Alaan

Senior Data Analyst

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, AE Full-time

About the role

We are looking for a technically heavyweight Senior Data Analyst to be the foundational "source of truth" for our Go-To-Market (GTM) and Operations teams. This is a high-autonomy role for an expert executor who can bridge the gap between data and high-stakes business decisions. You will own the data lifecycle — from architecting pipelines and optimizing SQL models to deploying ML forecasting — ensuring our leadership has 100% reliable insights to scale the business.

What you'll do

  • Data Architecture & Modeling: Own the Operational Data Layer that supports core GTM metrics, dashboards, and automation workflows. Design and maintain scalable data models that turn backend data into reliable, clean datasets.
  • Technical Ecosystem Ownership: Optimize how GTM data flows between operational database, internal GTM tools and visualization tools to ensure data consistency.
  • Advanced Analytics & Insight Delivery
    • Develop and deploy ML/AI models for forecasting GTV, optimizing churn, and automating decision-making workflows.
    • Design, build, and maintain high-impact dashboards for GTM & Operations teams.
    • Perform expert-level ad-hoc analyses using SQL to identify trends, conduct deep-dive research, and deliver objective insights on strategic priorities.
  • Data Integrity & Reconciliation: Act as the final gatekeeper for data quality. You will troubleshoot discrepancies, ensuring 100% accuracy.
  • Strategic Partnership: Collaborate directly with the Sales, Marketing, Customer Success & Operations teams, identify growth bottlenecks, and automate recurring data needs.
  • Project Management & Scoping: Maintain high standards in project delivery, including clear scoping, timeline ownership, and proactive communication with stakeholders.

What we are looking for

  • Experience: 4–6 years in a high-growth start-up environment (Fintech, Payments, or Banking experience is a major plus).
  • Modern Data Stack Mastery: Proven experience architecting and maintaining data environments within Snowflake/Clickhouse/Databricks/Other. You understand how to optimize these tools for both cost and performance.
  • SQL Mastery: Expert-level SQL (window functions, recursive CTEs, performance tuning). You should be comfortable handling massive datasets and building complex data models.
  • Python for Production: Strong Python skills for data manipulation (Pandas/NumPy) and a track record of building automated data workflows and deploying ML models (forecasting, classification, regression).
  • Data Engineering Mindset: Experience with transformation and orchestration tools like dbt, Airflow, or Prefect. You know how to build a "gold" data layer from raw, messy sources.
  • Analytics & Visualization: Expert in BI tools (Metabase/Tableau/Power BI/Other) with a focus on building high-performance, actionable dashboards.
  • First-Principles Thinking: You can take an open-ended business problem, independently scope the technical solution, and drive it to completion.

🚀 Y Combinator Company Info

Y Combinator Batch: W23
Team Size: 160 employees
Industry: Financial Technology and Services -> Payments
Company Description: Modern finance platform for the Middle East

💰 Compensation

Salary Range: $2,000,000 - $2,700,000

📋 Job Details

Job Type: Full-time
Experience Level: 3+ years

🛠️ Required Skills

ML Python SQL Data Modeling Data Analytics