Data Analytics Lead, Cleo AI

• 7+ years in data analytics, BI engineering, analytics engineering, or hybrid data/finance roles, ideally in a high-growth, product-led company
• Experience developing and owning predictive modelling systems at a company level
• Ability to communicate analytical insights with influence at senior forums. Experience guiding internal decision-making at executive level
• Hands-on experience with BI tools (e.g. Looker, Mode, Tableau) and data workflow tools (dbt, Airflow)
• Hands-on experience building data models and dashboards in BI tools like Looker, Mode, Tableau, Superset, automation tools Streamlit, Airflow, data modelling dbt
• Strong grasp of financial and operational metrics—ideally having worked closely with FP&A, Strategic Finance, or similar teams
• A builder mindset: bias for automation, ownership, and delivering value fast
• Interest in fintech and Cleo’s mission to make money easier and more human

Desirable

• We’re hiring a Data Analytics Lead - Strategic Finance (FP&A). This is a high-impact role, at the intersection of finance, data, and strategy
• Reporting to the Director of Strategic Finance, you’ll be responsible for building the insight delivery systems, models, and automations that power decision-making across FP&A, and long-term financial strategy
• You’ll work closely with Product, Data, Engineering, and the CEO’s office, turning data into actionable insights that accelerate decision-making at every level of the business
• While supported by an established Commercial Analytics team, this is the first role fully dedicated to owning and scaling the automation and intelligence layer within Strategic Finance
• You’ll architect and scale the models, tools, and systems that surface critical insights and enable faster, smarter decisions across the business
• This is an individual contributor role with future leadership potential - perfect for someone who wants to own end-to-end systems today and grow into building a team tomorrow
• Build predictive models and decision-support tools driving our financial statements - from revenue, gross profit, operating costs, and cashflow
• Turn one-off strategic analyses into scalable, self-serve tools — powering decision-making across scenario planning, LTV modelling, cohort analysis, pricing, and capital allocation
• Work cross-functionally with Data, Product, and Engineering to define and maintain data models that power both executive-level insight and operational decisioning
• Automate recurring finance workflows such as investor reporting, covenant tracking, performance pacing, and financial close tasks
• Create intelligent, automated reporting workflows for financial and operational metrics - think trading updates, forecast variance analysis, board KPIs, and more
• Own the architecture for insight delivery - dashboards, semantic layers, and data pipelines that serve as the foundation for financial and strategic reporting
• Act as the technical bridge within Strategic Finance, enabling faster, smarter decisions through automation, intelligent tooling, and scalable systems
• Champion data governance and documentation to ensure consistency, trust, and clarity across all internal and external reporting