Data Analyst (12 month FTC)

At GoCardless we believe bank payments are the best way to pay and get paid. We also believe that bank account data is a powerful tool to make better, faster decisions. We’re making it easy to use both- for businesses everywhere.  

GoCardless is used for domestic and international payments by 75,000+ organisations and counting, processing more than $30 billion across 30 countries. We’re an award-winning London based fintech, with additional offices in Riga, Paris, Melbourne and New York.

And remember: we don’t expect you to meet every single requirement. If you’re excited by this role, we encourage you to apply!

As an Operations Analyst, you will own the data and reporting layer across our Merchant Operations function -  replacing manual spreadsheet workflows with automated, self-serve dashboards and scalable data models. You will design and build the analytics infrastructure that our KYC, Customer Support, Technical Operations, Fraud Operations & Monitoring, Complaints and Quality teams rely on to make decisions every day. Working closely with operational managers and our data platform, you will translate messy, multi-source data into clean, trusted reporting - and have the mindset to build things once, properly, rather than maintain endless spreadsheet exports.

This position is located in our HQ2 in Riga, which was recently honored with the prestigious CEE Business Services Award for being the 'Most Vibrant Employer – Latvia,' offering you the chance to thrive in a dynamic and engaging workplace.

In this role you will:

• Build and maintain Looker dashboards and LookML models that serve KYC, CS, Technical Operations, Fraud & Monitoring, Complaints and Quality teams - replacing manual, recurring spreadsheet reports with live, self-serve analytics
• Write and optimise BigQuery SQL to power operational reporting: ticket volumes, SLA compliance, agent performance, CSAT, handle times, and quality scores
• Audit existing spreadsheet-based workflows and systematically eliminate them through automation and integrated reporting in Looker and Zendesk
• Design and implement Zendesk reporting logic (Explore, APIs, or direct querying) that gives operational managers accurate, timely visibility into their queues and team performance
• Partner with operational leads across all five teams to define, instrument, and document their key metrics - ensuring a single source of truth across the function
• Deliver ad hoc analysis and data pulls to support operational decisions, escalations, and planning cycles

• Eliminating spreadsheets - you get genuine satisfaction from replacing a 40-tab Excel file with a clean, automated dashboard that updates itself
• Building in Looker - you enjoy modelling data in LookML and know how to structure explores that non-technical stakeholders can use
• Writing SQL - BigQuery is your natural environment; you write clean, efficient queries and know how to optimise them
• Working across teams - you like understanding how different operational teams work and translating their reporting needs into something scalable
• Ownership - you want to own the analytics layer end to end, not just fulfil ticket requests, and you care about data quality and trust
• Continuous improvement - you proactively identify where processes are fragile or manual and propose better approaches
• You deliver not just plain data, but provide actionable dashboards and reports

• You have strong BigQuery SQL skills and hands-on experience building in Looker, including writing LookML
• You have deep familiarity with service desk/help desk systems e.g. Zendesk, Zendesk reporting - whether through Explore, APIs, or direct data access - and understand how Zendesk data is structured
• You have a track record of automating manual reporting workflows and reducing dependence on spreadsheets
• You are comfortable working across multiple operational teams simultaneously, managing competing priorities and stakeholder expectations
• You have experience with BI tools and are comfortable switching between platforms
• Familiarity with Zendesk and Bob integrations, or similar tooling ecosystems, is a plus
• You can communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders and translate ambiguous requests into well-defined data problems

Salary range - the expected base salary range for this position is between €2,800 – €4,200 (gross) per month

Base salary ranges are based on role, job level, location, and market data.  Please note that whilst we strive to offer competitive compensation, our approach is to pay between the minimum and the mid-point of the pay range until performance can be assessed in role. Offers will take into account level of experience, interview assessment, budgets and parity between you and fellow employees at GoCardless doing similar work.

• Wellbeing - stay healthy with dedicated support and medical coverWork away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period
• Adaptive Working - allows you to work flexibly, around your lifestyle
• Equity - all permanently employed GCs get equity to help you make a valuable contribution
• Parental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventureLearning Budget - lead your own development with an annual learning budget
• Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)

We're an organisation defined by our values; We start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it’s aligned with our mission. We act with integrity, always. We care deeply about what we do and we know it's essential that we be humble whilst we do it. Working this way creates the GC magic- the reason we all love showing up to work. 

We’re building the bank payment network of the future and our ambition is to move money anywhere, for anything, for anyone. If we’re going to achieve this goal, we need to build a team of ‘GeeCee’s’ that is as wonderfully diverse as the world we live in - with a multitude of perspectives, experiences & backgrounds.

We’ve got a long way to go, but here’s how we’re doing as of June 2022;

Female Employees - 46%

Ethnic background - 32%

Identify as LGBTQIA - 10%

Neurodivergent - 9%

We’re rooting for you during your application and GoCardless aims to provide reasonable adjustments to make our recruitment process as remarkable and accessible as we can. Please speak to your Talent Partner if you need extra support.

If you want to learn more, you can read about our Employee Resource Groups and objectives here as well as our latest D&I Report 

We’re committed to reducing our impact on the environment, leaving a more sustainable world for future generations. In 2021 we became co-founders of the Tech Zero coalition, a group of businesses committed to taking climate action as part of the UNFCCC Race to Zero. We aim to reduce our impact and to create positive change on the natural world. Check out our sustainability action plan here. 

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