PYMNTS.com is a U.S.-based company, with a global footprint, that conducts original data-driven research on the digital economy, with a particular focus on payments and commerce, fintech, and emerging payment and commerce technologies including digital wallets, neobanks, crypto currency, etc., We have a diverse set of clients including many of the leading global payment and commerce brands in the world. We are looking for a motivated senior analyst, with experience in economics, statistics, and survey research, to lead research projects. The successful candidate will join a team or more than 30 economists, statisticians, and other social scientists, including senior academics.

Responsibilities

The candidate will lead large-scale research projects involving surveys of businesses and/or individuals in multiple geographies. This will include designing the research approach, drafting hypothesis and development of the final survey instrument. The candidate will be responsible for conducting quantitative and qualitative research and supervise the work or junior analysts that will help construct data sets and provide simple analytic support. The candidate will also be responsible for drawing interesting and compelling insights, creating clear presentations, and presenting material and reports to clients and non-technical business readers.

Required skills

The candidate should have at least an MA in economics, or related field, with a specialty or a least substantial coursework in econometrics and statistics. At least two years of practical experience in doing quantitative research is a must and experience with conducting large-scale consumer surveys a plus. Excellent written and spoken English, and the ability to write clearly, is also a must. The candidate should also be fluent in statistical software such as STATA, python, or R as well as Excel Skills using SQL or other programming languages are a plus as is experience with survey research platforms such as Qualtrics. Finally, the candidate should be self-motivated and able to work effectively with a large virtual team.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

PYMNTS.com, which is proud of its highly diverse team, is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.