data analyst in fintech

Bir Ecosystem operates products including Birbank, Birmarket, m10, and related verticals in the financial services, banking, payments, and e-commerce markets.

• Design and pursue independent research questions and hypotheses on cash turnover trends, e-commerce growth, and banking and fintech market dynamics in Azerbaijan and comparable markets;
• Monitor, collect, and synthesize external market data, including industry reports, competitor activity, regulatory shifts, and macroeconomic indicators, into structured analyses;
• Translate market observations into testable hypotheses, validate them with available data, and articulate findings with clear business implications;
• Build and present concise, decision-oriented narratives, including slide decks and briefs, for senior stakeholders based on original research rather than routine reporting;
• Track the competitive and market positioning of Bir Ecosystem's products against the broader market;
• Own and maintain recurring, externally oriented market reports with embedded analysis and insights;
• Collaborate with strategy, product, and business teams to incorporate external market perspectives into planning cycles;
• Maintain a lightweight, well-documented body of research covering methodology, sources, and assumptions;
• Handle occasional ad hoc and internal data requests without displacing the primary external-research mandate.

• Apply strong critical thinking by questioning assumptions, identifying weak logic, and pursuing evidence rather than confirming predetermined conclusions;
• Structure and communicate complex findings clearly to non-technical senior audiences in English and Azerbaijani;
• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and comfort with ambiguity;
• Demonstrate a solid grounding in business and economics fundamentals, including market structure, competitive dynamics, macroeconomic indicators, and financial and banking sector logic;
• Design hypotheses, gather evidence, and revise views when evidence does not support them;
• Prioritize and structure independent work without close day-to-day supervision;
• Hold a Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Business, Statistics, or a related quantitative or business field;
• Have prior experience at a large, established organization, specifically a major Telecom operator, a major Bank, or a Big 4 firm;
• Have a background in market research, strategy, competitive intelligence, or economic or financial analysis;
• Have exposure to payments, e-commerce, or banking and fintech sectors;
• Work proficiently with SQL for independent data extraction and validation;
• Build clear data visualizations to support a research narrative;
• Design and deliver professional slide decks and presentations;
• Fluent Azerbaijani and English, verbally and in writing;
• Nice to have: Master's degree.

• No conditions specified