Data Analyst, Farewill
£60-70k
+ Stock options
2+ days a week in office (Haggerston, London)
Wills, probate, and cremation service
Open for applications
Wills, probate, and cremation service
21-100 employees
Open for applications
£60-70k
+ Stock options
2+ days a week in office (Haggerston, London)
21-100 employees
Company mission
To change the way the world deals with death.
Role
Who you are
- You consider yourself a highly numerate and commercial general analyst, and have at least 4 years of working experience
- You're great at creating clear visualisations and dashboards, and structuring reporting suites
- You have experience writing SQL (bonus if BigQuery), and using dbt and a modern data tech stack including cloud data platforms and visualisation tools
- You make the complex simple. You’re thorough and detail oriented, but also pragmatic and able to identify when tradeoffs need to be made (and to communicate what those tradeoffs are!)
- You know how to scale yourself. As a member of a small team, you understand the need to take a strategic approach to data, with a focus on building complete self-service solutions
- You love seeing your analysis drive real business impact. This requires great communication and teamwork. When you spot an interesting pattern in your data you’re proactive in sharing it and figuring out what it means
- You ideally have some finance and accounting knowledge, but this isn't strictly necessary
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a dynamic and strategic Data Analyst to help us level up how Farewill does data analytics and reporting
- You will report directly to our VP Finance, and you’ll work alongside our Senior Analytics Engineer and our Business Unit Leads to provide data that drives key business decisions on a daily basis
- Redesigning our core company KPI metrics and dashboards, making information accessible via clear and insightful visualisations
- Creating real-time reporting for our financial metrics, e.g. accurate revenue reported next day with clear dashboards
- Supporting Finance and other teams with impactful analytics projects, e.g. product pricing, variance analysis vs budget, mix analysis
- Partnering with other stakeholders on ad hoc analysis and insights
Salary benchmarks
Otta's take
Theo Margolius
COO of Otta
In the UK, the majority of wills and probates are made by solicitors or will-writing firms. However, these are often extremely expensive and not affordable for most people.
A growing number of DIY will services have popped up over the last few years, but most have poor user experience and no real support beyond the form itself. Customers are required to read 10-20 pages of legal documents and decide what applies to them. Farewill's technology asks simple questions and generates legal text. Wills are important legal documents, and so each will is still checked by a specialist. Customers to date have raised hundreds of millions of pounds in charity by leaving a gift in their will.
A competitor in the US (Willing) has taken the freemium route, referring customers to funeral services to make money. However, Farewill believes it can provide a better experience if the product is paid for. Farewell is also partnering with UK companies to provide the service as a perk to their employees, a novel distribution method.
Since launching in 2015, the company has also delved into funeral services. By blending smart technology, Farewill prides itself in dealing with all aspects of death and is committed to making this process faster and fairer for people all over the UK.
Insights
Many candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Meaningful work
"I love Farewill's mission of 'Changing the way the world deals with death'. It's an industry that is often overlooked by reformers and..."
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jul 2020
$25m
LATE VC
Dec 2018
$7.4m
SERIES A
Total funding: $33.7m
Company benefits
- £1000 and 3 days a year to spend on your development
- 28 days holiday and flexible working, dependent on your role
- Regular team lunches, off-sites, climbing and board games
- A competitive salary with great stock options
- An unlimited Santander Cycles pass, free fruit and snacks, a beautifully bright office in Haggerston and – most of all – the chance to have a real impact on people’s lives
Company HQ
Haggerston, London, UK
Founders
Dan Garrett
(CEO)They studied Global Innovation Design at the Royal College of Art. They also have a Masters degree in Structural Engineering and Global Innovation Design.
Diversity & Inclusion at Farewill
- We were delighted to win Best Employer of 2020 at the UK Fintech Awards who cited our commitment to D&I and building inclusive teams.
- There is always more to do here, but we're proud of what we've achieved so far - 72% of our team identify as women, as well as half of our leadership team. We have in-house training and development programmes and budget for every member of our team, though as ever, building a diverse team starts with how you approach hiring - something we take incredibly seriously at Farewill.
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