Staff Business Analyst
Nubank is hiring a Staff Business Analyst in Palo Alto, United States. Level rates it ; you can apply on Nubank.
Level's read on this job
- Uses AI ●●○○ is how Level rates this business analyst role: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- Some of the work can be done remotely, according to the posting.
- The posting mentions Python, SQL and AI Copilots among its tools and skills.
- Level classes it as a senior role.
- Nubank has 96 other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Lead deep-dive business analyses, build data pipelines, and use AI copilots to enhance daily analytics workflows.
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.
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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
How we rate this
Staff Business Analyst at Nubank rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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Pay
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- $105k
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- Tell me about a project where financial modeling was part of your work. What did you do?
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