Risk Sr Data Analyst (LatAm Only)

R2; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Phantom Share Program

Ownership of tooling and automation

Job summary

R2 is seeking a hands-on Risk Sr Data Analyst (IC3) to build, automate, and validate controls that keep operations reliable as we scale across Latin America. The role emphasizes writing SQL, scripting in Python, and building dashboards to monitor risk in real time.

The ideal candidate is analytical, technically fluent, and capable of turning ambiguous processes into data-driven, automated checks that run themselves. Join a fast-growing fintech team with exposure to major regulatory challenges.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in a technical, data-driven role such as risk/data analytics, controls testing, internal audit analytics, data analysis, or related field.
• Strong SQL skills; able to write and optimize queries against large datasets to test controls and analyze exceptions.
• Working proficiency in Python for automating control tests and data analysis.
• Experience building dashboards and reporting in Looker, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Ability to translate process or control requirements into automated, testable logic.

Responsibilities

• Implement, execute, and maintain preventive, detective, and monitoring controls across key processes.
• Write SQL to query production data to test controls and investigate exceptions.
• Build Python scripts to automate control testing and generate reproducible results.
• Design dashboards and KPI reporting to make control health visible to stakeholders.
• Validate controls operate as intended; define and run test cases against real data.

Skills

SQL

Python

Risk analytics

Data analysis

Looker/Tableau/Power BI

Git

Tools

Looker

Tableau

Power BI

Git

Job description

At R2, we believe that small and medium businesses are the productive engine of society. Small and medium businesses (SMBs) make up over 90% of companies in Latin America, yet they face a trillion-dollar credit gap. Our mission is to unlock SMBs’ potential by providing financial solutions tailored to their needs. We are reimagining the financial infrastructure of Latin America, where SMBs’ financial needs are met without ever having to go to a bank.

R2 enables platforms across Latin America to embed financial services that SMBs can leverage, starting with revenue-based financing. We are a high-performing, close-knit team with talent from organizations such as Google, Amazon, Nubank, Uber, Capital One, Mercado Libre, Globant, and J.P. Morgan.

We are entering a new phase of growth following a strategic investment from Ant International, focused on rapidly expanding our partner footprint, strengthening our credit and underwriting capabilities, and scaling operations across multiple markets. As part of this growth journey, eligible team members have the opportunity to participate in R2’s Phantom Share Program, a performance-based incentive designed to align our team with the company’s long‑term success and value creation. We believe in building a culture of ownership, where those who help create value share meaningfully in it.

R2 is scaling quickly, and with that growth comes increasing operational complexity. We are looking for a hands‑on Risk Sr Data Analyst (IC3) to help build, automate, and validate the controls that keep our operations reliable as we scale. This is a highly technical, execution‑focused role for someone comfortable working directly with data: writing SQL to interrogate our systems, scripting in Python to automate control testing, and building dashboards that make risk and control performance visible in real time.

This person will turn control requirements into working, testable, automated checks, not slide decks or policy documents alone. The right candidate is analytical, technically fluent, and energized by taking an ambiguous process and turning it into a monitored, data‑driven control that runs itself.

What You'll Do:

• Implement, execute, and maintain preventive, detective, and monitoring controls across key business and operational processes
• Write SQL to query production and analytical data sources to test controls, pull audit evidence, and investigate exceptions across large datasets
• Build and maintain Python scripts and automated routines that test controls on a recurring basis, flag exceptions, and generate reproducible results
• Design and build control-monitoring dashboards and KPI reporting (e.g. Tableau) so control health and risk indicators are visible to stakeholders
• Translate control designs and process requirements into concrete, automated checks and validation logic
• Validate that controls are operating as intended: define test cases, run them against real data, quantify exceptions, and document results
• Analyze workflows and data to identify control gaps, failure points, manual dependencies, and areas of elevated operational risk
• Partner with Risk, Product, Operations, Finance, Compliance, Technology, and Data teams to embed automated controls into system workflows and daily operations
• Maintain clear documentation of control logic, test procedures, data sources, and results to support internal and external review
• Track control exceptions and issues through to remediation, and re-test to confirm closure
• Apply a solid understanding of risk and control principles (including COSO-based thinking) to ensure the controls you build are meaningful and auditable
• Operate with high ownership in an environment that is still building process discipline and tooling maturity

Who You Are:

• 3–6 years of experience in a technical, data-driven role such as risk/data analytics, controls testing, internal audit analytics, data analysis, or a related field
• Strong, hands‑on SQL skills — able to independently write and optimize queries against large datasets to test controls and analyze exceptions
• Working proficiency in Python for automating control tests, building validation scripts, and data analysis (e.g., pandas)
• Experience building dashboards and reporting in a BI tool such as Looker, Tableau, or Power BI
• Demonstrated ability to translate a process or control requirement into automated, testable logic — this is a builder role, not an advisory one
• Understanding of internal control concepts and frameworks such as COSO, and how to test controls for design and operating effectiveness is nice to have
• Strong analytical judgment: able to spot anomalies in data, quantify risk, and separate signal from noise
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and limited structure, and turning it into repeatable, documented processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical findings clearly to non‑technical stakeholders
• Experience in fintech, lending, payments, or another regulated financial services environment is strongly preferred
• Familiarity with data pipelines, version control (Git), or workflow automation is a plus

What We Offer:

• The chance to join a high-impact, mission‑driven fintech with regional scale.
• Ownership of the tooling and automation behind R2’s control environment in a fast‑paced, growth‑oriented startup.
• Cross‑functional collaboration with exceptional teams across Latin America.
• Exposure to complex regulatory challenges and innovation in embedded finance.

Locations: BR, AR