Analytics Lead – Full Stack

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Develop and refine the operational analytics framework for new international markets, ensuring scalable measurement, reporting, and decision-making capabilities as we grow globally.

• Approach tasks with a business owner mindset by proactively identifying opportunities through analysis and product insights to improve user experience, growth, and profitability.

• Take ownership of business challenges from start to finish by converting analytical insights into actionable recommendations and optimization strategies that foster business growth, profitability, and operational excellence.

• Manage the complete analytics process: define success metrics, generate insights and hypotheses, monitor performance, and create user-friendly dashboards and reports that can be easily disseminated throughout the organization.

• Create scalable analytics solutions and data models.

• Address vague problems by pinpointing core hypotheses and designing actionable experiments to validate product-market fit and economic viability.

• Convert analytical findings into clear and persuasive narratives and business cases for leadership, aiding in decision-making.

• Lead weekly cross-functional metric reviews, collaborating with partners to analyze significant metric shifts and recommend actionable steps.

• Collaborate effectively with teams in Product, Risk, Finance, Commercial, and Operations to align strategies and achieve business objectives.

• Cultivate strong cross-functional relationships and establish yourself as a trusted advisor to colleagues.

• Mentor and support junior analysts to produce high-impact work that drives business results.

⛳️ Requirements

• In-depth understanding of the consumer lending and credit industry, including lending economics, portfolio performance, and credit metrics.

• Experience in supporting international lending markets, particularly in Europe and/or APAC, is highly desirable.

• Proven ability to balance growth objectives with profitability and to develop data-driven growth strategies.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitatively rigorous field such as statistics, mathematics, finance, or economics.

• Over 5 years of demonstrated success in a cross-functional analytical role.

• Practical and theoretical knowledge of A/B testing.

• Experience with SQL and conducting statistical analysis using Python.

• Capability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously and prioritize an analytics roadmap.

• Exhibited curiosity and a growth mindset, with hands-on experience employing AI-powered tools such as Cursor, Claude, or similar assistants to expedite analysis, automate workflows, enhance problem-solving, and advocate for AI integration across analytical workflows.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Comfortable collaborating across multiple cross-functional teams, particularly in Product, Risk, Commercial, Finance, and Operations.

• Ability to think creatively and critically while thriving in a fast-paced, dynamic, and often ambiguous work environment.

• Willingness to assist teammates with humility and a team-centric approach.

• Previous experience in mentoring and guiding junior analysts.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health care coverage - Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents.

• Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses.

• Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge.

• ESPP - An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount.