Full-Time Sr. Data Analyst

The Banking Analytics team is lean, high-functioning, entrepreneurial, and impact-focused. We combine creative and critical thinking with detailed analysis and drive impact across the organization. If you are inquisitive and can incubate different angles for business/product opportunities, synthesize large amounts of data, connect the dots amidst ambiguity, and want to deliver clear and measurable impact from day one, the Varo team would love to meet you!

What you'll be doing

Conduct data analysis, using advanced analytical and statistical approaches, to make business recommendations.  Be impact-focused and demonstrate high bias to action

Develop a deep understanding of banking and commercial data and share insights around the key metrics that drive the company

Deep dive into unit economics of the business and understand drivers of profitability, with the ability to zoom in or out as needed. Analysis areas might include (but not limited to):  commercial analytics, product feature analysis, forecasting, and experimentation

Leverage forecasting and financial modeling to predict trends in transactional volume and other key financial KPIs 

Work with Finance, Product, and other teams to produce analysis for critical initiatives as well as new business or product opportunities. Effectively communicate key findings and recommendations to multiple levels of stakeholders

Create & automate reports, iteratively build & prototype dashboards to provide insights at scale, solving for business priorities

You'll bring the following required skills and experiences

4+ years of experience in an analytical role providing business analysis, developing dashboards, and presenting results to leadership

Expert in SQL (4+ years). Proficiency in Tableau (or other BI tools) and day-to-day use of R/Python is a big plus

Experience partnering with business units, articulating business questions, scripting with SQL/Python to pull data from datasets, and using quantitative techniques to solve complex problems

Experience with experimentation, product analytics, measuring ROI of initiatives, and automating dashboards and reports to track business performance

Experience with financial modeling in banking/fintech is a big plus. Track record of successfully communicating data-driven insights

Solid understanding of statistical analysis

Exceptional problem-solving skills and business judgment

Ability to get things done and work independently and a high bias for action.