Staff Business Analyst

Nubank; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

AD&D

Parental Leave

Learning Platform

Language Learning

Wellness Program

401K Plan

Work-from-home Allowance

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

Nu is hiring for a data analytics role in Palo Alto. You will lead analyses on complex business questions, evaluate on-chain trends, and build executive dashboards to track core metrics. The role emphasizes rigorous experimentation, financial modeling, and scalable data pipelines.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Compliance to assess impact and growth opportunities, integrating AI copilots to speed insights and decision quality.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in quantitative analysis and financial mechanics.
• Experience with blockchain/crypto markets and data.
• Proven ability to translate data into recommendations for stakeholders.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data extraction and pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead deep-dive analyses on complex business questions.
• Build and maintain executive dashboards and core metrics.
• Design, run, and evaluate A/B tests with clear hypotheses.
• Develop financial and strategic models for growth scenarios.
• Create reliable data pipelines and ETL workflows.

Skills

Analytical thinking

SQL

Python

A/B testing

Product mindset

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

About Nu

Nu serves more than 140 million customers, guided by a mission to fight complexity and empower people. The company has been leading an industry transformation through innovative products and human-centered services. Proprietary technology and data at scale power Nu’s digital platform, built to promote financial access, advancement, and transparency. Its business model thrives on customer love and lower costs, feeding a flywheel of growth and profitability. Visit our Institutional Page.

About The Role

• Solve Ambiguous Problems: Lead deep-dive analyses on complex business questions, synthesizing unstructured data into clear, executive-ready recommendations.
• Analyze Market & Onchain Trends: Evaluate blockchain transactions, liquidity, token activity, and market shifts to uncover consumer behavior insights.
• Drive Experimentation & Causal Analysis: Design, run, and evaluate A/B tests with high statistical rigor—setting clear hypotheses, sample sizes, conversion goals, and risk guardrails.
• Own Core Metrics & Dashboards: Serve as the single point of ownership for key metrics and maintain executive dashboards.
• Build Financial & Strategic Models: Create quantitative models, scenario analyses, and market sizing to evaluate new product features and international growth.
• Develop Clean Data Pipelines: Write efficient SQL and Python code to extract, transform, and structure complex datasets, establishing reliable ETL workflows.
• Leverage AI & Modern Tooling: Responsibly integrate AI copilots and automated workflows into daily analytics to increase speed and decision quality.
• Align Cross-Functional Partners: Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Legal, and Compliance to assess the commercial and operational impact of regulatory updates and business strategy.

What We're Looking For

• Analytical Capacity & Rigor: Strong foundation in quantitative analysis, probability, statistical modeling, and financial mechanics applied to complex business problems.
• Digital Assets Knowledge: Solid understanding of bitcoin, ethereum, blockchain protocols, crypto market dynamics, stablecoins, staking mechanics, and global exchange ecosystems.
• Experimentation & Causal Inference: Hands-on experience designing controlled A/B tests, measuring statistical significance, and establishing guardrail metrics.
• Technical & Tooling Proficiency: Advanced SQL and Python skills for data extraction, manipulation, and pipeline development.
• Product & Strategic Thinking: Experience working alongside product managers and engineers in an iterative, fast-paced product development environment.

Executive Communication: Proven ability to translate complex quantitative findings into concise, compelling data stories that influence stakeholders.

Our Benefits

Opportunity of earning equity at Nu.

• Medical Insurance
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance and AD&D
• Extended maternity and paternity leaves
• Nucleo - Our learning platform of courses
• NuLanguage - Our language learning program
• NuCare - Our mental health and wellness assistance program
• 401K Saving Plans - Health Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Work-from-home Allowance
• Relocation Assistance Package, if applicable

Work model

Hybrid 2-3 times/week: Our hybrid work model brings us to the office at least twice a week, on strategic days designed to maximize team connection and collaboration. For more details, visit https://building.nubank.com/nu-hybrid-work-model/

Our recruitment process may involve the use of artificial intelligence–enabled tools, such as automated interview transcription and analysis, to support the evaluation process. Artificial intelligence is not used to make final hiring decisions; all decisions are made by human reviewers. To maintain a consistent and fair process for every candidate, Nu does not provide individualized technical feedback. See how our policy works here.