Senior Data Analyst, Wave

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SQL
Python
Tableau
Looker
Senior level
Remote in EU, UK, US

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Wave

Financial solution to save, transfer, and borrow money

Job no longer available

Wave

Financial solution to save, transfer, and borrow money

1001+ employees

FintechB2BPaymentsMobile

Job no longer available

Salary not provided
SQL
Python
Tableau
Looker
Senior level
Remote in EU, UK, US

More information about location

1001+ employees

FintechB2BPaymentsMobile

Company mission

To make Africa the first cashless continent.

Role

Who you are

  • Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's degree or Master's in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Applied Psychology, Quantitative Social Science, Computer Science or a related discipline
  • 5+ years experience as a data analyst, data scientist or similar role
  • Strong analytical thinking and experience extracting insights using a statistical approach
  • Experience running A/B tests and experiments
  • Experience working with data visualization platforms (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI, Looker)
  • Experience collaborating with and supporting cross-functional teams on data analysis and execution of experiments
  • Fluent in English, French is a plus
  • Technical skills
  • Strong SQL skills with expertise in querying, manipulating and analyzing data
  • Proficiency in statistical analysis, data cleaning and preparation and data manipulation in Python
  • Familiarity with data visualization libraries
  • Are proficient in SQL and Python
  • Are a self-starter that excels at exploring problems and collaborating closely with operations teams to drive growth through data
  • Have excellent focus, prioritizing your research and work using an iterative approach (you know when a project is good enough to stop, and you rarely get lost in details)
  • Are able to compellingly present your findings to technical and non-technical audiences and make proactive recommendations based on data
  • You excel at choosing the right complexity of analysis for any given business problem, from simple SQL queries to complex experimentation

Desirable

  • Advanced knowledge of A/B testing and experimental design including sampling, randomisation, stratification, and clustering
  • Advanced knowledge of statistical methods for analyzing experiments (such as regression modeling and heterogeneous treatment effects analysis)
  • Advanced knowledge of statistical methods for causal inference with quasi-experimental and time series data (such as propensity score matching, nearest neighbor matching, difference-in-differences, instrumental variable analyses, and structural equation modeling, and other time series methods)
  • Experience in building machine learning infrastructure and developing/maintaining models in production
  • Experience with statistical methods for network analysis
  • Experience leading a team of data analysts and/or scientists

What the job involves

  • We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Analyst to join our User team
  • In this role, you will collaborate closely with the product manager and cross-functional teams to analyze user behavior within the app, assess the impact of features and changes, and provide answers to key questions about our user base
  • This Senior Data Analyst position is equivalent to a Data Scientist in terms of the level of work and responsibility
  • Be embedded closely with our operations and product teams: deriving insights from customer, merchant and agent data, visualizing data, and working with operations leads and product managers to improve user and business outcomes
  • Navigate large data sets to identify growth drivers and generate testable hypotheses
  • Design, develop, implement and analyze experiments related to product features and operational processes
  • Take ownership of the analytics process - from project scoping and design through communicating findings to stakeholders
  • Support building up our data infrastructure together with our engineering team
  • You may rotate to other product teams over time

Otta's take

Sam Franklin headshot

Sam Franklin

CEO of Otta

Founders Drew Durbin and Lincoln Quirk founded Sendwave in 204 to allow remittances between North America, Europe, and select African and Asian nations,. The venture gained traction and was acquired by WorldRemit in 2020 for $500M in cash and stock. During this journey, Durbin and Quirk initiated the development of Wve, a user-friendly mobile money service that champions simplicity and eliminates account fees.

Africa grapples with a lack of accessible and economical financial services, leaving around 57% of its population unbanked due to exorbitant charges, inconvenient branches, and limited card usage. Wave addresses this gap with innovative technology, offering a straightforward and cost-effective tool accessible to everyone via their mobile. The impact has been substantial; in 2021, a GSMA report indicated 562M registered mobile money accounts in Africa, facilitating transactions valued at US$495B.

Wave has already established its presence in Senegal, the Ivory Coast, and Gambia. Future plans involve expanding to regulation-friendly countries like Uganda and channelling investments to enhance product development, business operations, and engineering efforts.

Insights

Top investors

Many candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

9% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (1 round)

Sep 2021

$200m

SERIES A

Total funding: $200m

Company benefits

  • Subsidised health insurance for you and your dependents and retirement contributions (both vary from country to country)
  • 6 months fully paid parental leave and subsidized fertility assistance
  • Flexible vacation, with most folks taking between 30-40 days per year
  • $10,000 annual charitable donation matching
  • Yearly travel to one of our African operating countries
  • Yearly travel to one of our African operating countries

Company values

  • We’re egolessly mission driven
  • We focus ruthlessly on the most important thing
  • We’re embarrassingly honest to stay aligned and move quickly
  • We don’t wait – we live our fullest lives now
  • We maximize our rate of learning

Company HQ

Mermoz Sacre-coeur, Dakar, Dakar Region

Founders

Drew Durbin

(Co-Founder & CEO)

Previously co-founder and CEO at Sendwave (International Remittance).

Lincoln Quirk

(Co-Founder)

Previously co-founder and CTO at Newsbrane, Engineer at Demiurge Studios and co-founder of Sendwave (International Remittance).

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