About Alaan
Alaan is the Middle East’s first AI-powered spend management platform, built to help businesses save time and money.
Our all-in-one solution combines smart corporate cards, real-time expense tracking, AI-powered automation, seamless accounting integrations, and deep financial insights- designed to simplify finance operations and maximize control over company spend.
Founded in 2022, Alaan is already the trusted partner of over 2000 leading businesses across the UAE and KSA, including G42, Careem, McDonald’s, Tabby, Al Barari, Rove Hotels, Rivoli, and CarSwitch. Together, our customers have saved over AED 100 million with Alaan.
In just three years, Alaan has become the #1 expense management platform in the Middle East- and we’ve done it while becoming profitable.
Backed by Y Combinator and top global investors- including founders and executives of leading startups- Alaan is built by a world-class team from McKinsey, BCG, Goldman Sachs, Barclays, Zomato, Careem, Rippling, and other high-growth companies.
We’re not just building software. We’re reimagining how finance works for modern businesses across the region.
About the role
We are looking for a technically heavyweight Senior Data Analyst to be the foundational "source of truth" for our Go-To-Market (GTM) and Operations teams. This is a high-autonomy role for an expert executor who can bridge the gap between data and high-stakes business decisions. You will own the data lifecycle — from architecting pipelines and optimizing SQL models to deploying ML forecasting — ensuring our leadership has 100% reliable insights to scale the business.
What you'll do
- Data Architecture & Modeling: Own the Operational Data Layer that supports core GTM metrics, dashboards, and automation workflows. Design and maintain scalable data models that turn backend data into reliable, clean datasets.
- Technical Ecosystem Ownership: Optimize how GTM data flows between operational database, internal GTM tools and visualization tools to ensure data consistency.
- Advanced Analytics & Insight Delivery
- Develop and deploy ML/AI models for forecasting GTV, optimizing churn, and automating decision-making workflows.
- Design, build, and maintain high-impact dashboards for GTM & Operations teams.
- Perform expert-level ad-hoc analyses using SQL to identify trends, conduct deep-dive research, and deliver objective insights on strategic priorities.
- Data Integrity & Reconciliation: Act as the final gatekeeper for data quality. You will troubleshoot discrepancies, ensuring 100% accuracy.
- Strategic Partnership: Collaborate directly with the Sales, Marketing, Customer Success & Operations teams, identify growth bottlenecks, and automate recurring data needs.
- Project Management & Scoping: Maintain high standards in project delivery, including clear scoping, timeline ownership, and proactive communication with stakeholders.
What we are looking for
- Experience: 4–6 years in a high-growth start-up environment (Fintech, Payments, or Banking experience is a major plus).
- Modern Data Stack Mastery: Proven experience architecting and maintaining data environments within Snowflake/Clickhouse/Databricks/Other. You understand how to optimize these tools for both cost and performance.
- SQL Mastery: Expert-level SQL (window functions, recursive CTEs, performance tuning). You should be comfortable handling massive datasets and building complex data models.
- Python for Production: Strong Python skills for data manipulation (Pandas/NumPy) and a track record of building automated data workflows and deploying ML models (forecasting, classification, regression).
- Data Engineering Mindset: Experience with transformation and orchestration tools like dbt, Airflow, or Prefect. You know how to build a "gold" data layer from raw, messy sources.
- Analytics & Visualization: Expert in BI tools (Metabase/Tableau/Power BI/Other) with a focus on building high-performance, actionable dashboards.
- First-Principles Thinking: You can take an open-ended business problem, independently scope the technical solution, and drive it to completion.
What's in it for you
- Contribute to building the Middle East’s most beloved fintech brand from the ground up
- Benefit from a role with significant ownership and accountability
- Thrive in a flexible hybrid culture with ample work-life balance
- Participate in exciting offsite events
- Competitive salary and equity
- Enjoy additional perks like travel allowances, gym memberships, and more
