Senior Business Analyst, Workforce Strategy at Aurora Innovation

📋 Description

• Forecast and align headcount with strategy across cross-functional partners.
• Build financial and operational models linking drivers to staffing and budgeting.
• Create dashboards and reports on staffing utilization and capacity gaps.
• Develop scenarios with senior leaders balancing service, cost, and growth.
• Apply probabilistic modeling for cost and efficiency trade-offs.
• Lead monthly headcount data analyses and vendor reviews to form strategic recommendations.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years in management consulting, investment banking, or strategic ops.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a quantitative field.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets financial modeling.
• SQL expert; dashboards in BI tools (Mode, Tableau); Python a plus.
• Experience with data pipelines and DBT models.
• Strategic thinker balancing detail with big picture.
• Multi-functional leadership and stakeholder management.
• Executive presence; communicate analyses to senior stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ownership mindset; bias for action.

🎁 Benefits

• Hybrid work environment; in-office at least 3 days/week.
• Annual bonus, equity compensation, and benefits.