Senior Business Analysis and Control Associate

Who we are is what we do. Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI-powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly. Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 7,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers. Why should you be part of our success story? As the fastest-growing Software as a Service (SaaS) company in history, Deel is transforming how global talent connects with world-class companies – breaking down borders that have traditionally limited both hiring and career opportunities. We're not just building software; we're creating the infrastructure for the future of work, enabling a more diverse and inclusive global economy. In 2024 alone, we paid $11.2 billion to workers in nearly 100 currencies and provided healthcare and benefits to workers in 109 countries—ensuring people get paid and protected, no matter where they are. Our momentum is reflected in our achievements and customer satisfaction: CNBC Disruptor 50,  Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Fast 500, and repeated recognition on Y Combinator’s top companies list – all while maintaining a 4.83 average rating from 15,000 reviews across G2, Trustpilot, Captera, Apple and Google. Your experience at Deel will be a career accelerator. At the forefront of the global work revolution, you'll tackle complex challenges that impact millions of people's working lives. With our momentum—backed by a $17.3 billion valuation and $1 B in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in just over five years—you'll drive meaningful impact while building expertise that makes you a sought-after leader in the transformation of global work. OVERVIEW As part of the Business Control team, we are looking for a highly technical Associate with deep expertise in SQL and data pipelining. This role is for someone who thrives on writing complex queries and building robust data models from scratch, turning raw business data into automated, reliable control frameworks. You will own complex and impactful projects, working directly within our data warehouse (Snowflake) to ensure data integrity and build the foundations of our business controls. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Data Control Pipeline Development: Take primary ownership of building and maintaining business control data pipelines from scratch. This involves writing complex, highly performant SQL queries in Snowflake to ingest, transform, and validate massive datasets. - Complex SQL Querying: Design, build, and optimize complex queries to analyze extensive datasets, identify anomalies, and extract trends. Your SQL skills will be the primary tool used to build and automate our control frameworks. - Control Framework Implementation: Translate business logic and control requirements into automated, scalable data models and tests within our data environment. - KPI & Data Model Creation: Develop, productionalize, and track key performance indicators (KPIs) by building the underlying data models in Snowflake that feed into our BI tools (Looker, PowerBI) and FP&A models. - Process Monitoring & Adaptation: Proactively monitor product and feature releases, analyzing their impact on data streams, and adapting your SQL-based control pipelines and frameworks accordingly. - Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders to understand business needs, and then translate those needs into technical requirements and data-driven solutions. You will be expected to present the findings from your data investigations. - Documentation: Document your data models, control processes, and pipeline logic to ensure clarity and maintainability. QUALIFICATIONS: - Professional Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in a data-heavy role such as Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Analytics Engineering, or Data Engineering. - Core Technical Skills: - Expert-level proficiency in SQL is mandatory. You must have demonstrated experience writing highly complex queries (e.g., complex joins, window functions, CTEs, stored procedures) for data transformation and analysis. - Hands-on experience with a cloud data warehouse, specifically Snowflake, is strongly required. - BI Tools: Strong knowledge of BI tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, or PowerBI) for visualizing and surfacing the control data you have built. - Analytical Mindset: Very strong analytical skills with a willingness to deep-dive into large, complex datasets to find the root cause of issues. - Financial/Business Knowledge (Preferred): - Familiarity with financial controlling, SaaS metrics, or general accounting/revenue concepts is a strong plus but is not mandatory. - A willingness to learn the business and financial domain is essential. - Communication: Strong written and verbal communication in English, with the ability to explain complex technical data investigations to various stakeholders. Educational Background: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Data, Finance, Economics, or a related field. Total Rewards Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.  Some things you’ll enjoy - Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location - Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country - The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access At Deel, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of  race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Unless otherwise agreed, we will communicate with job applicants using Deel-specific emails, which include @deel.com http://deel.com and other acquired company emails like @payspace.com http://payspace.com and @paygroup.com http://paygroup.com. You can view the most up-to-date job listings at Deel by visiting our careers page https://www.deel.com/careers. Deel is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects different abilities, backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, identities and perspectives. Deel will provide accommodations on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodations, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team via this link https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Deel/form/accommodation-requests and a team member will be in touch to ensure your equal participation. If you have difficulty accessing the form, please email at recruiting@deel.com. As part of our hiring process, we primarily rely on interviews and role-related assessments. In limited cases, we may also consider informal background information relevant to the role, in line with our privacy and fairness obligations. This application process may utilise Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) and AI systems to assist in evaluating candidates based on experience level, technical skills and qualifications. As a fully remote company, we also utilise AI-powered deepfake and fraud detection technologies to verify the authenticity of candidate identities and interactions during assessments and interviews. This processing is conducted in compliance with applicable Data Protection, AI Governance and Labour Laws. We ensure human oversight is maintained in all final hiring decisions. Your personal data is not used to train AI models. For more information on how we process your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy https://www.deel.com/legal/privacy-policy/. - For NYC Residents: In accordance with NYC Local Law 144, an independent bias audit has been conducted on AEDT; results are available at Ashby https://www.ashbyhq.com/downloadables/ashby-bias-audit-08-2024.pdf, Covey https://getcovey.com/nyc-local-law-144.