Analytics Manager

About Payrails

Payrails is a global payment software company helping leading enterprises to take control of their payment operations and maximize performance. With deep experience in the payments space and firsthand knowledge of merchants' challenges, we’ve seen how fragmented, complex, and inefficient these systems can become. Now, we are setting a new industry standard for how enterprises around the world manage and optimize payments, with more control, visibility and flexibility than ever before.

Our vision is to reimagine payments from the ground up. We are building a deeply integrated meta layer that spans the entire payment lifecycle with a modular architecture. This helps us give leading brands building blocks to craft solutions to most complex operational challenges, tailor seamless customer experiences and grow their business.

We are backed by some of the world’s top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, HV Capital, EQT Ventures and General Catalyst, who share our mission to simplify payment complexity globally.

At Payrails, we’re committed to building a team of exceptional people - not just talented, but driven to build, solve, and deliver at the highest level. Excellence isn’t just a value here; it’s a way of working. We believe that great people thrive in environments where there’s trust, clarity, and shared purpose. We work openly and collaboratively, with deep respect for each other’s craft. Everyone is encouraged to understand the bigger picture - what we’re building, why it matters, and what stands in the way. When people have that context, they move faster, take ownership, and make better decisions. We care about creating a culture where people feel inspired to do their best work and a deep sense of responsibility to help us bring our vision to life. Success at Payrails means staying focused on the problems that matter most, and executing with purpose.

Your team

At Payrails, data is more than just numbers — it’s how we steer our product, empower our teams, and build for the future. As we continue to scale, we’re looking for an exceptional Analytics Manager to lead our analytics function, set a data-driven culture across the company, and ensure our decisions are backed by reliable, accessible, and actionable insights.

You’ll join a growing team of data engineers and analysts, working closely with Product, Engineering, and business stakeholders to build a modern, scalable analytics foundation.

How you will make an impact

• Define and own Payrails’ analytics strategy, ensuring alignment with company goals and product direction.
• Establish best practices for reporting, data governance, and metric definitions across teams.
• Champion self-serve analytics by empowering teams with the tools and training to explore data independently.
• Work closely with Data Engineering to ensure our data infrastructure supports scalable, trustworthy insights.
• Drive a culture of curiosity, experimentation, and continuous improvement through analytics.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Business teams to translate data into decisions.
• Lead and grow the analytics team, setting clear priorities and enabling team members to thrive.
  
  

What we are looking for

• Proven experience leading an analytics or data function, ideally in a high-growth or product-driven environment.
• Hands-on expertise with modern analytics tools such as Looker, Tableau, or Metabase.
• Strong SQL skills and a solid understanding of data modeling concepts.
• Familiarity with dbt, modern data warehouses (Snowflake preferred), and orchestration tools like Airflow.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, translating business needs into data products.
• High level of ownership, strategic thinking, and a proactive attitude toward solving problems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills — you're able to align business and data effortlessly.
  
  

What we offer

• High impact and high velocity environment with the most talented and ambitious people you will ever work with
• A chance to shape the story of a company and a category from the ground up
• Real ownership. You’ll have the freedom and trust to build, test, and take lead
• A product used by the best brands around the world
• Visa and relocation support for you and your family where required
• Hybrid working with an office in the heart of Berlin
• Regular team events, activities and off-sites
• Discounted Urban Sports Club membership
• Competitive salary and equity package
• 27 days of annual paid vacation