Staff Economist

Brex Brex · Fintech · San Francisco, CA · Finance

This role is for a Staff Economist at Brex, an AI-powered spend platform. The economist will analyze large datasets to uncover insights about corporate spending and business behavior, turning this data into narratives for thought leadership, benchmark reports, and publications. They will partner with Content, PR, and Data teams, and serve as Brex's public voice on economic insights. The role requires strong research, analysis, and communication skills, with proficiency in SQL, Python, or R.

What you'd actually do

  1. Be a creative thought leader with Marketing, PR, Data on sourcing and validating data journalism that could be created from Brex data
  2. Conduct original economic research and analysis using Brex and external datasets to surface new insights about business, finance, and spending behavior
  3. Identify stories that matter from our Brex data. From data-backed trends to counterintuitive findings – and translate them into clear, compelling narratives for founders, CFOs, and the media
  4. Partner closely with PR and marketing teams to craft external reports and establish new benchmarks
  5. Serve as Brex's public voice on economic insights and corporate spending trends, engaging with media and industry in collaboration with the PR team

Skills

Required

  • SQL
  • Python
  • R
  • research and analysis
  • narrative development
  • journalism
  • communication skills

Nice to have

  • Hex
  • Snowflake
  • Sagemaker

What the JD emphasized

  • 7+ years of experience in research and analysis, narrative development, and journalism, ideally in finance, business, or tech
  • Experience analyzing markets and evaluating data from multiple sources to produce culturally relevant charts, infographics, reports, articles, etc
  • Proficiency in SQL, Python, or R to develop story-telling analysis in tools like Hex, Snowflake or Sagemaker
  • Demonstrated ability to publish or contribute to high-quality research in economics, finance, or related fields