Junior Strategic Analyst

About the Role:

Perpay is seeking a driven Analyst to join our team as a key player in growing our impact on our customers’ financial futures. You will take on a pivotal role in breaking down complex business problems from across our organization, using data to uncover the factors at play, and formulating recommendations to help us take action intelligently.

In this role, you’ll collaborate broadly and present your insights directly to company leadership. Your ability to think critically, dive deep into data, and communicate insights effectively will have a lasting impact on our organization’s success. With the freedom to independently drive projects in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, you’ll play a central role in building data-informed strategies that enhance our business.

This role is a perfect fit for someone who thrives amidst ambiguity, loves tackling tough problems, and wants to help build something big.

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

Responsibilities:

• Analyze Complex Business Problems: Partner with stakeholders from across the business to define challenges, identify opportunities, and deliver data-driven insights.
• Deliver Executive-Ready Recommendations: Translate analysis into clear, compelling recommendations, presenting them directly to senior leadership and influencing decision-making at the highest level.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Build strong relationships across teams to ensure data insights are actionable and impactful, fostering trust in our analytics team.
• Dive Deep into Data: Write and execute advanced SQL queries and leverage Python or R to extract and analyze data, uncover trends, and solve problems with precision.
• Support Business Growth: Develop analytics-backed strategies to grow our impact, improve operational efficiency, and unlock opportunities for our customers and organization.
• Build Scalable Solutions: Contribute to the development of self-service BI tools and dashboards that empower teams to make data-informed decisions.
• Thrive in Ambiguity: Drive projects forward with minimal direction, navigating uncertainty with creativity and determination to uncover solutions.

What You’ll Bring:

• Undergraduate or master’s degree in a quantitative/STEM field (graduated in 2024-2026), or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience framing and then solving problems through data analysis and quantitative thinking
• Experience with Python and SQL
• Impactful internship experience
• Ability to communicate recommendations effectively verbally and in writing
• Comfort in driving a project forward independently amidst ambiguity and change
• Ability to collaborate and build trust in a team setting

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience presenting to C-Level executives
• Experience at a startup (especially in financial technology)
• Experience with Business Intelligence tools e.g. Domo, Power BI, Tableau
• Experience with Git and 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!