Senior Analytics Manager

We power people’s progress.

At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalised learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact.

We’ve just reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D, accelerating our vision to transform education through human-led, AI-enhanced learning. Today, 100,000+ tutors teach 90+ languages to learners in 180 countries - and we’re only getting started. As a category-defining company, we’re shaping what the future of learning looks like at global scale.

Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters. Joining Preply means helping define the future of education at global scale, and building something that truly matters for millions of people, every day.

Meet the team!

The Data team drives Preply to make the best decisions for our business, learners and tutors, by building a data-driven organization and the best data products.

We leverage a mature data-ecosystem, built with state-of-the-art technologies. Visit our Tech Radar to learn about the stack we use at Preply!

As Data Managers, we are deeply involved in people, business, products, marketing, and technologies. In partnership with product managers, We look for business opportunities and lead with technical excellence to bring the company to the next level.

All Product Growth Analytics team members embedded in cross-functional product squads will report to this position.

What you’ll be doing:

• Shape the strategy of Preply’s Product Growth end-to-end: From attracting new users efficiently, creating confident matches, guide learning commitment, expand value, geo & subject expansion and take the most of our referral and shareable mechanisms.

• Define a long-term vision for Product Growth Analytics and set them up for success. Keep them motivated by fostering an environment where ambitious goals lead to meaningful wins.

• Develop a deep understanding of tutor–learner dynamics across the full user journey, and translate this into actionable insights and product opportunities.

• Champion high-impact, cross-functional analytics initiatives that elevate how we use data to understand users and drive the business. Promote data literacy and scalable self-service analytics across the organization.

• Establish robust measurement frameworks to accurately assess product impact and enable effective prioritization of the product roadmap.

• Partner closely with Data Engineering and Analytics Engineering to define and scale best practices, tooling, and data foundations (tracking, modeling, experimentation).

• Lead the definition of tracking standards, engagement metrics, and KPIs to ensure consistency, reliability, and alignment with business goals.

What you need to succeed:

• 3+ years of leadership experience across Analytics and/or Data Science teams, with a demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop both managers and senior individual contributors, complemented by 4+ years of hands-on Senior IC experience.

• Proven ability to operate at a strategic level: setting direction, prioritizing high-impact work, and aligning analytics initiatives with company-wide objectives.

• Strong track record of raising the bar on technical quality, instilling accountability, and building a culture of curiosity, ownership, and continuous improvement.

• Deep experience with experimentation (A/B testing), including platform design, tracking strategy, and rigorous evaluation methodologies.

• Hands-on expertise in advanced analytics (e.g., causal inference, predictive modeling, attribution), with strong command of SQL and Python/R, and familiarity with modern data stacks (e.g., Amplitude, Looker, Snowflake, Databricks).

• Demonstrated ability to lead change at scale: embedding experimentation and data-driven decision-making into product and business processes.

• Lead the adoption of AI across the data function by setting standards, building reusable systems, and embedding strong validation and governance practices, ensuring teams scale faster without compromising data quality, reliability, or decision-making integrity.

• Strong business acumen: able to connect analytics work to ROI, anticipate downstream impact, and influence decisions at senior stakeholder levels.

• Genuine curiosity about user behavior and business performance, with a proactive mindset toward generating, testing, and iterating on new ideas.

Nice to have:

• Previous experience in Marketplaces and/or digital businesses (B2B, B2C, B2B2C).

• Previous experience in a subscription based business or in a product growth team.

Why you’ll love it at Preply:

• An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture;

• A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com , Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development;

• A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance;

• Not in Barcelona? We offer an attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply Barcelona Hub

• Access to free mental health support platforms;

• Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well-being and physical health;

• The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).

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Our Principles

• Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.

• We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.

• Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.

• Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.

• Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.

• Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.

• Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.

• Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference.

• Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.

• One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Preply.com is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. That means that Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status.