Business Intelligence Analyst (Contract)
Company: The Motley Fool
Location: Washington, DC (Remote)
Salary: $70 - $78 an hour
Type: Full-time
Remote: Yes
Posted: 2026-05-08
About this role
### Who Are We?
The Motley Fool is a purpose-driven financial services company on a mission to make the world smarter, happier, and richer. For 30 years, we've been helping people make better investment decisions through transparency, education, and a healthy dose of Foolish fun. We're a fast-moving, collaborative team that values high-quality work, curiosity, and initiative. We care deeply about what we do, and we're driven by the impact our work has on real people's financial futures.
### What Does This Team Do?
Our Business Intelligence team acts like internal consultants. We help teams across the company do their jobs better by identifying opportunities and informing data-driven decisions. We don't just "pull data"—we uncover the stories buried in the numbers to guide our marketing, product, and member experience strategies.
### What Will You Do in This Role?
The Business Intelligence/Data Analyst plays a critical role in driving strategic decision-making. You will collaborate closely with senior BI team members and stakeholders across various departments to analyze business performance and develop growth strategies.
### Okay, but what will you actually do in this role?
- Analyze datasets containing millions of records to identify trends, patterns, and exploratory insights.
- Apply statistical methods and machine learning algorithms to solve complex business problems and forecast outcomes.
- Partner with business teams to understand their strategy and goals, then translate them into actionable data initiatives.
- Develop and maintain dashboards in Tableau that provide clear, jargon-free insights.
- Work with data engineering and tech colleagues to automate and operationalize your models.
- Provide data-informed recommendations with a quantifiable value to improve product features, engagement, and member experience.
- Monitor key metrics and performance indicators to develop strategies for business impact.
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