Oct 15, 2021
We're looking for a Business Analyst who's a self-starter and excels at producing visually compelling analytical content, particularly someone who can be resourceful with irregular data.
Wave is experiencing high-volume growth as we expand our operations from four to eleven countries in East and West Africa. Recruitment is a critical component of this growth, so we're looking for a business analyst who can pair with our recruitment leads to identify and develop metrics specific to their team while also building a strategic overview of the team's work as a whole alongside Wave's Head of Talent.
In this role, you'll:
Work within our Head of Talent and four Recruitment Leads to develop and hone their data collection, analysis, and presentation
Navigate large sets of data and derive meaning to deliver insights to stakeholders
Develop new models and methods for evaluating existing data or correlating new to existing data sources for intuitive reporting solutions
Advise the recruiting team on their data gathering and cleaning
Build a visually compelling dashboard that offers strategic insights into the recruiting team's work
Interpret and evaluate research data and develop compelling story-telling, analyses, and projections for strategic decision-making
Fluent in English
Bachelor's degree
3-5 years in a similar position
1+ year's experience using Looker to build data visualizations
2+ years experience with data visualization tools or platforms (e.g. Dashboards, Tableau, etc.)
2+ years experience using a language for statistical computing in data mining and extraction (R, Python, Stata, SQL, etc.).
Advanced experience with Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets (pivot tables, advanced modeling, creating charts/graphs)
Demonstrate a strong competency in statistics
Location: Remote
You can work remotely from anywhere (between UTC -5 and +3) with reliable Internet access.
Every two to four months, our remote team meets in Africa for a one-week retreat. (Wave covers all costs.)
Salary: Our salaries are competitive and calculated using a transparent formula.
Major benefits:
Subsidized health insurance for you and your dependents and retirement contributions (both vary from country to country)
26 weeks fully paid parental leave and subsidized fertility assistance
Unlimited vacation with a 20-day minimum requirement
$10,000 annual charitable donation matching
Communicate effectively and often, both in writing and in-person, to the point of over-communication
Enjoy networking and meeting new people and thrive at building new relationships
Dive into new challenges and enjoy identifying creative solutions - hiring for every role at Wave is unique!
Are incredibly curious about how pieces fit together and use this learning to build optimal solutions
Adept at independently navigating complex relationships
Are extremely adaptable and excel in multi-cultural and fast-paced environments
Process-driven and can implement structure where there is little or none
Exceptionally organized and pay close attention to detail
Are a "can-doer" and thrive on executing objectives
Think from first principles about how things should work
Think about culture and process from the user's perspective (in this case, our candidates)
We have a rapidly growing in-country team in Senegal, Côte D'Ivoire, Mali and Uganda, plus remote team members spread across the world. We're deeply passionate about our mission of bringing radically affordable financial services to the people who need them most.
We foster autonomy for our employees. You'll own your own projects at every stage, from understanding the problem to monitoring your solution in production.
We’re backed by world-class investors including Sequoia, Stripe, Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, Y Combinator, and the cofounders of PayPal.