Senior Data Analyst

ZayZoon; Edmonton; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial wellness platform is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to enable data-informed decision making. This role involves managing analytics solutions, building insightful dashboards, and collaborating with teams to harness data for strategic insights. The position offers fully remote work, flexible time off, and comprehensive benefits from day one.

Benefits

Permanently Remote Work

Flexible Time Off

Instant Medical, Vision, and Dental Benefits

Inclusive parental leave top-up

Qualifications

• Experience engaging both technical and business audiences.
• Ability to design clear, actionable dashboards and visualizations.
• Familiarity with data engineering concepts (ETL/ELT, medallion architecture).

Responsibilities

• Design and manage analytics and reporting solutions.
• Build dashboards and visualizations for insights.
• Translate business strategy into actionable analyses.

Skills

Strong SQL skills

BI tools (Metabase, Looker, Tableau, Power BI)

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Collaborative mindset

Education

5+ years in a data analyst or BI role

Tools

Snowflake

Redshift

BigQuery

dbt/sqlmesh

Job description

Overview

At ZayZoon, we are on a mission to save 10 million hardworking employees 10 billion dollars. We’ve created a financial empowerment platform that helps businesses of all sizes make a big impact on employee financial wellness. We offer a variety of financial wellness services, like earned wage access, that allows employees to access their earned wages ahead of payday. With 74% of ZayZoon customers reporting reduced financial stress, we know our solutions help lead to happier and more productive employees. ZayZoon was recognized for its growth in the 2024 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 and top-10 growth companies in Canada by CIX awards. Our recent funding extension has raised our Series B funding round to nearly $50 million USD. Join us in shaping the future of employee financial wellness and building services that address the immediate needs of today\'s employees.

About the Role

ZayZoon is looking for a Senior Data Analyst to deliver reporting and insights that empower our teams and senior leadership to make smarter, faster decisions. In this role, you’ll design and manage analytics solutions across product, growth, and acquisition, transforming complex data into clear recommendations and scalable dashboards. You’ll work closely with product, go-to-market, operations, and leadership teams to ensure ZayZoon has the right data foundation, reporting capabilities, and self-serve tools to scale effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage analytics and reporting solutions that drive data-informed decision making
• Build dashboards, reports, and visualizations that communicate insights across technical and non-technical audiences
• Translate business strategy and stakeholder needs into actionable analyses and recommendations
• Partner across teams to deliver strategic analytics initiatives and operational reporting
• Enable self-serve analytics by developing tools, documentation, and training for non-analytical users
• Maintain scalable processes and ensure consistency in reporting practices

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a data analyst or BI role, ideally in SaaS or high-growth tech
• Strong SQL skills and expertise with BI tools (e.g., Metabase, Looker, Tableau, Power BI)
• Proven ability to design clear, actionable dashboards and visualizations
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with experience engaging both technical and business audiences
• Familiarity with data engineering concepts (ETL/ELT, medallion architecture)
• A collaborative mindset and ability to build trust with stakeholders
• Bonus: Hands-on experience with the modern data stack: Git-based workflows, cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery), dbt/ sqlmesh or similar, and orchestration tools

Why you’ll love working at ZayZoon

• Permanently Remote: Work from a desk, a coffee shop, or in the great outdoors - our jobs are fully remote, forever
• Flexible Time Off: Maximum 6 weeks vacation with a flexible time-off policy
• Instant Benefits: Medical, vision, and dental benefits from day one including increased mental health coverage and a wellness stipend
• Plus: Inclusive parental leave top-up, earned wage access, real time market data for salaries, a supportive culture for lifelong learners and more

What you can expect from us

Every application will be reviewed by our team. We are committed to giving each application the attention it deserves and will respond to every application. We look forward to hearing from you.