Data Analyst at Divest

About the job

• We’re looking for a Data Analyst to join the Divest team.
• Someone who can turn data into decisions that drive product growth and financial performance.
• You’ll work closely with the Product, Growth, and Engineering teams to uncover insights, measure impact, and help shape the direction of our products across Africa’s evolving fintech and crypto landscape.
• You’ll be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data from multiple sources, product usage, transactions, customer behavior, and financial performance to help the team make data-driven decisions that improve user experience and profitability.

Job Expectations

• Analyze large datasets to identify trends, patterns, and actionable insights that inform product and business strategy.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to track key product and financial metrics (activation, retention, churn, margins, etc.).
• Partner with Product Managers to define, monitor, and evaluate KPIs for product success.
• Conduct cohort and funnel analysis to understand user behavior and conversion points.
• Support A/B testing, product experiments, and post-launch performance reviews.
• Collaborate with the finance and operations teams to connect product metrics with financial outcomes.
• Present insights and recommendations clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure data quality, accuracy, and consistency across platforms.
• Stay informed on analytics best practices, fintech performance metrics, and emerging product data tools.

Critical Competencies

• 3+ years of hands-on experience as a Data Analyst, preferably within fintech or product-led organizations.
• Strong command of SQL and proficiency in at least one analytical tool (Python, R, or Excel). Preferably Python.
• Experience using data visualization platforms such as Power BI, Tableau, Metabase, or Google Data Studio.
• Familiarity with analytics tools like Mixpanel, Firebase, Google Analytics, or Amplitude.
• Solid understanding of financial metrics, product KPIs, and user journey analytics.
• Strong communication skills, able to simplify data stories and influence decision-making.
• High attention to detail, accuracy, and data integrity.
• Excitement about fintech, crypto, and the role of data in driving financial innovation across Africa.

Cultural Competencies:

• Entrepreneurial and experimental — thrives in a startup environment.
• Bias for action and growth, not afraid to fail fast and learn quickly.
• Mission-driven and passionate about expanding financial access in Africa.
• You work well with people of different backgrounds, identities, values and cultures
• You listen well, seek to understand and respond with empathy
• You give and take constructive feedback to and from colleagues at any level
• You are extremely curious and love working collaboratively
• A knack for continuous growth, learning and knowledge sharing.