Junior Data Analyst

Key Skills

Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Data science techniques, Data Visualization, Git, Github, Leadership Skill, Operations, PowerBI, Presentation skills, Python Programming, R Programming, SQL, Statistics, Tableau

Job Description

About the Role:

We are searching for a Junior Analyst to join the Strategic Analytics team who will play a key role in ensuring that our organization has access to the insights necessary to build a great product and service for our customers. This person will collaborate heavily with Data Science and Data Engineering to support multiple business units within Perpay. We are looking for someone to deliver key insights to drive business optimization. This opportunity, reporting directly to the Manager of Strategic Analytics, is both unique and pivotal, as it provides the chance to contribute to a rapidly growing team. 

Our greatest strength is our people and we’d love for you to be one of them!

Responsibilities:

• Rapidly build a deep understanding of Perpay’s business operations and data holdings
• Conduct focused and in-depth research of assigned business problems, creating a thorough and nuanced understanding of the issues at hand and their wider implications
• Deliver high-quality insights and recommendations to strategic analytics leadership and other stakeholders through reports and presentations 
• Create efficient and correct code that can be adapted for a production environment 
• Build business intelligence reporting to support evidence-based decision making throughout the organization 
• Develop and manage relationships with business stakeholders, negotiating priorities and collaborating to strengthen the business 

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative/technical field (Computer Science, Economics, Statistics, Engineering)
• Internship, research, or course experience analyzing real-world data with programming languages such as SQL,Python, R
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to translate business problems into technical logic
• Solid written and oral communication skills, particularly around presenting clear and actionable recommendations with decision-makers without neglecting nuance and uncertainty 
• Ability to translate complex analytical projects into concrete business recommendations

Bonus:

• 2+ years in a hands-on data role
• Expertise using SQL for acquiring and transforming data 
• Experience with data visualization tools e.g. Domo, Power BI, Tableau
• Experience with object-oriented programming languages (Python preferred)
• Experience with code reviews and version control (Git, Github)

Hey, we know not everybody checks all the boxes, so if you’re interested, please apply because you could be just what we’re looking for!

What We’ll Bring:

• Competitive salary + company equity
• 401k with company match
• Medical / Dental / Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Relocation assistance
• Pre-tax commuter benefit
• Student loan repayment match
• Gym subsidy with City Fitness
• Cell phone plan
• Paid parental leave
• Unlimited PTO
• Optional remote work days

Additional Perks:

• Opportunity to gain experience in:
• one of the fastest-growing financial startups in the country
• both e-commerce & fintech
• working cross functionally