Industry Analyst at Paystack

About the Industry Analyst Role

• As the Industry Analyst, you’ll help Paystack merchants better understand the online payments landscape within their industry, and provide them with the insights they need to solve their toughest problems.
• Beyond our high-performing payments gateway, Paystack provides value to our merchants in multiple ways.
• One way is by helping them understand how technology and online payments can help them thrive in a fast-moving competitive landscape.
• Paystack is one of Nigeria’s largest payments gateways, processing between 15% to 20% of all online payments in Africa’s largest market, which gives us a wealth of insight into online payment trends in different sectors.
• You’ll dive into the data and share what you learn as deeply-researched reports, executive briefings, bite-sized explainers in video and audio, and one-on-one consulting sessions.
• To succeed in this role, you must possess a management consultant’s ability to gather and analyze data, and a digital marketer’s intuitive sense of how to distill insight into stories that resonate with various audiences.
• Knowledge is power, and as we prepare for a period of accelerated growth, we’re looking to you to give Paystack merchants a competitive edge by helping them understand how to better leverage online payments in their sector.
• And you’ll do all this while working extremely closely with a tight-knit team of creative problem solvers who’ll value you, give you the opportunity to meet high expectations, and who’ll actively create a supportive, nurturing space within which to accelerate your career.
• This is a full-time role is based in Paystack’s headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria and you’ll report directly to the Head of Growth.

What You'll Be Doing

As the Industry Analyst, you will:

• own the editorial calendar of different types of analyses about payments trends in different industries. Formats will include quarterly reports, email briefs, and more
• provide one-on-one consultations to Paystack merchants about industry trends
• closely analyse Paystack’s transaction data and communicate what you learn in a compelling narrative
• research business sectors to understand major players, headwinds, the regulatory landscape and emerging opportunities
• coordinate closely with the key merchant relationship management and sales team to leverage your insight into new leads, or deeper relationships with existing merchants
• cultivate relationships with trade press in various sectors
• represent Paystack at trade shows and exhibitions

What it takes to succeed at this role

You:

• have 2+ years in role where you excelled at both qualitative and quantitative analyses (eg. management consulting or economic analyses)
• are an excellent writer and speaker, able to take complex ideas and explain them in plain language
• have outstanding analytical ability
• have experience with SQL
• genuinely enjoy hearing people’s stories, and have an instinctive ability to pick out the most interesting parts of that story and get other people excited about it
• have previous experience with fast-growing internet startups

While this is NOT strictly required, it would be a plus if you:

• are familiar with the payments landscape
• have graphic design ability and are familiar with design tools such as Sketch, Photoshop, or Illustrator
• are familiar with video and audio editing
• have experience in business journlism
• have strong relationships in trade press

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Housing assistance
• Full medical coverage
• MacBook Pro
• Gym membership
• Free lunch
• Smart, kind colleagues who’re invested in your growth