Business Analyst II

Earnest empowers ambitious professionals to make confident financial decisions and build the life they envision.

Earnies are committed to helping borrowers move forward with confidence by offering smarter borrowing options with a clearer path to taking control of their debt. If you’re as passionate as we are about our mission, below, and let’s build something great together.

The Business Analyst II will report to the Lead Business Analyst.

As the Business Analyst II, you will:

Drive insights that influence business strategy—not just report on data

Identify root causes behind performance trends and recommend actions that improve outcomes

Build and evolve core metrics, dashboards, and analyses that shape decision-making

Partner with product, operations, and leadership to turn data into clear direction

Take ownership of ambiguous problems and push them toward structured, actionable solutions

About You:

3+ years in a data-focused role (analytics, BI, consulting, finance, etc.)

Strong analytical thinker who can go beyond tasks to drive strategy

Comfortable working with SQL to explore and analyze data

Able to communicate insights clearly and influence cross-functional stakeholders

Self-starter mindset—you don’t wait for direction, you create it

Even Better:

Experience with forecasting or modeling

Python or R experience

Fintech or financial services exposure

Where:

This role will be based in the US.

Compensation:

A little about our pay philosophy: We take pride in compensating our employees fairly and equitably. We are showcasing a range of your potential base salary based on the roles location. The successful candidate’s starting pay will also be determined based on job-related qualifications, internal compensation, candidate location and budget. This range may be modified in the future.

Salary Range: $105,000 - 131,000 USD. Employees are also eligible for an annual performance-based bonus and equity.

Earnest believes in enabling our employees to live their best lives. We offer a variety of perks and competitive benefits, including:

Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans

Mac computers + work-from-home stipend to set up your home office

Monthly internet and phone reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

401(k) plan to help you save for retirement plus a company match

Robust tuition reimbursement program

$1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary to anywhere in the world

Competitive days of annual PTO

Competitive parental leave

What Makes an Earnie:

At Earnest, our people bring our cultural principles to life. These principles define how we work, how we win, and what we expect of ourselves and each other:

Every Second Counts: Speed is our competitive advantage. Our customers need better solutions, and the faster we execute, the greater our chance of success.

Choose To Do Hard Things: We win by tackling the hard things that others avoid, fueled by grit and resilience.

Pursue Excellence: Great companies, teams, and individuals never settle and are proud of the work that they do. What’s good enough today won’t be good enough tomorrow. Excellence isn’t a destination; it’s a mindset of continuous improvement.

Lead Together: Our success comes from how we work together. Leadership is not about titles—it is about action. We take ownership, drive results, and move forward as a team.

Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously: We take our work seriously, not ourselves. The stakes are high, but a sense of humor keeps us grounded, creative, and resilient.

At Earnest, we are committed to building an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging enables us to move forward with our mission. We are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage anyone to apply if your experience is close to what we are looking for.