Insights Associate at YipitData - Analytics Career in Columbus
Career & Market Insight
Compensation vs. Market: The $100k–$110k base for a mid-level analytics/insights associate role is competitive, sitting near the 50th–65th percentile for data analyst/associate consultant roles in the US market at 3–4 years of experience. Candidates in high-cost markets (NYC, SF) may find it slightly below senior-associate consulting rates, but the remote flexibility adds real value.
Skills You'll Build: This role sits at a valuable intersection of data analysis, client-facing consulting, and go-to-market strategy. Key skills developed include:
- Alternative data interpretation and storytelling
- Executive-level client communication and consulting
- SQL/Python (encouraged, even if not required)
- GTM strategy and cross-functional collaboration
Career Path Signals: The emphasis on merit over tenure and rapid growth is consistent with a high-performance startup culture (post-unicorn, $1B+ valuation). YipitData's Carlyle-backed scale suggests stability, but the "no coasting" culture signals a demanding pace.
Green Flags: Ground-floor entry into a growing team; exposure to C-suite client stakeholders early; recognized culture (Inc. Best Workplace x3).
Red Flags to Consider: The "velocity" culture may mean high workload expectations. No visa sponsorship limits long-term flexibility. NY tax withholding for remote workers is an unusual financial complexity worth clarifying before signing.
Best Fit For: Professionals transitioning from consulting or BI roles who want client-facing impact and fast advancement in a data-first, analytically rigorous environment.
About Us:
YipitData is the leading market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy and most recently raised $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation of over $1B. Every day, our proprietary technology analyzes billions of alternative data points to uncover actionable insights across sectors like software, AI, cloud, e-commerce, ridesharing, and payments.
Our data and research teams transform raw data into strategic intelligence, delivering accurate, timely, and deeply contextualized analysis that our customers—ranging from the world's top investment funds to Fortune 500 companies—depend on to drive high-stakes decisions. From sourcing and licensing novel datasets to rigorous analysis and expert narrative framing, our teams ensure clients get not just data, but clarity and confidence.
We operate globally with offices in the US (NYC, Austin, Miami, Mountain View), APAC (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Singapore), and India. Our award-winning, people-centric culture—recognized by Inc. as a Best Workplace for three consecutive years—emphasizes transparency, ownership, and continuous mastery.
What It's Like to Work at YipitData:
YipitData isn't a place for coasting—it's a launchpad for ambitious, impact-driven professionals. From day one, you'll take the lead on meaningful work, accelerate your growth, and gain exposure that shapes careers.
Why Top Talent Chooses YipitData:
- Ownership That Matters: You'll lead high-impact projects with real business outcomes
- Rapid Growth: We compress years of learning into months
- Merit Over Titles: Trust and responsibility are earned through execution, not tenure
- Velocity with Purpose: We move fast, support each other, and aim high—always with purpose and intention
If your ambition is matched by your work ethic—and you're hungry for a place where growth, impact, and ownership are the norm—YipitData might be the opportunity you've been waiting for.
About The Role:
YipitData's Corporate team collaborates directly with organizations like Summer Fridays, FanDuel, Uber, and Harbor Freight to help them make sense of the vast amounts of external data available. We source, clean, organize, and contextualize data to support our clients in answering their key business questions. We are expanding our Insights team within the Corporate practice by welcoming an Insights Associate to develop and deliver data-driven insights for prospective clients.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with 2–4+ years of experience who wants to enhance their data analysis skills, gain exposure to executives, have a meaningful impact on the businesses we support, and get in on the ground floor of a rapidly growing team at YipitData. Insights Associates will collaborate closely with Marketing, Sales, and Data Product teams to create and communicate data-driven insights, leveraging a variety of data sources to inform prospective client decision-making.
You could be a good fit if you are comfortable with understanding, manipulating, visualizing, and articulating data to tell compelling business stories with immediately actionable recommendations.
As an Insights Associate, you'll gain experience in:
- Business Insights: Responsible for creating and delivering meaningful insights to prospective clients. Insights Associates will dive into secondary research (industry publications, public earnings, research reports) and work with the Sales team to isolate key pain points for prospective clients, and deliver actionable analysis to address those issues.
- Customer Engagement & Impact: All efforts aim to provide actionable insights with a measurable positive impact on the customer's business. Insights Associates consult with prospective clients to uncover business opportunities and provide actionable insights that guide decision-making. Associates walk through capabilities and identify areas where data can help.
- Go-To-Market Functions: Insights Associates hear pain points and identify solutions with prospective clients—enabling creative thinking about what's missing and how to address different functions and industries. Associates gain skills in identifying new opportunities, sizing up potential impact, and working closely with Marketing to establish and execute a go-to-market strategy.
You Are Likely To Succeed If You Have:
- 3–4+ years of experience in business analytics or consulting
- A talent for data-driven storytelling
- A passion for data analysis; SQL and/or Python experience is preferred but not required—a willingness to learn is highly valued
- Ability to work collaboratively in an innovative, entrepreneurial, and dynamic environment
- Experience collaborating with brand manufacturers and/or retailers and an understanding of their business needs is preferred
What We Offer:
Our compensation package includes comprehensive benefits, perks, and a competitive salary:
- The annual base salary for this position is anticipated to be $100,000–$110,000. The final offer may be determined by a number of factors, including but not limited to the applicant's experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal team benchmarks.
- This role may be performed fully remotely within the United States. Please note that our US headquarters are located in NYC. We also have office hubs in Austin, Miami, and Denver. If remote work is performed outside of these offices, income may be subject to New York State tax withholding.
- We care about your personal life and we mean it. We offer flexible work hours, flexible vacation, a generous 401K match, parental leave, team events, a wellness budget, learning reimbursement, and more!
- Your growth at YipitData is determined by your impact, not by tenure, unnecessary facetime, or office politics. Everyone at YipitData is empowered to learn, self-improve, and master their skills in an environment focused on ownership, respect, and trust.
- Please note that for this position, we are not able to consider candidates who currently or in the future will require visa sponsorship.
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.
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