Brigit

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Hi, we're Brigit! A holistic financial health company helping everyday Americans build a brighter financial future. With a business model that is aligned with our customers, we create transparent, fair, and simple financial products that put money back in the hands of our members, help them spend wisely, avoid unfair fees and build their credit quickly. If autonomy, ownership, and having meaningful input at the company you work for is important to you, come join our growing team! Brigit is doing innovative and exciting work, but don’t just take our word for it, our work is being recognized by others: Built In's 2026 Best Midsize Companies to Work For in New York City Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work For In New York City Built In’s 2024 & 2025 Best Startups to Work For In the U.S. Built In’s 2023 - 2025 Best Startups to Work For In New York City Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies of 2022 Business Insider’s Most Promising Consumer Startups 2022 Forbes Fintech 50 2022 Role overview At Brigit, Our payments platform sits at the intersection of our product pods, our banking partners and our customers’ accounts. We process millions of transactions every month with asynchronous settlement and disambiguated costs, leading to a complex paper trail. In this role, you’ll leverage product thinking and analytical expertise to monitor and scale our payments infrastructure, identify and fix inefficiencies, and drive meaningful improvements across a uniquely cross‑functional team. The work you do will have an outsized impact on the bottom line. As the Senior Data Analyst for Payments, you’ll sit on the Data and Analytics team and be embedded within Team Money—a cross-functional group responsible for building and scaling our Payments Platform. This role and Team Money work at the intersection of Product, Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Compliance, as well as with third-party banking and processing partners. You’ll help identify and mitigate risk, optimize payment workflows, and ensure regulatory compliance. Success in this role requires strong product thinking and a clear sense of ownership over the Payments Platform. What you’ll be doing Develop strategies to improve payment-processing efficiency and reduce operational risk. Identify opportunities to optimize our processing strategies and customer interventions. Work with stakeholders to prioritize and plan for improvement. Collaborate with software engineers, data science, operations, finance, and product managers to implement and measure new strategies and enhancements to the platform Create automated monitors to systematically detect anomalies, identify discrepancies, errors, or potential fraud, and take appropriate action. Conduct thorough investigations into payment-related issues, errors, and returns. Collaborating with internal teams to resolve discrepancies promptly. Develop and maintain detailed documentation of payment processes, procedures, and workflows. Mentor and train others on the same. Perform reconciliations and audits of financial data to ensure accuracy and integrity. Support cross-functional projects and initiatives related to payment systems and operations. What you have 5+ years of experience in payment operations or a similar role within the fintech, banking, or payments industry. Proficiency in utilizing analytical tools and software for data analysis and reporting (e.g., SQL, Python). Strong understanding of payment systems, including ACH, card networks, and emerging payment technologies. Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze complex data sets and draw actionable insights. Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and the ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment. Strong communication skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or another analytical field. Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements such as GDPR, AML, and other relevant standards is a plus. The anticipated annual base salary for this position is $125,000 - $155,000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits for which an individual may be eligible (other benefits listed below). The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. Our Benefits & Team: Medical, dental, and vision insurance Flexible PTO Policy 401k plan Paid Parental Leave Physical and mental wellbeing benefits including Wellhub for access to virtual workouts and discounted gym memberships, and Headspace for covered virtual therapy sessions and unlimited on demand health support Monthly reimbursements to use against wifi and cell phone bills Annual reimbursement for Learning & Development Help hard working Americans build a brighter financial future High-growth company A dynamic, flexible and collaborative start-up work environment with a highly talented team Brigit is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees without regard to race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy (including breast feeding and related medical conditions), national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, genetic information, disability, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email accommodations@hellobrigit.com. Disclosures: For information on our data privacy policies, see the Brigit California Personnel Privacy Policy. Brigit uses E-Verify for employment authorization. See the E-Verify and Department of Justice websites for more details.