Staff Economist

Brex Brex · Fintech · San Francisco, CA · Finance

This role is for an economist at Brex, an AI-powered spend platform. The economist will analyze large datasets to uncover insights about corporate spending and business behavior, turning data into narratives for thought leadership and external reports. Responsibilities include conducting economic research, identifying stories from data, partnering with PR and marketing, and serving as a public voice on economic insights. Requires 7+ years of research/analysis/journalism experience, proficiency in SQL/Python/R, and strong communication skills.

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

Nice to have

  • Hex
  • Snowflake
  • Sagemaker

What the JD emphasized

  • research and analysis
  • journalism
  • finance
  • business
  • tech
  • analyzing markets
  • evaluating data
  • SQL
  • Python
  • R
  • publish
  • research
  • economics
  • finance
  • communication skills
  • data