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# Senior Manager, Data Strategy & Analytics at Happy Money

- **Company:** Happy Money
- **Location:** United States
- **Compensation:** $145k–$160k
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-06
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/happymoney/jobs/4356370009

## Job description

## ABOUT HAPPY MONEY

Happy Money is a consumer finance company that empowers people to achieve their goals through simple, transparent loans funded by trusted financial institutions. Through its proprietary lending platform, Hive, Happy Money delivers a fully digital experience that simplifies borrowing for consumers and helps credit unions, banks and asset managers diversify balance sheets and scale with confidence.

Happy Money’s end-to-end loan origination and participation programs provide partners with turnkey access to high-performing assets, underpinned by disciplined credit expertise and robust risk management. Together with its lending partners, Happy Money has originated more than $6.5 billion in loans to help nearly 350,000 people take greater control of their financial futures. Learn more at happymoney.com. View our [Employee Privacy Policy](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PlDoDVlGPfcmkNK5meAmsnFV6DVuiypG/view?usp=drive_link) here.

Happy Money is a 100% fully distributed company. Remote work doesn’t mean less work, we work full-time jobs and show up to them fully every day. To learn more about our values and the way we work, review our [Happy Money Way Overview!](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wtjH-1Y9UDgAGX_5AjcSvF3y08zf3t1M/view?usp=drive_link)

## ABOUT THE ROLE

Happy Money is looking for a Senior Manager, Data Strategy & Analytics to join our Risk/Credit team. In this role, you'll serve as a strategic analytics partner across the organization, translating complex data into actionable insights that drive decision-making across Credit, Operations, Marketing, Product, and Finance. You'll work with large datasets in a modern cloud-based environment, building dashboards, developing analytical models, and uncovering trends that help us deliver on our mission of helping people achieve financial wellness through responsible personal lending.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

- Develop and automate analytical workflows using Python and/or R, with code managed through GitHub
- Design, build, and maintain dashboards and reports in Tableau that provide visibility into key business metrics across Credit, Operations, Marketing, and Finance
- Partner with Data Engineering to build and refine data work flows in Databricks that support reporting and analytics needs
- Conduct ad hoc analyses to answer strategic business questions, presenting findings with clear recommendations to leadership
- Monitor data quality and proactively identify anomalies or issues in key metrics
- Develop and document analytical methodologies, continuously evaluating opportunities to optimize processes and introduce improved approaches that enhance efficiency and scalability

## ABOUT YOU

You are an analytical professional who excels at transforming complex data into meaningful business insights. You combine technical expertise with strong communication skills and collaborate effectively across functions to deliver high-quality work. You bring intellectual curiosity to every project and maintain a commitment to accuracy and precision in your analyses.

- 7+ years of experience in business intelligence, data analytics, or a related field, preferably within financial services or FinTech
- Strong SQL skills with experience querying cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake
- Proficiency in Tableau or similar visualization tools, with a portfolio of dashboards you've designed for business users
- Working knowledge of Python and/or R for data manipulation, analysis, and automation
- Familiarity with Databricks, Spark, or similar distributed computing platforms
- Experience using Git/GitHub for version control and collaborative development
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex analyses into clear narratives for diverse audiences
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment where priorities shift and ambiguity is common

## BONUS POINTS FOR

- Experience in consumer lending, credit risk modeling, or the personal loan industry
- Passion for leveraging AI tools and generative AI to enhance analytics workflows, automate processes, or accelerate insight generation
- Familiarity with dbt or modern analytics engineering practices
- Exposure to machine learning concepts or predictive modeling techniques
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements in financial services (e.g., fair lending, FCRA)
- Experience presenting insights and recommendations to executive leadership

## BENEFITS & PERKS

- Generous medical, dental, and vision insurance options
- Eligible for Annual Bonus
- 401k Plan with a matching contribution
- Generous PTO including sick leave, vacation, volunteer, and more
- 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Company-paid short & long term disability and life insurance
- Monthly tech stipend to help cover expenses for remote work
- Happy Money is a 100% fully distributed workforce

Base Salary Range $145,000—$160,000 USD

## About Happy Money

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Happy Money is a consumer finance company that provides simple, transparent personal loans for debt consolidation, funded by trusted financial institutions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (late-stage, $837.1M total funding across 8 rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Torrance, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Consumer Finance / Financial Services (Fintech)
- **Target customers**: B2C (individuals seeking personal loans for debt consolidation); B2B (credit unions, banks, asset managers as lending partners)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Happy Money is a consumer finance company that empowers people to achieve their goals through simple, transparent loans funded by trusted financial institutions.”

## Products & Services
- **Personal Loans (Consumer)**: Unsecured personal loans primarily used for debt consolidation, offered directly to consumers through a fully digital experience.
- **Hive Platform (B2B)**: A proprietary lending platform that delivers end-to-end loan origination and participation programs for credit unions, banks, and asset managers, providing turnkey access to high-performing assets. (SaaS / API / Service)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $837.1M; Annual Revenue – $35.0M (estimated); Loans Originated – $6.5B+; Customers Served – 350,000+
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: BlackRock (via Direct Private Opportunities Team), TruStage Ventures, and others (8 funding rounds total)
- **Growth Signals**: 141 employees (+5.0% YoY), 32,287 LinkedIn followers (+61.8% yearly), active job postings for senior data & analytics roles, continued expansion of lending partnerships.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary Technology**: Hive platform offers a unique end-to-end solution for loan origination and participation, enabling partners to diversify balance sheets with disciplined credit expertise.
- **Mission-Driven Brand**: Focus on “happiness” and transparent lending differentiates Happy Money from traditional lenders and other fintechs.
- **Strong Backing**: Significant funding from institutional investors like BlackRock provides capital and credibility.
- **Full Remote Model**: A 100% distributed workforce (remote-first since inception of distributed policy) allows access to top talent nationwide.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale Lending Partnerships**: Continue working with credit unions, banks, and asset managers to grow loan origination volume and diversify funding sources.
- **Technology Investment**: Enhance the Hive platform to improve underwriting, risk management, and partner experience.
- **Customer Growth**: Expand consumer reach through better marketing and digital channels, while maintaining disciplined credit standards.
- **Talent Acquisition**: Hire senior roles (e.g., Data Strategy & Analytics, Lifecycle Marketing, Capital Markets) to support growth and operational excellence.

## Why Work Here
- **Remote-First Company**: 100% distributed workforce – employees work from anywhere in the United States.
- **Culture**: Built on the values of “Love, Trust & Hustle” – fostering authentic relationships, accountability, and measurable results.
- **Perks & Benefits**:
  - Generous paid family leave (up to 100% paid, including adoption)
  - Low employee contributions for medical, dental, and vision plans
  - 401k plan with immediate vesting and annual matching
  - Monthly tech stipend for internet/phone
  - Flexible PTO plus company-paid holidays
  - Company-wide wellness events (financial, physical, mental, family health)
  - Annual Impact Hours for volunteer opportunities
- **Engineering & Tech Stack**: Engineering roles work with modern technologies (specific stack not listed but described as a proprietary lending platform).
- **Growth Opportunities**: With 120+ employees and active hiring, there is room for career development and impact.

## Sources
1. [happymoney.com/careers](https://happymoney.com/careers)
2. [happymoney.com/company](https://happymoney.com/company)
3. [linkedin.com/company/happy-money](https://www.linkedin.com/company/happy-money)
4. [builtin.com/company/happy-money](https://builtin.com/company/happy-money)

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