Product Development Associate (US)

The role

You will evaluate third-party datasets, support new product development, and help find opportunities that create value for clients and the business. You will work closely with engineering, partnerships, and business teams to move projects from idea through evaluation and recommendation.

What you will do

• Evaluate and build upon third-party datasets to assess quality, business value, and use cases.
• Define key questions, success metrics, and analytical frameworks for open-ended projects.
• Conduct quantitative analyses and translate findings into actionable recommendations.
• Support the development and improvement of new products, datasets, and data-driven initiatives.
• Work alongside other analysts to plan, develop, and execute complex projects.
• Prioritize high-impact opportunities and drive progress with as much autonomy as possible.
• Explore new use cases, methodologies, and applications for datasets and products.
• Leverage AI tools, LLMs, and automation to improve research, analysis, and productivity.
• Contribute to team knowledge, tooling, and operational efficiency.
• Collaborate effectively across engineering, partnerships, product, and business teams.

Required qualifications

• 2 to 4 years of experience in data analytics, data science, alternative data, or a related field.
• Strong SQL and/or PySpark skills and comfort working with large datasets.
• Experience with modern data platforms such as Databricks.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business questions into structured analyses and insights.
• Strong judgment and use of data to support recommendations and decision-making.
• Comfortable using AI tools and LLMs while maintaining independent critical thinking.
• Thrive in open-ended environments with high ownership and autonomy.
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders, or have experience partnering cross-functionally with engineering and business teams.
• Curious, experimental, and excited to uncover new opportunities.

Benefits

• Flexible work hours and flexible vacation.
• Generous 401K match.
• Parental leave.
• Team events.
• Wellness budget.
• Learning reimbursement.

Before you apply

• YipitData is not able to consider candidates who currently or in the future will require visa sponsorship.

About the company

YipitData is a market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy. It has offices in the US, APAC, and India.