Lead Analytics Engineer

Job Description

**POSITION OVERVIEW**

We're consolidating analytics onto a single SQL Server database that sits right alongside our lending systems, and you'll own it end to end: what lands in it, how it's modeled, and the reporting that runs off it. The goal is self-service --- governed tables, a real data dictionary, and published models so that most questions answer themselves. When someone does need you directly, the result should be a reusable asset, not a one-off number.

This is a hands-on job for someone who likes to finish things and keep them running. You'll inherit a working platform and a team that has already solved the hard migration problems. From there, the work is new sources, shared definitions, better distribution, and a roadmap you help write.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**

* Run the analytics database and its scheduled jobs - reliable, monitored, and documented.
* Pull in new sources through vendor APIs (CRM, contact center, lending platforms) with incremental, restartable laods
* Model raw data into tables and views the business can trust.
* Build operational reporting that has to be right every day: call lists, merchant partner reporting, and management reports.
* Own the data dictionary and KPI definitions in partnership with business owners.
* Lead one analyst, setting direction and raising the bar on quality.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**

* 5 years running production data pipelines and reporting.
* **Strong SQL Server:** window functions, dedup, and performance on big tables.
* Python and API extraction and pipelines.
* Experience operating scheduled jobs and logging, alerting, and quality checks.
* You've published data to a BI tool and supported the people using it.
* Comfortable working in Git.

**PREFERED QUALIFICATIONS**

* Consumer lending or financial services experience.
* Salesforce or Genesys Cloud Data
* Tableau, Metabase, ThoughtSpot, Omni, or similar
* dbt, AZURE SQL, or AI/LLM tooling on data.

**YOUR FIRST 90 DAYS**

* Learn the business and the current platform.
* Operate - take over daily operations of the platform alongside the team.
* Deliver - land one new source, end to end.
* Define - get the first shared KPI definitions agreed and written down.

**WHAT WE OFFER**

* Compensation is based on work location.

San Diego (onsite/hybrid): $150,000--$180,000 base per year.

Remote (outside California): $135k-$160k base per year, set by the labor market for the candidate's location. \*

Individual offers within each range depend on job-related factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.

* Relax and recharge with Paid Time Off (PTO) Program; plus 10 paid holidays
* Financial health with 401(k) programs and employer match
* Internet reimbursement - $40 per month
* Take care of your emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing with access to EAP
* We invest in your future through ongoing learning and development resources
* Save on taxes with Flexible Spending or Health Savings Accounts
* Peace of mind with Life and AD\&D Insurance
* Discounts for shopping at various retailers