Data Analyst - RealFi

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Cape Town, Western Cape
Mid level
Blockchain • Software
The Role
As a Data Analyst at RealFi, you will collaborate with technical and commercial teams to analyze and clean data, transforming it into actionable insights. Responsibilities include deep statistical analysis, designing dashboards, building ETL pipelines using AWS technologies, and ensuring data accuracy while engaging with diverse stakeholders to support strategic objectives.
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Description

Who are we?

IOHK, is a technology company focused on Blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer-reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability. Our projects include decentralized finance (DeFi), governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain technology globally.

We invest in the unknown, applying our curiosity and desire for positive change to everything we do. By fueling creativity, innovation, and progress within our teams, our products and services are designed for people to be fearless, to be changemakers.

About RealFi:

RealFi is on a mission to unlock capital to drive investment into underserved communities in emerging markets. RealFi is combining traditional finance with technological innovation to make borrowing and lending services more transparent, efficient, and available to a broader population. The venture aims to build investment capabilities and a marketplace to syndicate debt globally in a fully compliant manner. While the initial focus is on Africa, RealFi has global applicability and ambitions.

What the role involves:

As a Data Analyst, you will collaborate with both technical and commercial teams, as well as external partners, to analyze and clean data, transforming it into actionable insights. We’re data-driven, and the ability to produce valuable insights quickly are key to our strategic vision.

You will be an experienced Data Analyst who combines technical expertise with outstanding communication skills, able to convey complex data findings clearly and effectively to diverse stakeholders. Your insights will be essential in driving innovation and improving our operations.

  • Collaborate with external partners to prepare their data for ingestion.
  • Perform deep statistical analysis to identify trends and opportunities.
  • Work closely with diverse stakeholders to understand their needs.
  • Design and build dashboards to monitor key business metrics and KPIs.
  • Build robust and scalable ETL pipelines using mainly AWS technologies.
  • Clean and monitor incoming data to ensure its accuracy and integrity.
  • Identify opportunities to streamline reporting and analysis processes.
  • Transform data from multiple sources and apply business logic to build data marts for the business.
Requirements

Who you are:

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative/technical field (eg, computer science, statistics or engineering).
  • Significant experience in an analytical role.
  • Highly proficient in SQL.
  • Experience in Python.
  • Experience in Spark, AWS and DBT is advantageous.
  • Experience in the financial services sector, particularly in credit or alternative credit, is a big plus.
  • Proven experience in stakeholder management and acting as a business partner across different areas.
  • Excellent communication skills to present findings clearly to a variety of stakeholders.
  • Excellent commercial awareness and ability to prioritise work on high-impact business problems.
  • Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership who takes initiative.

Are you an IOGer?

Do you find yourself questioning the status quo? Do you tinker with ideas and long to turn those ideas into solutions? Are you able to spark thoughtful debates, bringing out the inquisitiveness in others? Does the promise of continuously growing excite you? Then get ready to reimagine everything you thought wasn’t possible because that’s what it means to be an IOGer - we don’t set limits, we break them. 

Benefits
  • Hybrid work model with two days a week in the office.
  • Laptop reimbursement.
  • New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc).
  • Learning and development opportunities.
  • Competitive PTO and Sick Leave Plan.

At IOG, we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Top Skills

Python
SQL
The Company
471 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Founded in 2015, IOHK is one of the world’s pre-eminent blockchain research and engineering companies, best known for the Cardano blockchain platform
We are a fully decentralized, remote-working organization committed to the highest principles of academic rigour and evidence-based software development. The company builds high-assurance blockchain products for public and private sector clients.
Our goal is simple – to fuel our drive to be best in class by giving you the opportunity, resources and support to deliver your finest work to date. You’ll work with some exceptionally talented and friendly individuals who are always open to new ideas and ways of working.
IOHK is an advocate of decentralized remote working, with over 300 people working in more than 50 countries. Everyone has a different skill set, a different culture, and is at a different stage in their life. We aim to make collaboration between diverse people fun, exciting, and always rewarding. Many companies say they ‘think outside the box’ – for IOHK it’s more, ‘we think outside the geography’.

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