Decision Analytics Lead - Collections

US based organisation is setting a new standard in big data and FinTech and we are looking for a Decision Analytics Lead (Collections) to join us as we continue our amazing growth trajectory. This fintech is more than a lender for small businesses; our data and technology platform is now being used as a fully branded product by other lenders, and our products are growing rapidly.

Your mission:

You will have the opportunity to lead a part of Decision Analytics team, where you will own the end to end team results with respect to (but not limited to) all strategic and tactical projects, ad-hocs, process management, people and performance management demonstrating high standards of managerial and leadership skills. You will also play a crucial role in driving innovation within the team and contribute significantly in company initiatives.

What you'll be doing:

This role will be responsible for leading collection team in India. Some of the responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Responsible for leading a team of 4-5 analysts across the collections analytics and customer service domain

- Set agenda for continuous evolution of tools and innovations which includes new data sources, new solutions and modeling techniques

- Engage in regular problem solving sessions with team to present findings and ensure effective project management. Drive an efficient infrastructure for strategy development, documentation, implementation and validation

- Design, implement, monitor and refine analytical-oriented collection strategies for credit operations growth programs which will drive strategic decision making and loss mitigation

- Develop tracking processes, analyses, and forecasting to optimize profitability of prior strategies and recommend improvements to future strategies

- Ability to demonstrate a high degree of authority and autonomy at team level while maintaining trust and integrity with internal and external parties.

What you should have:

- Bachelors degree in Statistics, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field is required. Masters degree is highly desirable.

- Minimum 6+ years of experience in exploratory analysis, data mining/predictive analytics

- Aptitude in data manipulation languages such as SQL, Python, R mandatory

- Collection Strategy experience is a plus

- Leading, mentoring and managing team

- Hand-on experience on predictive modeling methods (e.g., logistic regression, multivariate linear regression, decision tree, cluster analysis, etc.). Familiarity with other data mining/machine learning techniques is a plus.

What we're looking for in you:

- Enthusiasm: Exhibits passion and excitement over work; has a can-do attitude.

- Structured thinking: Ability to hone in on the key issues of a problem/project and cleanly structure a path to a solution.

- Curiosity: Desire to understand not just what to do but why we are doing it; natural inquisitiveness and willingness to challenge the status quo. Demonstrates ability to quickly and proficiently understand and absorb new information.

- Persistence: Follows through on items without being managed. Resourceful, has grit, possesses "can do" attitude.

- Empathy: Recognizes and respects the priorities of different individuals/teams so that when trade-offs are necessary, they are well informed and well-communicated.

- Flexibility/adaptability: Cool with rapidly changing priorities and projects.

- Calm under pressure: Ability to navigate and lead the team through high-priority last minute requests and other high stress situations; works well under high-pressure timelines.

- Communication: Ability to communicate clearly across multiple channels of communication (verbal, email, PowerPoint).

- Assertiveness: Moves quickly and takes a forceful stand without being overly abrasive.

- Organization and planning: Ability to effectively prioritize and sequence efforts both for him/herself as well as for a project

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