Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Navan is seeking a driven, proactive and experienced Economist to join our growing team. This role involves performing complex economic analyses and crafting data-driven insights to enhance understanding of global business travel and corporate spending.
Responsibilities
• Perform complex econometric and statistical analysis on travel and spending patterns to identify emerging macroeconomic trends, forecast future business activity, and understand the drivers of corporate travel and expense
• Craft compelling data-driven stories and insights for multiple channels—including press releases, blog posts, white papers, and executive keynotes—to illustrate why business travel and spend are critical leading indicators for the global economy
• Partner with our Marketing and Comms teams to serve as an internal expert and external spokesperson, presenting your findings to journalists, industry analysts, and at major economic and travel conferences
• Continuously monitor the global economic landscape, linking external events (e.g., policy changes, supply chain disruptions, market volatility) to the proprietary trends you observe in Navan's data
• Serve as a key economic advisor to leadership and strategy teams, translating your macro findings into concise, high-level briefings on risks, opportunities, and the business's competitive positioning
Skills
• 5-7 years experience with an advanced degree in Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or a related quantitative field
• Deep expertise in econometrics, forecasting, and statistical analysis, with experience modeling complex, 'messy' datasets
• Required proficiency in SQL, a statistical language (Python or R), and common data visualization tools
• Excellent writing and presentation skills translating complex economic findings with simplicity and clarity for executives, media, and the public
• We'd love to see examples of previous writing, presentations and data visualizations
• A collaborative and approachable style, with a proven ability to build relationships and manage priorities with cross-functional teams
• A practical, business-first mindset focused on driving real business results and supporting decisions, not just academic theory
• Bonus points if you have previously established yourself as a voice on business, economics or data on e.g. Substack or X
Company Overview
• Navan provides travel, expense, and corporate card management to automate manual processes and drive spend visibility. It was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://navan.com.
Company H1B Sponsorship
• Navan has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 45 in 2025, 22 in 2024, 38 in 2023. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.