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As the 6th fastest-growing company in Belgium (Deloitte Fast 50), we've proven we can acquire customers. Now we're focused on something harder and more meaningful: keeping them, and genuinely improving the lives of their pets.\nThat's where you come in. As our Data Analytics Engineer for Retention & Pet Health, you'll own the data that helps us understand why customers stay, why they leave, and what we can do to make every pet's life a little healthier and longer. Churn models, CLTV, cohort analyses, reactivation campaigns, you'll be the person who makes sure these aren't just buzzwords, but decisions grounded in solid data.\nYou'll work embedded in a cross-functional tech team alongside product engineers, software engineers and designers, and you'll be the go-to person when it comes to understanding customer behaviour and pet health outcomes.\nRequirements\nOwn the data that drives retention and pet health decisions:\nDesign and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines using dbt Core and BigQuery, built to last, not just to ship.\n\nBethe guardian of data quality in your domain: one source of truth, properly documented, always reliable.\n\nBethe architecture behind your data landscape. You won't just implement, but help shape how we build.\n\nSupport A/B testing and experimentation from hypothesis to quantified business impact.\n\nTurn customer and pet data into meaningful action:\nDeep-dive into subscription and retention data, churn, CLTV, reactivation, payback periods - using cohort analysis, retention curves and attribution modelling.\n\nWork with marketing and digital analytics data (GA4, Meta & Google Ads, funnels, CAC vs CLTV) to connect acquisition to long-term value.\n\nCollaborate with our data scientist on predictive models: feature design, output validation and monitoring.\n\nBuild dashboards and reports that people genuinely use, from weekly churn insights to leadership KPI overviews.\n\nBe the person who says “here's what the data tells us” in the room where decisions get made.\n\nYour toolbox\nData ingestion: dltHub, giving us maximal control of what we ingest.\n\nStorage & architecture: BigQuery, with solid understanding of data warehouses, data lakes and medallion/vault patterns.\n\nTransformation: dbt Core for modular, well-documented models.\n\nOrchestration: Google Cloud Platform (Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Workflows).\n\nVisualisation: Looker Studio and/or custom dashboard solutions.\n\nAnalysis: Python for deeper analysis and data pipelines.\n\nWho you are\n4-5+ years of experience as a Data Analyst, Data Engineer or Data Analytics Engineer, ideally in e-commerce, subscriptions or digital products.\n\nStrong SQL and Python skills, with hands-on experience across a modern data stack.\n\nComfortable with marketing and digital analytics data: GA4, Meta & Google Ads, attribution models, funnels, cohorts, retention, CAC vs CLTV.\n\nYou understand data architecture and think proactively about cost, efficiency and scalability, not just correctness.\n\nYou communicate clearly: you can explain a complex model to an engineer and a business insight to a CEO.\n\nYou take ownership. 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No layers of bureaucracy between your work and the decisions it informs.\nA competitive salary package, aligned with your experience and level of responsibility.\n\nMobility package, tailored to your role and location.\n\nHealth insurance via Alan.\n\nLearning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional growth.\n\nFun team-building, social and sports activities throughout the year.\n\nAccess to Benefits at Work, with discounts on brands such as Nike, bol.com and IKEA.\n\nEmployee discount for your pet, because they're part of the family too.\n\nA MacBook to do your best work.\n\nHome office allowance.\n\nFresh fruit and energising drinks at the office.\nIfyou get excited by the idea of using data to keep pets healthier and customers happier, this role is for you.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4481,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Apple Macbook","Health insurance","Home office","Sports activities"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Pet Food, Supplies & Care"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-02T13:42:26Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":13,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.46,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":72,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:2","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-11-06T05:58:05Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/just-russel-data-analytics-engineer-retention-pet-health","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/just-russel-data-analytics-engineer-retention-pet-health.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-06T06:30:20Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":11443,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-07T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2153400},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2153400"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fjust-russel-data-analytics-engineer-retention-pet-health"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fjust-russel-data-analytics-engineer-retention-pet-health"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fjust-russel-data-analytics-engineer-retention-pet-health"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/just-russel-data-analytics-engineer-retention-pet-health\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fjust-russel-data-analytics-engineer-retention-pet-health"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":1701795}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"justrussel.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":1701795},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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