Staff Data Analyst

Stripe
US
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level data professionals who shape data strategy and mentor others in risk analytics.

Best fit for

  • Data strategists with 10+ years in analytics who define metrics, not just report them.
    — “Track record of defining and driving data strategy across multiple teams
  • Analysts comfortable owning experimentation design for complex financial risk systems.
    — “Experience designing experimentation frameworks or measurement strategies for complex, multi-variant systems
  • SQL and Python experts who build operational data products, not just ad-hoc analyses.
    — “Experience building and scaling data products that become operational infrastructure

Things to consider

  • Requires influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority.
    — “Demonstrated ability to influence without authority
  • Must design metrics that scale across diverse merchant populations.
    — “Ensure we can rigorously evaluate the impact of changes across diverse merchant populations

How to stand out

  • Showcase platform risk experience where data was part of the product surface.
    — “Experience building data for platform/product offerings where data is part of the product surface
  • Highlight past mentorship of junior analysts in technical and strategic standards.
    — “mentor and raise the bar for the Data Analysts on the team
  • Provide examples of translating ambiguous risk problems into structured analyses.
    — “Strong ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured analytical approaches
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • reliable risk metrics
  • scalable data infrastructure
  • risk experimentation framework
Typical background
data sciencedata engineering

Skills & requirements

Required

Data StrategyMetrics DefinitionData PipelinesRisk AnalysisData Products

Preferred

Machine LearningData Visualization

Stack & domain

Data AnalyticsData ScienceData StrategyMetricsPipelinesData ProductsRisk DecisioningRisk PoliciesRisk ModelsMerchant JourneysRisk ExperimentationA/b TestingCausal InferenceTechnical MentoringCommunicationProblem SolvingLeadershipMentoringTechnical GuidanceStrategic PlanningRisk ManagementProduct DevelopmentEngineering

About the role

Original posting from Stripe

Who we are

About Stripe

Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

The Risk Data Science team builds the data foundations, models, and measurement frameworks that power Stripe's risk and product decisions — from underwriting and reserves to merchant interventions and enablements. We're at an inflection point: as Stripe increasingly offers risk capabilities as a product to platforms and users, we need a data leader to shape how we build, measure, and evolve our risk data strategy across the 

What you’ll do

We are looking for an experienced data analyst to drive the data strategy for our risk as a product offering. Define the metrics, data products, and analytical frameworks needed as Stripe brings risk capabilities to platforms and connected accounts at scale. Partner with Product, Engineering, and Risk leadership to ensure data investments align with the product roadmap. You will design metrics, pipelines, and data products that serve as the analytical backbone for risk decisioning.

You will own the definition, reliability, and visibility of our most important risk metrics. Establish a canonical set of north star and operational metrics and ensure they are trustworthy, well-documented, and consistently surfaced to the right audiences. Build and maintain the infrastructure that keeps these metrics accurate as our data and product landscape evolves, including clear ownership, alerting on regressions, and scalable pipelines that reduce the cost of keeping insights current.

You will also own and evolve Stripe's risk experimentation strategy by defining what we test, how we measure, and how we learn. Ensure we can rigorously evaluate the impact of changes to risk policies, merchant journeys, and risk models across diverse merchant populations.

Finally, you will mentor and raise the bar for the Data Analysts on the team. Set technical and strategic standards. Guide junior and senior analysts on how to frame ambiguous problems, structure analyses for maximum impact, and communicate findings to senior stakeholders.

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

10+ years in Data Analytics, Data Science, or related roles                                          

Track record of defining and driving data strategy across multiple teams — not just executing on a roadmap, but shaping it                                                                                  

Experience designing experimentation frameworks or measurement strategies for complex, multi-variant systems (e.g., risk policies, pricing, marketplace dynamics)                                             

Deep expertise in SQL; proficiency in Python

Strong ability to translate ambiguous business problems into structured analytical approaches and communicate findings to executive stakeholders                                                           

Experience building and scaling data products (metrics frameworks, pipelines, dashboards) that become operational infrastructure, not one-off analyses                                                        

Demonstrated ability to influence without authority across engineering, product, and business teams

Preferred qualifications

Master’s degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or a related technical field

Experience in risk, trust & safety, or related domains and understanding of risk in the Fintech space

Experience building data for platform/product offerings where data is part of the product surface, not just internal analytics                                                                              

Familiarity with causal inference and A/B testing in non-standard environments (e.g., where randomization is constrained by risk considerations)

Source: Stripe careers

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