Financial Data Analyst, Payments Health

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

Payment Intelligence Engineering’s purpose is to mitigate threats to our systems in order to keep our merchants, Stripe and financial partners safe. We empower global businesses with intelligent solutions for conversion and fraud prevention, leveraging consumer intelligence and transparent ML to maximize growth and build trust. Our Payments Intelligence portfolio delivers actionable insights to all user segments.

The Payments Health Technical Operations team is pioneering new ways to achieve this mission. Our dynamic team relies on the expertise of integration reliability engineers and data analysts to identify gaps and build comprehensive solutions in the ever changing arena of fraud prevention.

What you’ll do

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain SQL queries to analyze and navigate complex financial data effectively.
  • Enhance overall observability by identifying gaps and proposing actionable insights to improve our monitoring systems.
  • Actively hunt for patterns and anomalies in data that could indicate potential threats or operational issues.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to consolidate and gather relevant data for informed engineering efforts.
  • Design and implement comprehensive dashboards for real-time visibility into key metrics and system health.
  • Establish and refine key performance indicators (KPIs) to track progress and improvements over time.
  • Support the creation and maintenance of observability frameworks to ensure early detection of issues.
  • Contribute to efforts that reduce organizational toil by optimizing data analysis processes.
  • Communicate findings and insights clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Stay updated with industry trends in data analysis and financial data handling to ensure best practices.

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

  • Have 5+ years of experience in Payments at a leading technology or payments company 
  • Have experience writing SQL to query relational databases
  • Have experience managing communications and workflows with technical and non-technical teams across internal and external stakeholders 
  • Experience mentoring junior team members in technical skill development, operational strategy and problem solving
  • Have experience navigating the nuanced complexity of financial systems and solving large scale, technical challenges
  • Have strong financial modeling and analytical skills to investigate, prioritize, and identify the root cause of issues
  • Have experience managing multiple, concurrent work streams, identifying and triaging technical issues and driving solutions with clear metrics to show impact

In-office expectations

Office-assigned Stripes in most of our locations are currently expected to spend at least 50% of the time in a given month in their local office or with users. This expectation may vary depending on role, team and location. For example, Stripes in our Bucharest, Romania site have an 80% in-office expectation, and those in Stripe Delivery Center roles in Mexico City, Mexico and Bengaluru, India work 100% from the office. Also, some teams have greater in-office attendance requirements, to appropriately support our users and workflows, which the hiring manager will discuss. This approach helps strike a balance between bringing people together for in-person collaboration and learning from each other, while supporting flexibility when possible.

Pay and benefits

The annual salary range for this role in the primary location is CA$140,000 - CA$210,000. This range may change if you are hired in another location. For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings (“OTE”) range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role. This salary range may be inclusive of several career levels at Stripe and will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of factors, including the candidate’s experience, qualifications, and specific location. Applicants interested in this role and who are not located in the primary location may request the annual salary range for their location during the interview process.

Specific benefits and details about what compensation is included in the salary range listed above will vary depending on the applicant’s location and can be discussed in more detail during the interview process. Benefits/additional compensation for this role may include: equity, company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses; retirement plans; health benefits; and wellness stipends.

Office locations

Toronto

Team

Payments

Job type

Full time

We look forward to hearing from you

At Stripe, we're looking for people with passion, grit, and integrity. You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your skills and passion will stand out—and set you apart—especially if your career has taken some extraordinary twists and turns. At Stripe, we welcome diverse perspectives and people who think rigorously and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions. Join us.