Strategic Finance Lead, Operations

Hover helps people design, improve, and protect the properties they love. With proprietary AI built on over a decade of real property data, Hover answers age-old questions like "What will it look like?" and "What will it cost?" Homeowners, contractors, and insurance professionals rely on Hover to get fully measured, accurate, and interactive 3D models of any property - all from a smartphone scan in minutes.n

At Hover, we're driven by curiosity, purpose, and a shared commitment to serving our customers, communities, and each other. We believe the best ideas come from diverse perspectives and are proud to cultivate an inclusive, high-performance culture that inspires growth, accountability, and excellence. Backed by leading investors like Google Ventures and Menlo Ventures, and trusted by industry leaders including Travelers, State Farm, and Nationwide - we're redefining how people understand and interact with their spaces.

Why Hover wants you nHover helps people design, improve, and protect the properties they love.nWe're looking for a strategic and deeply curious Principal Product Analyst to join the team behind Hover's Property Intelligence product, supporting our Insurance vertical. This isn't a reactive support role - you'll be a core builder and thought partner embedded directly in the product "quad-pod" alongside Product, Engineering, and Design leadership, helping shape the direction of the product from the ground up.nWe're looking for a relentless problem solver who combines strong analytical and technical depth with strong product intuition. This role goes far beyond traditional dashboarding - you'll help shape AI-powered insurance workflows, improve telemetry foundations, evaluate strategic product bets, and influence enterprise product adoption.nYou'll partner closely with product leaders, engineers, designers, GTM partners, and enterprise customers to define quality frameworks, measure business impact, and help evolve how analytics supports increasingly AI-native and agentic product experiences.nThe ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, enjoys 01 problem solving, and is excited by the opportunity to drive outsized impact across product strategy, experimentation, and analytics infrastructure.nWhy This Team: nThis role offers unusually broad scope and the opportunity to influence product direction, enterprise strategy, and analytics infrastructure simultaneously.nHover's Insurance business is at a critical growth stage, with expanding enterprise partnerships, ambitious product roadmaps, and increasing adoption of AI-powered workflows. The team is actively shaping 01 insurance workflows and redefining how AI-powered property intelligence products are evaluated, adopted, and scaled within enterprise environments.nYou'll work directly alongside Product, Engineering, Design, and GTM leadership while helping define:nnwhat great product quality looks like,nhow enterprise ROI is measured,nand how analytics evolves to support increasingly intelligent and non-deterministic product experiences.nnThis is a rare opportunity to:nninfluence product strategy,nshape next-generation analytics infrastructure,npartner with senior insurance leaders,nand help define how AI transforms real-world insurance workflows.nnAs Hover's Insurance organization continues to scale, this role also offers meaningful growth opportunities into broader leadership or product ownership paths.nYou will contribute bynnDriving strategic analytics initiatives supporting Hover's Insurance product portfolionPartnering closely with Product Managers and Engineering Leads to define success metrics, design experiments, and evaluate product performancenBuilding frameworks that define and measure inspection quality, customer outcomes, and enterprise ROInLeading end-to-end analytical projects - from problem framing and data exploration to storytelling and influencing strategic decisionsnDriving experiment design and analysis for Au002FB tests and quasi-experimental studiesnImproving telemetry and instrumentation foundations across Segment, Mixpanel, and internal analytics systemsnHelping evolve product measurement approaches for AI-assisted and agentic workflowsnBuilding a deep understanding of customer journeys and identifying opportunities to improve product adoption, retention, and user experiencenSurfacing insights that influence roadmap prioritization and strategic product investmentsnCollaborating directly with enterprise insurance customers to evaluate adoption and product effectivenessnCreating scalable data frameworks that help stakeholders align around business and product outcomesnHelping elevate analytics maturity across the organization by improving self-serve analytics capabilities and championing data-informed decision makingnnYour background includesnn7+ years of experience in Product Analytics, Data Science, Product Strategy, or related analytical product-focused rolesnExpert-level SQL proficiency for complex analysis and data explorationnExperience with data tech stack and BI softwarenStrong product intuition and ability to synthesize ambiguous problems into actionable recommendationsnExperience partnering deeply with Product and Engineering organizations to influence product directionnExperience designing and evaluating experiments using Au002FB testing or causal inference methodologiesnStrong communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and executive audiencesnExperience working in fast-paced, cross-functional product environments with multiple competing prioritiesnCuriosity and practical experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate analysis, improve workflows, or uncover product insightsnnNice-to-HavesnnPython literacy and comfort working with analytical or experimentation workflowsnExperience with our specific stack (Tableau, DBT, Snowflake, Hex)nInsurance, fintech, enterprise SaaS, or AI product experiencenExperience evaluating AI-enabled or workflow automation productsnnBenefitsnnCompensation - Competitive salary and meaningful equity in a fast-growing companynHealthcare - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and dependentsnPaid Time Off - Unlimited and flexible vacation policy nPaid Family Leave - We support worku002Flife balance and offer generous paid parental and new child bonding leave nMandatory Self-Care Days - A day set aside each month to allow employees to recharge nRemote Wellbeing Resources - We provide recurring fitness classes, meditationu002F mindfulness tools, virtual therapy, and family planning assistance nLearning - We encourage continued education and will help cover the cost of management training, conferences, workshops, or certificationsnnHybrid roles at HovernHover has Hubs in San Francisco and New York City, where we expect that all employees living within a 50-mile radius of our offices will come into their local Hover office at least three times a week to build rapport and foster organic connection. At this time, Hover is not considering fully remote roles.nThe US base salary range for this full-time position is $199,000 - $246,000 annually. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all applicable US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.n#LI-RH1 #LI-Hybrid