Strategy and Operations Associate - Pangea (Hybrid)

Pangea Money Transfer

Pangea Money Transfer

Operations
Chicago, IL, USA
USD 75k-109k / year + Equity
Posted on May 22, 2025

About the Role

As Strategy & Operations Associate, you will help drive strategic analysis along with supporting continuous improvement of financial operations. You will build key performance indicator reporting, own the 5-year projection model, drive customer facing pricing changes, and complete ad hoc projects in support of the Strategy & Operations team, along with the business as a whole. The projects can range from short-term immediate impact projects, like analysis of an A/B test or new pricing campaign, to defining success for long term strategic initiatives, such as a new product or country launch. Reporting to the Strategy & Operations Sr. Manager, you will help build a best-in-class S&O function. You should have strong attention to detail and enjoy solving complex challenges and implementing innovative solutions.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Monitor KPIs and business drivers, highlighting trends and analyzing underlying causes of variance to goals
  • Analyze financial and performance data, and create financial models, to support strategic decision-making at Pangea
  • Build measurement plans based on strategic imperatives, communication objectives and marketing strategies
  • Identify opportunities to increase revenue and minimize opex growth as Pangea scales
  • Execute FX purchases across multiple major currencies
  • Drive the internal and external narrative on Pangea’s financial performance through reporting in preparation for regular C-suite reviews
  • Monitor the competitor pricing landscape and suggest pricing changes in order to remain competitive in the market
  • Work closely with the accounting team and budget owners to ensure timeliness and accuracy of financial reporting
  • Manage monthly department-level budget variance reporting to ensure responsible capital allocation at Pangea
  • Partner closely with the Marketing team to design tests and execute analysis to generate actionable insights
  • Run ad hoc projects that are often data-intensive and require comfort with numbers to make decisions

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related quantitative field
  • 2 - 4+ years of experience working in Strategy / Finance / Investment Banking / Consulting / Business Intelligence
  • Proven quantitative and analytical competency and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills; must be able to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization
  • Advanced knowledge of Excel and Powerpoint, along with Google Sheets and Google Slides

Bonus points if you have:

  • Professional written and verbal communication skills in Spanish
  • Experience with Looker or other BI/Reporting tools
  • Experience with SQL

Compensation:

The budgeted annual salary range for this position is $75,000 to $109,000. Actual annual salary will be determined based on qualifications, skills, experience, and level assessed during the hiring process and may fall outside of the range shown. Additional compensation for this role may include a bonus and restricted stock units. All full-time employees are eligible to participate in Company benefits, described in more detail here.

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Benefits & Perks:

  • Flexible scheduling includes a hybrid work model with in-office days from Tuesday to Thursday and the option to work from home on Mondays and Fridays. Additionally, we offer select fully remote opportunities.
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance including mental health benefits
  • 401(k) matching plus a ROTH option (U.S. Based employees only)
  • PTO & paid holidays off
  • Sabbatical program (for eligible roles)
  • Paid parental leave
  • DEI groups (B.L.A.C.K. @ Enova, HOLA @ Enova, Women @ Enova, Pride @ Enova, South Asians @ Enova, APEX @ Enova, and Parents @ Enova)
  • Employee recognition and rewards program
  • Charitable matching and a paid volunteer day…Plus so much more!
About Pangea:
Pangea offers a smarter way for people to move money around the world to friends and family. Founded in 2012, Pangea started with a mission to revolutionize the remittance industry by providing customers a powerful, easy-to-use mobile application to send money internationally. Since then, we have grown to offer additional products and services to help underbanked immigrants gain financial independence.
Pangea operates as an independent subsidiary under Enova International (NYSE: ENVA). Also headquartered in Chicago, Enova is a leading financial technology company offering accessible credit to millions of customers. Together, Pangea and Enova are on a mission to help hardworking people get access to fair financial services.
As Pangeans, we value introspection, accountability, empowerment, excellence, and above all, kindness. We believe in a fierce dedication to customer experience. We know that diversity is the key to innovation and creativity. If you have a growth mindset and you thrive under pressure, you’re a great fit for our team!
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