Hybrid Business and Strategic Planning Analyst

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About the role

  • Business Analyst at Above Lending working at the intersection of strategy and business analytics. Supporting performance delivery across client lifecycle and engaging with Executive Team on high-impact initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively identifying and leading end-to-end initiatives focused on process improvements, and enhancing the customer experience—from initial assessment through to execution and measurable impact
  • Analyze credit and originations performance, surfacing trends and measuring the impact of business initiatives on risk, funnel efficiency, and customer acquisition.
  • Build analytics that track progress towards company KPIs and drivers of performance that are critical to achieving originations and credit goals.
  • Partner with Product, Operations, and Data teams to develop impactful solutions that align with business objectives.
  • Collaborate with model development teams to support deployment, monitoring, and backtesting of credit and underwriting models.
  • Monitor dashboards to track performance and deliver actionable insights on key metrics and KPIs
  • Identify and investigate early warning signs of credit deterioration or operational inefficiencies.
  • Present findings and recommendations to non-technical stakeholders, including Senior Leadership, to influence decision-making.

Requirements

  • A proactive mindset and desire to dig into both strategic and tactical challenges to drive measurable impact.
  • Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Business, Engineering, or a related analytical field.
  • 3+ years of experience in business analytics, credit risk, or management consulting; preferably within consumer lending, fintech, or startup environments.
  • Strong SQL skills required; proficiency in Excel
  • Working knowledge of Python or R is a plus.
  • Familiarity with credit reports, credit scoring models, and consumer loan performance metrics is preferred
  • Ability to interpret complex data and communicate insights clearly to cross-functional partners.
  • Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

  • This role is eligible for additional incentives, including an annual discretionary bonus. These rewards are allocated based on level, impact and performance in the role

Job title

Business and Strategic Planning Analyst

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$80,000 - $110,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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