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Category

Information Technology

Employment Type

Full-time

Location

Kampala, Uganda

Vacancies

1 position

Closing Date

11/3/2026
1 days left

Employer / Company

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Description (Public)

The role provides data analytics, performance reporting and actionable insights to drive the growth and optimisation of the Wendi wallet. It monitors and analyses performance across the end-to-end customer journey, including onboarding, wallet funding, payments, transfers and card usage.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

  • Analyse customer and transaction data to track wallet performance across acquisition, activation, usage, retention and churn.
  • Develop customer segments based on behaviour, transaction patterns, value and channel usage to inform targeted campaigns.
  • Develop and maintain predictive models for churn, dormancy, lifetime value and cross-selling opportunities.
  • Design and evaluate A/B tests, cohort and funnel analyses to assess product, pricing and campaign effectiveness.
  • Forecast transaction volumes, revenue and agent and merchant liquidity requirements to support business planning.
  • Analyse transaction patterns and support development of rules and models to detect fraud and anomalies.
  • Gather reporting requirements and build dashboards and automated reports with timely insights.
  • Validate wallet data, support transaction and balance reconciliations, and resolve data quality issues.
  • Analyse failed transactions, system downtime and complaint trends to identify service gaps and recommend fixes.
  • Present evidence-based insights and recommendations to the wallet product team and senior management.
  • Collaborate with Marketing, Product and Customer Service teams to translate insights into action.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

Qualifications & Experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics or a related field from a recognised institution.
  • Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science or a similar discipline is advantageous.
  • Formal training in machine learning, artificial intelligence, data mining or statistical modelling.
  • Certification in MS Power BI, Tableau or Qlik Sense is an added advantage.
  • Minimum of five years' experience as a Data or Business Analyst, ideally in banking, mobile money, payments or fintech.
  • Hands-on experience analysing high-volume transaction data and understanding of digital wallet or mobile money operations.

Skills & Competencies:

  • Strong SQL and Python or R for data analysis and modelling.
  • Proficiency in at least one BI tool, Power BI or Qlik Sense.
  • Solid statistics including hypothesis testing, regression and experimental design.
  • Practical experience with machine learning techniques.
  • Good grasp of data quality and validation practices.

How to Apply

About Pearl Bank Uganda Limited
Pearl Bank Uganda Limited is a commercial bank in Uganda, licensed and supervised by the Bank of Uganda, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. The bank was formerly known as PostBank Uganda. The institution received her tier-1 banking license in December 2021.

Mission

To foster prosperity for Ugandans by driving sustainable financial inclusion and stimulating entrepreneurship and services across communities.

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