Data Analyst II

Join us at Brex, the intelligent finance platform that empowers companies to spend smarter and move faster in over 200 markets. As a Data Analyst II, you will play a central role in enhancing the operational tracking and reporting capabilities of different business teams across Brex.

As a member of our Data organization, you will work closely with Data Scientists, Data Engineers, and partner teams to drive meaningful insights for the business through visualizations, self-service tools, and ad-hoc analyses. This is a high-impact role in a fast-paced fintech environment where your work will directly influence strategic decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Apply data visualization and storytelling skills in creating business intelligence solutions (such as Looker and/or Hex dashboards) that enable actionable insights.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses and deep dives to investigate business questions, surface trends, and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Develop self-service data tools and processes that empower business stakeholders to independently monitor the performance and health of their respective areas.
• Collaborate closely with Data Scientists and Data Engineers to identify data sources, enable data pipelines, and support the development of analytical data models that operationalize reports and dashboards.
• Implement and maintain rigorous data quality checks to ensure the integrity and robustness of datasets used across dashboards, reports, and analyses.
• Partner with various departments,including Sales, Operations, Product, and Finance,to understand their data needs and deliver tailored analyses and reporting that support strategic planning.
• Contribute to the automation of recurring analyses and reporting workflows using Python.

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in data analytics or a related role in a professional setting.
• 3+ years of experience working directly with Sales, Operations, Product, or equivalent business teams.
• Fluency in SQL to manipulate data and perform complex analyses (CTEs, window functions, joins across large datasets).
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis, automation, and scripting (Pandas, NumPy, and similar libraries).
• Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools (Looker, Hex, Tableau, or similar).
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to translate data into business insights.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with stakeholders across different functions and levels of technical fluency.
• Experience with generative AI and LLM-based tools (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to perform and accelerate analyses, automated reporting, and build self-service data tools.

Bonus points:

• Familiarity with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks).
• Familiarity with dbt for data modeling and transformation.
• Exposure to data pipeline orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow).
• Experience in fintech, financial services, or payments.
• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving priorities.