Job Details

Business Analyst (AR/VR)
Location: Preferred Hybrid- Burlingame, CA; Fully remote- PST available
Pay: $45-48/hr/hr (W2)
Duration: Initial 12-month contract (expected extensions/conversion)
Schedule: Full-time, 40 hrs/week (Mon-Fri)
Target Start: May 2026
Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid vacation & sick leave

Job Overview:

Seeking a Business Analyst to own demand forecasting for our VR headset and wearables product lines. You'll build and maintain sell-through and sell-in forecasts, partner with sales and channel operations teams, and present performance insights to business leaders. This is a hands-on, execution-focused role ideal for someone who thrives on data-driven planning in consumer hardware.

Day-to-Day:

• Quality of end products and deliverables, including decks and presentations created
• Proactive identification of necessary changes and adjustments
• Timely follow-up on tasks and action items
• Strong feedback from cross-functional partners demonstrating collaboration and soft skills

• Partner with sales account managers, category managers, data analysts and business unit marketing teams to drive accurate demand planning and identify growth initiatives based on robust forecast models
• Build bottoms up Sell-Through and Sell-In forecasts utilizing multiple quantitative and qualitative datasets and present cycle over cycle results to business leaders
• Forecast and track weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly sales performance of hero and accessories hardware products in AR/VR
• Own the actuals vs forecast and goal performance analysis, drive identification of root causes and plan mitigation measures for gaps in performance
• Share forecast assumptions and impact of strategic activities to forecast outcomes to broader organization and various stakeholders
• Drive implementation of tools and techniques for continuous forecast accuracy improvement by analyzing large datasets, identifying trends, dependencies, correlations, and creating future outlooks based on that
• Partner with Channel Operation teams to impact production and launch decisions
• Present outcomes at reviews with business leaders

• 2+ years of experience of hardware products (including accessories) demand forecasting
• 4+ years overall experience
• Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Suite products experience
• Abiity to dive in and do the work
• Bachelor's degree preferred; experience more important

Forecasting/Demand Planning (analytical/modeling)

Cross-functional collaboration and presentation experience

Technical proficiency (Google Sheets, Excel, etc.)

Physical consumer goods experience

Forecasting systems experience (e.g., O9

Ability to independently manage business

Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.

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