Lead Forecasting & Financial Analyst at Guild.xyz

<div class="content-intro"><p>To thrive as a company and meet our impact goals, we must cultivate a culture of high-performance. You can read about our culture principles <a href="https://guild.com/careers" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>We know managers are often the single-largest driver of employee satisfaction and growth, and our talent is our biggest asset. Because of that, we’ve identified consistent expectations for all of <a href="https://guild.com/careers/people-manager-expectations">Guild’s people managers</a> — helping you know what to expect from your experience here.</p> <p>If you are an Internal Candidate, please apply via our <a href="../../internal_job_board">Internal Job Board</a>. </p> <p>----</p></div><p><span style="color: #000000;">Guild is hiring a <strong>Lead Forecast Modeling Analyst</strong> to scale the impact of our Forecasting and Financial Analytics team. You'll own and improve critical components of our most complex and most important forecasting model — working inside a modern, modular forecasting system and experimentation framework to drive step-change improvements in how well we forecast clients' education benefit program.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">As a <strong>Lead Forecast Modeling Analyst</strong>, you will:</span></p> <ul> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Develop and improve the usage-based forecasting models for critical components of clients' education benefit with Guild, using advanced statistical and machine learning techniques.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Raise forecast accuracy and shorten the monthly refresh cycle, using a backtesting and experimentation framework to test methodological changes with rigor. Build tooling and process to catch correctable model issues.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Transfer modeling logic out of individual heads into well-structured, documented, tested code, building redundancy on a business-critical forecast.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Partner cross-functionally with Analytics, Data Science, Data Engineering, Product, and Technology teams to improve the data, systems, and infrastructure the forecast depends on.</span></li> <li style="color: #000000 !important;"><span style="color: #000000;">Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation.&l