Are you ready to lead the charge in shaping the future of global lending? As Tala’s head of Global Lending Products, your mission is to deliver innovative lending capabilities and products that drive customer financial well-being and delight to Tala’s markets! In this dynamic role, you will lead a team of top-tier product managers and technologists and collaborate with global and market leadership to deliver products that propel us to new heights of growth, competitiveness, and financial success and enable us to expand our reach to more markets across the globe. Join us in revolutionizing the lending landscape for the Global Majority and improving the financial lives of customers around the world!
What You'll Do
- Define and drive a vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with Tala’s overall business objectives for the Global Lending vertical. This vertical encompasses E2E lending products from applications to recoveries, including automated decisioning and machine learning infrastructure.
- Synthesize market feedback and insights to identify opportunities for product innovation and expansion. Define market challenges and size opportunities, and prioritize initiatives that are differentiated, scalable, and repeatable.
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, including marketing, credit, finance, legal, compliance, and technology, to ensure seamless integration of lending products into the overall business strategy. Foster a culture of collaboration and knowledge sharing across departments.
- Own KPIs and metrics to evaluate the performance of our lending products and automated decisioning processes. Continuously monitor performance, gather feedback, and implement optimization strategies to drive growth and profitability.
- Provide strong leadership to a team of product managers, fostering a culture of ownership, trust, results focus, and curiosity. Mentor team members and provide guidance to support their professional growth and development.
- Keep on top of industry trends and competitive landscapes, harnessing emerging opportunities to drive strategic innovation and maintain our competitive edge
What You Need
- 8+ years of product experience in product management, with at least 3 years leading product teams & organizations
- 5+ years experience in consumer lending
- Experience in automated underwriting/decisioning driven by machine learning, and an understanding of how to leverage data science to drive customer & business value
- Fluency with software engineering practices and experience delivering software capabilities that are scalable and drive customer success
- Experience working in a global company, ideally with emerging market experience
- Effective communicator who listens, motivates, and inspires with strong cross-functional leadership and understanding
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with distributed teams
