Join Substack as a Product Analyst to enhance product understanding and inform strategic decisions.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
First seen on Joblaze 6 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 6 hours ago
What you'll build
- Improve understanding of product and user base
- Partner with PMs and leadership for strategy
- Define metrics and set goals
- Share updates with team and company
- Collaborate with engineers on data logging
Must have
- 4+ years of experience as analyst or in a similar technical role
- Advanced SQL knowledge
- Strong data visualization skills
- Solid understanding of A/B test concepts
- Strong product sense and intuition
Nice to have
- Experience with Trust & Safety data
- Experience with Sales and Partnerships data
Requirements
- Experience
- 4+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Product Analyst at Substack, the individual will focus on enhancing the understanding of the product and its user base while collaborating closely with product managers and engineers to inform strategic decisions. Key skills include advanced SQL proficiency, familiarity with BI tools like Snowflake and Periscope, and a solid grasp of product growth concepts. This position is ideal for someone with over four years of analytical experience who possesses strong communication skills and a deep understanding of Substack's market position. The team is small and dynamic, emphasizing a hands-on approach to data-driven decision-making.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 3, 2026. Last confirmed on Substack's careers page October 3, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for Product roles (median ~$185,000).
- Starts above 30% of 57 comparable mid product roles in United States we track (median $150,000 across 41 companies).
- SQL appears in 9.6% of 135 comparable mid product roles in United States; Snowflake appears in 0.7% of 135 comparable mid product roles in United States.
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Substack lists $130,000–$225,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 4 years of relevant experience for this Product Analyst role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Periscope, SQL, Snowflake.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Substack targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Product Analyst role at Substack.
From the original posting
Substack is building a new economic engine for culture, giving the brightest, most interesting, and most creative people on the internet the power of their own publishing platform. The terms of our culture should not be set by gate-keeping legacy media or chaos-fueling social media, but by the people who make and participate in that culture. Substack’s model, based on direct subscriptions, has fueled an explosion of independent publishing. It empowers creators with economic autonomy, creative ownership, and a direct connection to their most engaged audiences.
Product Analytics at Substack
The mission of the Product Analytics team at Substack is to help the product team make better decisions. Product Analytics is embedded in the Product organization. We are a small and scrappy team that covers a lot of ground. You would be joining as the fourth individual on the team.
Responsibilities
Take ownership of continuously improving our understanding of the product, user base, growth trajectory, and state of play.
Proactively partner with PMs and company leadership to inform the long term, medium term, and short term strategy of your product area.
Help the team define useful metrics and set clear goals.
Share regular insightful updates with your team and across the company.
Proactively partner with engineers to invest in clean and thorough logging, ETL, and improving the ergonomics of our data.
Requirements
4+ years of experience as analyst or in a similar technical role.
Solid understanding of product growth concepts and frameworks (e.g. retention curves, cohort analysis, growth accounting).
Advanced SQL knowledge, and familiarity with BI tools (we use Snowflake and Periscope every day).
Strong data visualization and written/verbal communication skills, must be able to design legible dashboards dashboards and clearly convey the salient insights for any analysis.
Solid understanding of A/B test and experimentation concepts (proper test design, power calculation, post-hoc analysis, novelty effects, etc.).
Strong product sense and intuition, a deep understanding of Substack’s product, user base, and market position is a must.
Ability to roll up your sleeves and do what needs to be done with limited resources and support.
Experience working with Trust & Safety and/or Sales and Partnerships data is a plus!
Substack’s compensation package includes a market competitive salary, equity for all full time roles, and exceptional benefits. Our cash compensation salary range for this role is $130,000 - $225,000. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.
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