peerspace is the leading marketplace for hourly venue rentals for meetings, productions, and events. The company opens doors to the most inspiring spaces around the world, from lofts and mansions to storefronts and studios. Peerspace welcomes guests to over 40,000 spaces where they can bring their creative ideas to life, and empowers hosts to earn additional income simply by opening their doors.
