[Hiring] Principal Business Analyst, Acquisitions @Mission Lane

Role Description

We’re seeking a data-driven problem solver with sharp analytical skills and a strong customer focus to join our Acquisitions team as a Business Analyst.

The Impact You’ll Make in this Role:

• Work on initiatives that touch all facets of the business
• Opportunity to work on different teams within the organization as careers develop
• The Credit Team is responsible for:
• Matching prospective customers with the right product terms
• Owning the underwriting process throughout the lifetime of the customer
• Understanding lifetime value
• Creating pathways to customer graduation

As a Principal Analyst, you will:

• Take the lead in initiatives to improve our underwriting & pricing strategies
• Use AI driven tools for data analysis
• Optimize current acquisition strategies in response to customer behavior and changing marketplace conditions
• Develop actionable financial strategies based on financial data-driven insights to improve credit risk and profitability while driving step changes in the company’s growth trajectory
• Seed tests in market to better understand customer behavior and leverage learnings to invest in future growth
• Collaborate with cross functional teams across product, data science, engineering and capital markets to bring strategies to market
• Articulate and communicate strategies to senior leadership

Qualifications

• Proven ability to problem solve end-to-end: from framing the question and forming a hypothesis, to analyzing the data, to communicating and debating the answer with other stakeholders
• Familiarity with SQL, python, or other tools for data analysis
• 2 - 5 years of experience in a highly analytical role
• Bachelor’s or Masters in Economics, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar quantitative field with record of strong academic performance

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience doing analytical work with credit cards or other consumer lending products
• Experience helping scale a business in a fast-paced startup environment
• Expertise in SQL or Python
• Experience using AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, etc.)

Benefits

• An engaging culture with access to training programs and advancement opportunities
• Full health, dental, and vision benefits
• Flexible Spending Account (for medical and childcare expenses)
• Paid parental leave
• 401k Company Match
• Generous PTO
• Flexible schedules
• A Calm App subscription

Compensation

• Target starting base salary range: $125,000 - $143,000
• Additional compensation in the form(s) of participation in our annual incentive program and equity are available for this role