Data Analyst III

Brex Brex · Fintech · New York, NY +2 · Finance

Brex is seeking a Data Analyst III to own the end-to-end analytics lifecycle for business areas, going beyond dashboards to frame questions, design analyses, apply statistical methods, and translate findings into recommendations. The role involves technical leadership, mentoring junior analysts, and working in a modern data stack environment with Data Scientists and Data Engineers. Responsibilities include owning the analytics lifecycle, building dashboards, writing SQL and Python for data analysis, collaborating on analytical data models and pipelines, partnering with leadership, mentoring analysts, and identifying infrastructure improvements. Requirements include 5+ years of experience, advanced SQL and Python proficiency, experience with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake), BI tools, and stakeholder management. Experience with generative AI and LLM-based tools for analysis acceleration is also required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Own the analytics lifecycle for assigned business areas: from problem framing and data sourcing through analysis, insight generation, and stakeholder presentation.
  2. Build and maintain dashboards and self-service reporting tools that enable business teams to independently track performance, identify risks, and make data-driven decisions.
  3. Write production-quality SQL and Python code to extract, transform, and analyze data at scale.
  4. Collaborate with Data Engineers and Data Scientists to develop and maintain analytical data models, improve data pipelines, and ensure data quality across the organization.
  5. Partner with leadership across Sales, Operations, Product, Finance, and other departments to identify high-impact analytical opportunities and deliver actionable recommendations.

Skills

Required

  • SQL
  • Python
  • Snowflake
  • Looker
  • Tableau
  • Hex
  • Generative AI
  • LLM-based tools

Nice to have

  • Statistical methods
  • dbt
  • Airflow
  • APIs
  • Git
  • Fintech
  • Financial services
  • Payments
  • BigQuery
  • Databricks

What the JD emphasized

  • production-quality SQL and Python code
  • advanced SQL proficiency
  • Proficiency in Python for data analysis, automation, and modeling
  • Experience with generative AI and LLM-based tools (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to perform and accelerate analyses, automated reporting, and build self-service data tools.