Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

Job Description:

At Remitly, we believe everyone deserves the freedom to access, move, and manage their money wherever life takes them. Since 2011, we’ve tirelessly delivered on our promise to customers sending money globally, providing secure, simple, and reliable ways to manage their money, ensuring true peace of mind. Whether it’s supporting loved ones back home, growing a business across continents, or pursuing new opportunities abroad, we’re not just here to move money— we’re here to move our global customers forward.
We’re looking for builders, reimaginers, and global thinkers who want to work at the intersection of technology, trust, and transformation. If that’s you and you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career—we invite you to join over 2,800 passionate Remitlians worldwide who are united by our vision to transform lives with trusted financial services that transcend borders.

About the role:

As a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst on the Business Finance team, you will play a key role in enabling data-driven decision-making by building analytics, reporting, and data products that support Remitly’s core remittance and complementary products. You’ll focus on developing high-quality data models, dashboards, and analytical workflows, with an emphasis on scalability, self-service, and analytical rigor. You will partner closely with Finance and business stakeholders to turn complex data into clear insights that drive decisions and improve how we operate as a business.

This role is ideal for someone who is deeply analytical, technically strong, and detail-oriented, with a passion for transforming large, complex datasets into actionable insights. You should have strong business judgment and communication skills, enabling you to work closely with stakeholders to define key business questions and build data solutions that answer them.

What You’ll Do:

• Own the design, development, and scaling of reporting solutions supporting remittance and complementary product metrics

• Build scalable, self-service dashboards and data pipelines that enable granular analysis, variance investigation, and root cause discovery

• Perform deep-dive and ad-hoc analyses to guide business decisions and uncover optimization opportunities

• Partner with Finance and business stakeholders to define and evolve performance metrics aligned with business and financial goals

• Stay current with AI/ML and analytics advancements and help evaluate and evangelize new technologies within the BI community

What You’ll Bring:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field such as Computer Science, Economics, Finance, Statistics, or equivalent experience.

• Experience: 5+ years of progressive experience in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, or a similar role.

Technical skills:

• Advanced SQL skills, including writing complex and performant queries and building reliable data pipelines

• Experience using Python for data processing, automation, and analysis

• High proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including complex formulas and data analysis

• Experience with BI tools such as Mode Analytics, Tableau, or similar platforms

• Strong analytical thinking with exceptional attention to detail and data accuracy

• Ability to work with ambiguity and translate loosely defined questions into structured, actionable analysis

• Clear communicator who can present insights to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Proven ability to work directly with business stakeholders to bridge data and business needs

Nice to Have:

• Experience with data science, machine learning, or data mining

• Exposure to AI-driven analytics or experimentation with LLM-enabled workflows

• Mindset: Proactive, detail-oriented, and adaptable with strong prioritization and a bias for action.

Our Benefits:

• In Site Subsidized Meals

• Transportation

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits

• Private Life Insurance

• On site Clinic and Remitly Doctor

• Continuous learning tools & certification programs

• Two consecutive days off

We are committed to nondiscrimination across our global organization and in all of our business operations. Employment is determined based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status or status as an honorably discharge/veteran, pregnancy (including a woman's potential to get pregnant, pregnancy-related conditions, and childbearing), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical, mental, or sensory disability (including the use of a trained dog guide or service animal), HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C status, genetic information, status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other protected class as established by law.

Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.