Product Data Analyst

Life at MX

We are driven by our moral imperative to advance mankind - and it all starts with our people, product and purpose. We always carry a deep sense of drive and passion with us. If you thrive in a challenging work environment, surrounded by incredible team members who will help you grow, MX is the right place for you.

Come build with us and be part of an award-winning company that's helping create meaningful and lasting change in the financial industry.

Job Purpose

We are looking for a talented Product Data Analyst who can help us maintain and continuously improve our industry leading transaction categorization engine. This person will also be a critical thought partner as they collaborate with the Data Analyst Lead on the Data Utilization team.

What you'll get to do

• Monitor system performance and calculate success metrics
• Work with Product Management and Engineering to define, scope, and create new features to improve the classification & categorization engine.
• Manage quality improvement processes and ensure issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner.
• Research merchants and locations to augment system coverage
• Plan, design, develop and perform quality assessments in the areas of Top Offenders, System Transaction Rule Creation/Update, Confidence Test Creation/Update, Validation of Model Predictions to document and evaluate performance and data integrity
• Configure, operate and develop manual and/or automated methods, processes and procedures to test output or input based on data compliance, quality and use requirements as established by product management, client specifications, and governance programs.
• Performs regular and ad hoc reviews, audits, and investigations of data activity and integrity; prepares reports and summaries of findings.
• Produces and updates guidelines and documentation of data quality development processes, procedures and standards.

You'll do it using your

• Knowledge of or experience with SQL
• A serious passion for working with data & comfort with its inherent messiness
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Working knowledge of data analysis functions in Excel
• Knowledge of or experience in data analytics or related field
• Knowledge of or experience with statistical analytics and/or visualization tools
• Knowledge of or experience using Regular Expressions
• Knowledge of or experience with Python and Gitlab is a plus
• A lifelong love of learning
• BS (Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, or similar) or BA (Psychology, Philosophy, Linguistics, or similar) or 1-2 years of product data analyst experience

You'll fit in by

• Self-driven -- You have the ambition and intelligence to make great things even better.
• Passion -- You obsess about perfection and love your data.
• Entrepreneurial Mindset-- You like to wear many hats and thrive on the urgency that drives a start-up.
• Technology -- You are analytical and like to solve problems with technology.
• Execution -- You know what needs to be done, but more importantly, you make it happen.
• Problem Solving Skills -- You see the problems and focus on finding the solution.
• Self-Guided Ability-- You don't need, and probably despise, micro-management.

You'll love it because

• You will have the opportunity to work in a successful, fast moving, mission-driven company
• This is an incredibly impactful role in the organization
• You will have autonomy and growth opportunities
• You will collaborate with other creative and engaged team members
• You will be rewarded and recognized for your high-caliber work