Manager, Strategy & Analytics
Nova Credit
Data Science
New York, NY, USA
Posted on Jan 18, 2025
At Nova Credit, our mission is to power a more fair and inclusive financial system for the world. We are on our way to accomplishing this mission by rewiring the financial industry with better credit infrastructure, analytics and workflows, enabling more people to get access to credit opportunities. Our cross-border credit product, Credit Passport®, cash flow underwriting product, Cash Atlas™, and income verification product, Income Navigator, are trusted by leading organizations like American Express, Verizon, HSBC, SoFi, Scotiabank, and Yardi to help them reach valuable new applicants from traditionally credit excluded populations. With support from investors Canapi Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst, and Index Ventures, as well as industry veterans from Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Citi, Nova Credit is revolutionizing the way lending is done.
Nova Credit is seeking a highly qualified Manager, Strategy & Analytics, to drive strategic planning initiatives and data-informed decision-making. This role will combine elements of strategic frameworks, business intelligence, and process improvement to drive organizational alignment, optimize business performance, and uncover growth opportunities.
This role is for you if:
- You're passionate about translating company vision into actionable strategies and equally excited about building the dashboards and reporting infrastructure to track progress against those goals
- You're a data-driven storyteller who can weave quantitative insights and qualitative business context into compelling strategic narratives that inspire action
- You've demonstrated success in a high-growth environment where you've had to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, and you can adapt quickly as priorities evolve
If you are a motivated and experienced startup finance professional looking to make a significant impact at a leading fintech, we would love to hear from you!
This is a full-time position reporting to the Director of Finance & Strategy. Candidates based out of the New York Metropolitan area are preferred.
Responsibilities Include:
1. Strategic Planning
- Partnering with the Director of Finance & Strategy to drive strategic planning processes, including facilitating OKR development across departments, establishing measurement frameworks, and ensuring alignment of goals with the company vision
- Developing and maintaining the organization's goal-setting methodology, including creating standardized templates, tracking mechanisms, and regular review processes to drive accountability
- Leading end-to-end strategic analyses and business cases that combine market research, competitive intelligence, and internal data to identify growth opportunities and inform key business decisions
2. Business Analytics
- Designing and implementing automated reporting systems that enable teams to access reliable, up-to-date metrics and insights for decision-making
- Building and maintaining executive-level dashboards and presentations that effectively communicate business performance, trends, and recommendations to senior leadership
- Partnering with Product, Engineering, and Revenue Operations teams to establish data collection frameworks, define key metrics, and ensure data quality and consistency across the organization
WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH YOU'LL
- Conduct a comprehensive audit of existing reporting infrastructure, data sources, and strategic planning processes to identify immediate opportunities for improvement
- Build relationships with key stakeholders across departments to understand their current goals, metrics tracking needs, and pain points in data access
- Shadow strategic planning sessions to understand the current approach and begin forming recommendations for enhancement
WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER YOU'LL
- Create your first automated dashboard to optimize internal reporting
- Lead your first quarterly planning cycle, facilitating goal-setting sessions and ensuring alignment across departments
- Identify and execute at least two major automation opportunities that improve efficiency in reporting and data sharing
WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR YOU'LL
- Own and evolve the company's strategic planning process, implementing improvements based on learnings from multiple quarterly cycles
- Build a comprehensive suite of automated dashboards and reports that serve as the single source of truth for company performance
- Drive significant improvements in goal-setting and achievement rates through better tracking, visibility, and accountability mechanisms
- Establish yourself as a trusted strategic advisor to the leadership team, regularly contributing to high-level business decisions
- Create and implement a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of various strategic initiatives, enabling better resource allocation
REQUIRED SKILLSET
- 4+ years of experience across relevant fields such as strategy consulting, business analytics, investment banking, private equity, or similar analytical roles
- Excellent storyteller– demonstrated ability to distill complex technical and business concepts into compelling executive-level narratives
- Advanced Excel/spreadsheet modeling capabilities for complex business analysis and/or proven track record of building and maintaining automated dashboards using tools like Looker, Tableau, or similar BI platforms
- Excellent project management and organizational abilities
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
PREFERRED SKILLSET
- Strong proficiency in SQL and experience designing/optimizing database structures for analytics purposes
- MBA or other advanced degree in a quantitative field
- Management consulting background
- Track record of leading cross-functional initiatives
- Experience working with hybrid usage-based business models
- Knowledge of the financial services/credit industry
Everyone is welcome at Nova Credit. We are an equal-opportunity employer where diversity and inclusion are central pillars of our company strategy. We seek applicants who understand, embrace, and thrive in a multicultural and globalized world. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected class, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We do not consider criminal history until a conditional offer of employment has been made. We encourage all qualified candidates, including those with a criminal history, to apply.