Payments & Partnership Operations Senior Analyst
Core
Lead strategic initiatives to improve payment authorization rates and overall payment performance through advanced analytics and partner management.
Role type
Senior IC payments operations analyst (business analytics)
Builds
Payment optimization projects and performance monitoring frameworks
Domain
Fintech / Global Payments
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
payment performance analysis, SQL, data visualization, stakeholder management, cross-functional project leadership, payment ecosystem knowledge (acquirers, processors, card networks), predictive modeling, experimentation design
Preferred skills
Python, statistical modeling, machine learning, fraud prevention, risk management, payment orchestration, multi-country payment experience
Technologies
SQL, BI tools, Python
Responsibilities
Identify and prioritize strategic initiatives to improve payment authorization rates; Design and implement analytical models to predict payment declines and recommend preventive actions; Own end-to-end payment optimization projects from assessment to post-launch analysis; Translate complex payment data into strategic recommendations for senior leadership; Partner with Product, Engineering, and Data Science teams to incorporate insights into product development; Evaluate performance of acquirers, processors, and payment partners; Negotiate and manage relationships with key payment partners to drive performance improvements; Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Junior and Mid-level Analysts; Define performance metrics, monitoring frameworks, and experimentation approaches
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities