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About LeadLead is a fintech building banking infrastructure for embedded financial products and services. We operate an FDIC-insured bank headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, with additional offices in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, and New York City.Lead blends regulatory and technological expertise to help fintech partners scale with compliance and creativity.Role DescriptionAs a Senior Data Analyst for Product Finance, you will be the strategic architect of Lead’s financial data ecosystem. You will design the frameworks that ensure the scalability and integrity of our Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) programs, and serve as the primary bridge between Engineering and Finance—transforming raw system outputs (e.g., Finxact) into actionable financial intelligence and robust internal controls.In this role, you willStrategic Data Architecture: Design and optimize end-to-end data pipelines for Partner Files, building automated, resilient ingestion frameworks that minimize manual intervention.Advanced SQL & Analytics Engineering: Develop, peer-review, and maintain production-grade SQL repositories; lead technical logic for onboarding new financial partners and integrating multi-source data streams.Investigative Analytics & Forensic Discovery: Conduct deep-dive forensic analysis on complex financial discrepancies using advanced statistical methods to perform root-cause analysis on variance outliers before they impact the General Ledger.Governance & Control Leadership: Architect and oversee automated validation frameworks; define “Source of Truth” standards and implement proactive anomaly detection to ensure 100% financial data integrity.System Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as a technical consultant on the Finxact core system; translate complex banking configurations into clear financial logic for executive leadership and external auditors.Financial Data Research: Perform longitudinal research on transaction patterns and partner behavior to provide predictive insights that inform product pricing and risk strategies.Process Transformation: Identify systemic inefficiencies in existing BaaS workflows and lead cross-functional projects to automate reporting, reducing time-to-close and increasing auditability.Mentorship & Collaboration: Mentor junior analysts and partner with Product and Engineering leads to influence the data roadmap for future product launches.Perform other duties as assigned.QualificationsEducation: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.Experience: 5–8+ years of experience in Financial Data Analysis, Analytics Engineering, or Fintech Operations.Technical Expertise: Proven ability to write high-performance queries, manage stored procedures, and optimize complex joins across disparate schemas (Master-Level SQL).Data Modeling and Visualization: Advanced experience in dimensional modeling and building scalable reporting structures in BI tools or Python/R.Investigative Mindset: Strong ability to synthesize unstructured data into structured insights; proven track record solving “black box” data problems through research and hypothesis testing.Financial Domain Authority: Deep expertise in BaaS, Fintech, or Core Banking accounting (General Ledger structures, settlement logic, and regulatory reporting requirements).Systems Experience: Expert-level familiarity with Finxact or similar cloud-native banking cores.Leadership Soft Skills: Exceptional ability to communicate technical data concepts to non-technical executive stakeholders and manage projects through the full SDLC.What we offerCompetitive compensation, based on experience, geographic location, and roleMedical, Dental, Vision, Life, 401k matching, and other wellness benefits (including FSA, HSA and HRA)Paid parental leaveFlexible vacation policy (PTO and paid holidays)A fun and challenging team environment in a dynamic industry with ample opportunities for career growthCompensation ranges (US geographic markets)Zone 1: $139,000 - $159,000 (SF/Bay Area, NYC, Seattle)Zone 2: $124,000 - $141,000 (Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, Denver, Boston, Washington DC, San Diego, Philadelphia, Portland, Sacramento, Miami)Zone 3: $115,000 - $132,000 (Other US Metros)
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