Advisor, Planning & Analysis

Join the future of news We’re on a mission to deliver riveting storytelling for all of America. At The Washington Post, you’ll help reinvent news. Our work is driven by a deep investigative spirit and enhanced by innovation to bring audiences closer to the stories that matter most. About Our Team The Washington Post is powered by the passion and talent of our people. It takes all of us to reinvent news. Beyond our award-winning Newsroom and Opinions teams, we work across many departments, including Brand & Events, Communications, Customer Care, Engineering & Product, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing & Advertising, Print Operations, and Sales. Why This Role Matters The Advisor, Planning & Analysis is a highly analytical and execution-focused individual contributor role that supports the CEO in monitoring strategic priorities, enabling data-driven decision-making, and improving visibility into business performance. This role combines deep analytical rigor, structured thinking, and executive communication. It is responsible for developing high-stakes written narratives and executive memos, building and refining key business metrics and dashboards, and ensuring the CEO and senior leadership have accurate, timely, and actionable insights. Working cross-functionally with Strategy & Brand, Revenue, Data & Analytics, Public Relations, Finance, and HR, this role synthesizes complex data into clear insights, establishes consistent performance measurement frameworks, and anticipates questions to prepare the CEO for internal and external engagements. What Motivates You You are driven by intellectual rigor and data accuracy, and take pride in getting to the “ground truth” You enjoy building clarity from ambiguity, especially through data and structured frameworks You are motivated by connecting data to business outcomes, not just reporting metrics You have a strong inclination to build systems (dashboards, KPIs, processes) that scale beyond one-off analyses You value clear, direct communication grounded in facts—even when the message is difficult You thrive in environments where you are expected to think independently and challenge assumptions You are energized by working across functions to reconcile different perspectives into one coherent view of the business How You Will Support The Mission Executive Decision Support Produce executive memos on a regular basis that clearly articulate the business context, data-driven insights, strategic options, and recommendations Ensure all materials are fact-based, analytically rigorous, and supported by validated data sources Frame complex decisions with clear trade-offs, risks, and quantified implications Business Performance Measurement & Analytics Define, refine, and standardize core business metrics and KPIs across functions Partner with Data & Analytics and Finance to ensure data integrity, consistency, and alignment on definitions Develop and maintain executive-level dashboards that provide clear visibility into business performance, trends, and emerging risks ·Move the organization from descriptive reporting to diagnostic and predictive insights Dashboard & Insights Development Translate business priorities into structured reporting frameworks and visualizations Identify gaps in existing data and work with stakeholders to close those gaps through improved tracking and instrumentation Ensure dashboards highlight actionable insights, not just data outputs Metrics Governance & Process Ownership Establish and manage processes for ongoing metric definition, refinement, and governance Drive consistency in how performance is measured and reported across teams Lead periodic reviews to evaluate the relevance and effectiveness of key metrics and recommend improvements Ensure alignment between strategic priorities and what is being measured CEO Preparation & Anticipation Anticipate questions from ownership, senior leadership, and external stakeholders; prepar ... (truncated, view full listing at source)