Job Title: Lead, Advanced Analytics & Data Modeling
Join Veriff's Operations & Analytics team, where we're revolutionizing the online identity verification landscape. As a leader in this space, we're seeking a talented and driven Lead, Advanced Analytics & Data Modeling to elevate our analytics capabilities and drive business growth.
In this role, you will lead a high-performing team of analytics engineers, data scientists, and data professionals, responsible for building and maintaining our analytics ecosystem. Your expertise will enable us to make data-driven decisions, drive operational efficiency, and unlock new insights at scale.
If you're passionate about solving complex problems, designing clean data architectures, and building systems that drive business impact, we'd love to hear from you.
We're looking for an experienced leader to head our Advanced Analytics team, setting the standard for analytics excellence across Veriff. Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading a growing team of analytics engineers and data scientists, fostering a culture of excellence, autonomy, and accountability.
- Setting and enforcing high standards for data modeling, analytics engineering, and documentation, ensuring clarity, maintainability, and scalability.
- Designing and owning core, reusable data models that enable scalable reporting and insights across product, operations, and business teams.
- Defining best practices for using dbt, modular SQL, and data governance to ensure data quality and integrity.
- Building the foundation for production-grade machine learning models to improve decision-making and operational efficiency.
- Collaborating closely with business and operational stakeholders to translate their needs into robust data solutions.
- Driving an impact-focused culture that prioritizes complete, accurate, and timely data assets.
- Mentoring team members and building a culture of excellence, autonomy, and accountability.
- Working closely with the Data Engineering team to ensure alignment on an impactful roadmap oriented to our end-stakeholders' needs.
To succeed in this role, you should have:
- 7+ years of experience in analytics, data science, data modeling, or a related quantitative field.
- Deep proficiency in dbt and modern analytics engineering practices.
- Strong understanding of scalable data pipelines and cloud-based data environments like Redshift, BigQuery, or Snowflake.
- Advanced SQL skills and working knowledge of Python or R for analysis and automation.
- Proven ability to work independently, lead ambiguous problem-solving efforts, and translate data into business impact.
- Expertise in data visualization (ideally Tableau), with the ability to create intuitive, performant dashboards.
- Experience mentoring or leading a team—ideally in a player-coach capacity.
We're looking for someone who embodies the following mindsets:
- Self-starter: You thrive in ambiguous environments and can define your own roadmap.
- Deep problem solver: You push beyond surface-level symptoms to uncover root causes.
- Clear communicator: You make complex analyses understandable to stakeholders of all backgrounds.
- Strategic executor: You're comfortable zooming out to align on business priorities and zooming in to write code or debug a data pipeline.
Why Veriff?
We're the preferred identity verification platform partner for innovative growth-driven organizations, helping to conveniently verify and safeguard users worldwide. With a diverse team and robust backing from investors, we're dedicated to building a safer and more secure world.
When you join Team Veriff, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact, advance your career, and enjoy a range of benefits, including:
- Flexibility to work from home
- Stock options that ensure your share in our success
- Extra recharge days on top of your annual vacation
- Extensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Learning and Development & Health and Sports budget
- Four weeks of fully paid sabbatical leave after reaching your 5th work anniversary
We're an Equal Opportunities employer committed to a diverse and representative team. We want to hear from people who are passionate about their work and align with our values. Regardless of background, we encourage you to apply.
Please note that in the final stage of the recruitment process, we may request you to go through identity verification. For more information, please see our Recruitment Privacy Policy.