Data analyst
Bending Spoons · France
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- €150,000 / year
- France
Job highlights
- Analyze data to identify impactful business questions.
- Own product analytics and design experiments.
- Translate data into actionable business insights.
- Leverage AI for faster work and insights.
- Grow career rapidly in a high-performance team.
About the role
About Bending Spoons
At Bending Spoons, we’re striving to build one of the all-time great companies. A company that serves a huge number of customers, where team members grow to their full potential, functions at unparalleled levels of effectiveness and efficiency, creates value for shareowners at an extraordinary rate, and does so while adhering to high ethical standards.
We acquire and improve digital businesses to own and operate them for the long term. Our transformations are deep, designed to speed up innovation, benefit customers, and strengthen business performance. We operate with minimal hierarchy, in small, talent-dense teams, and with the ambition and agility of a startup. AI is deeply integrated into our work, reinforcing human judgment with machine intelligence.
For a talented, driven, and collaborative individual, working at Bending Spoons is an opportunity to learn, make an impact, and progress their career at an exceptionally high rate.
Responsibilities
- Frame the right questions: Partner with product and growth managers to identify the most impactful questions regarding pricing, feature adoption, or user behavior, and define how to answer them.
- Own product analytics and experiments: Design, implement, and analyze experiments end-to-end (e.g., deciding whether a feature should be paid or free), balancing short-term impact with long-term product health.
- Translate data into insights: Provide timely, high-quality insights to support prioritization, business planning, and product trade-offs.
- Make insights actionable: Translate analyses and model outputs into recommendations, using dashboards and lightweight reporting to help teams move quickly.
- Leverage AI to accelerate work: Use AI tools to move faster, surface ideas and opportunities, and study competing products and trends.
What we look for
- Reasoning ability: Solve complex problems using first principles, structure ideas sharply, resist biases, and identify critical details.
- Drive: Be extremely ambitious with initiative, effort, and tenacity. Feel deeply responsible for your work and hold yourself to a high standard.
- Team spirit: Give generously, support the best idea, be willing to help your team, and be reliable, honest, and transparent.
- Proficiency in English: Read, write, and speak proficiently in English.
What we offer
- Talented, entrepreneurial teams: Work in small, result-oriented, autonomous teams with bright minds.
- Exceptional opportunity for growth: Progress rapidly, with opportunities to lead products and play essential roles in major projects.
- Competitive pay and equity: Attractive salary and the opportunity to receive company equity at a discounted price. Potential for tax benefits in Italy.
- Comprehensive benefits: Flexible hours, remote working, unlimited learning and training, top health insurance, relocation assistance, generous parental support, and a yearly retreat.
Commitment & Contract
Permanent or fixed-term. Full-time or part-time.
The selection process
We prioritize verifiable signals of excellence over seniority. If you are passionate about the role and believe you can excel, apply even if you feel you lack experience. The process involves challenging tests that may take several hours. We maintain a high bar and do not extend offers until confident in the candidate. Roles may remain open or be reposted multiple times.
We consider all applicants and provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
Before you apply
If you've applied before without an offer, we recommend waiting at least one year. Bending Spoons is a demanding environment requiring significant commitment, but it leads to extraordinary learning, achievement, and career growth.
To aid in a quick ramp-up, we recommend spending your first few months in our Milan office, regardless of your long-term location. We offer generous travel and accommodation assistance for this. Post-initial period, you can work from Milan, London, or remotely from approved countries.
Apply now
If this role excites you and you're ready to give your best, we encourage you to apply.
Key skills/competency
- Data Analysis
- Product Analytics
- Experiment Design
- Insight Generation
- Data Visualization
- SQL
- Python
- AI Tools
- Problem Solving
- Business Acumen
Skills & topics
- Data Analyst
- Data Analysis
- Product Analytics
- SQL
- Python
- Experimentation
- Business Intelligence
- Data Visualization
- AI
- Machine Learning
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your reasoning ability, drive, and team spirit. Quantify achievements using data to showcase impact.
- Craft a compelling application: Clearly articulate why you are a great fit for Bending Spoons' mission and values.
- Prepare for challenging tests: Practice problem-solving and analytical skills. Be ready to demonstrate your ability to think from first principles.
- Showcase your drive and team spirit: During interviews, provide examples of your ambition, initiative, and collaborative approach.
- Demonstrate AI proficiency: If applicable, highlight any experience using AI tools for analysis or accelerating workflows.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What is the typical career progression for a Data Analyst at Bending Spoons?
- Bending Spoons offers an exceptional opportunity for growth. Spooners often progress rapidly, with individuals in their 20s leading products worth hundreds of millions of dollars. As a Data Analyst, you can expect to play an essential role in major projects and see your career advance at an exceptionally high rate, especially if you demonstrate exceptional capability.
- What kind of data and tools will I work with as a Data Analyst at Bending Spoons?
- As a Data Analyst, you'll be involved in product analytics and experiments, focusing on areas like pricing, feature adoption, and user behavior. You'll design and implement experiments, translate data into insights, and create dashboards and reports. Bending Spoons also deeply integrates AI into its work, so you can expect to leverage AI tools to accelerate your analyses and uncover new opportunities.
- How important is prior experience for the Data Analyst role at Bending Spoons?
- Bending Spoons prioritizes verifiable signals of excellence over seniority. While experience is valued, they encourage individuals who believe they can excel over time to apply, even if they feel they lack extensive experience. The selection process includes challenging tests designed to assess potential and capability.
- What is the work arrangement for the Data Analyst position?
- The Data Analyst position offers flexibility. While the initial few months are recommended to be spent in the Milan office to absorb company culture, long-term work can be from their offices in Milan or London, or remotely from approved countries. This flexibility is a key benefit offered to Spooners.
- How does Bending Spoons support employee growth and learning for a Data Analyst?
- Bending Spoons provides unlimited backing for learning and training. They prioritize putting individuals in the ideal position to thrive, ensuring you have the resources and support needed to develop your skills and advance your career at an exceptionally high rate.
- What kind of compensation can a Data Analyst expect at Bending Spoons?
- Compensation is competitive and includes salary and access to equity in the company. Salary ranges vary by location and expected impact, with significant growth potential as you gain experience. For example, typical starting salaries in London are around £85,797, with experienced candidates potentially earning between £112,189 and £250,512. Similar competitive ranges exist in Europe.
- What are the core values Bending Spoons looks for in a Data Analyst candidate?
- Bending Spoons looks for candidates with strong reasoning ability, exceptional drive, and a collaborative team spirit. They value individuals who think from first principles, are ambitious and tenacious, support the best idea, and act with honesty and transparency.