Analytics lead with 9 years of experience, currently leading a team of 5 analysts supporting commerce, operations and finance at a fast-growing retailer. Set up the company’s first metrics layer and quarterly insights program. Balances hands-on SQL and modeling with prioritization, hiring and stakeholder management.
Experience
Analytics Lead, Larkspur Apparel (San Diego, CA)
Feb 2022 – Present
Lead a team of 5 analysts supporting merchandising, operations and finance for a $340M omnichannel retailer
Launched a governed metrics layer in dbt and Looker, reducing conflicting KPI reports from weekly to near zero
Directed an inventory allocation analysis that improved full-price sell-through 6 points
Hired 3 analysts and introduced a quarterly planning process that ties analytics work to company OKRs
Senior Data Analyst, Coastline Home Delivery (Irvine, CA)
Mar 2019 – Jan 2022
Modeled delivery-window demand, informing a pricing change that added $2.4M in annual fees
Built operations dashboards in Tableau used daily by 25 hub managers
Trained 40 hub staff on reading delivery-performance dashboards
Data Analyst, Pacifica Insights Group (Los Angeles, CA)
Jan 2017 – Feb 2019
Delivered retail analytics projects for 10 clients, including store clustering and basket analysis
Education
B.A. in Business Economics, University of California, Irvine (Sep 2012 – Jun 2016)
Skills
Leadership: team management, hiring, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder management
Analytics: SQL, Python, forecasting, inventory and pricing analysis
A strong Analytics Lead resume shows the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Lead with scope and impact: the size of the systems, budgets or teams you influenced, and the decisions you owned.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Projects
Skills
Education
Length: One page is ideal; two pages are fine with 10+ years of relevant experience.
Summary: Open with your specialty and years of experience, then one or two signature results.
Skills to feature
SQL
Python or R
Statistics
Machine learning
Data modeling
dbt and ELT pipelines
BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
Experiment design
Data visualization
Stakeholder communication
Example bullet points
Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year
Rebuilt the revenue dashboard on dbt and Looker, cutting refresh time from 6 hours to 20 minutes
Designed 25 A/B tests with sequential analysis, shortening the average test from 4 weeks to 10 days
Tips from recruiters
Pair every technique with the decision it informed; "built a model" alone says little.
List tools under grouped skills ("Analytics: SQL, dbt, Looker") so ATS keyword matches are exact.
Link a notebook, Kaggle profile or public analysis if you have one.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Analytics Lead resume FAQ
What should a Analytics Lead resume include?
A Analytics Lead resume should show the questions you answered, the models or pipelines you shipped, and the decisions your analysis changed. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Projects, Skills and Education. Lead with scope and impact: the size of the systems, budgets or teams you influenced, and the decisions you owned.
What is the best resume template for a Analytics Lead?
Classic, Modern and Compact work well for Analytics Lead roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Analytics Lead resume be?
One page is ideal; two pages are fine with 10+ years of relevant experience.
Which skills should a Analytics Lead put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Analytics Lead roles are SQL, Python or R, Statistics, Machine learning, Data modeling and dbt and ELT pipelines.
How do I write strong Analytics Lead resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as forecast accuracy, revenue impact and query time. For example: "Built a churn model (gradient boosting, AUC 0.86) that targeted retention offers and saved $900k a year."