Business Analyst, Planning & Analytics

The role

The Business Analyst, Planning & Analytics builds workforce capacity models and forecasts for Arva's lines of business. The role analyzes operational and business data, builds dashboards, and gives leaders clear recommendations for hiring, acreage allocation and resource planning.

What you will do

• Build and maintain workforce capacity models across lines of business, including Customer Success capacity tied to acres under management
• Forecast resource demand, utilization and staffing needs
• Identify capacity triggers, bottlenecks and resource constraints before they affect delivery
• Create scenario analyses to support hiring and workforce planning decisions
• Provide analysis and options for acreage allocation and resource reallocation
• Gather, clean and analyze data from multiple sources
• Build and maintain dashboards, reports and scorecards
• Work with Customer Success, Sales, Operations, Product and other teams
• Support refining of portfolio management processes and standardized methodologies
• Prepare clear presentations and recommendations for leadership

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Analytics, Economics or a related field
• 3 to 8 years of experience in capacity planning, workforce planning, operations, portfolio management, business analytics, sales operations or a related discipline
• Experience building forecasts, resource models or operational planning tools
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and/or Google Sheets, including complex formulas, data modeling, pivot tables and scenario analysis
• Strong experience gathering and analyzing data from multiple sources
• Ability to independently obtain, consolidate and structure data for business decisions
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
• Strong problem-solving, critical-thinking skills and exceptional attention to detail
• Authorization to work in the United States, now and in the future

Nice to have

• Experience in both sales and operational environments
• Proficiency with Power BI, Tableau or similar business intelligence tools
• Experience with portfolio, project or resource management platforms
• Familiarity with forecasting methods, workforce planning models and operational KPI development
• Experience supporting a high-growth organization through scaling and operational change
• Interest in agriculture, sustainability or mission-driven work

Benefits

• Equity
• Bonus

Before you apply

• Only applicants currently, and in the future, eligible to work in the United States will be considered

About the company

Arva is a machine learning software-based SaaS company with offices in Houston, TX and Park City, UT. Its platform helps agricultural producers measure and verify regenerative practices and sell environmental asset credits to corporate buyers.