Director Credit Risk Analytics at Prosper

About Us
Founded in 2005 as the first peer-to-peer marketplace lending platform in the U.S., Prosper was built on a simple idea: connect people who want to borrow money with those who want to invest. Since inception, Prosper has helped more than a million people gain access to affordable credit with over $23 billion in loans originated through its platform. Our mission is to help our customers advance their financial well-being through a variety of products including personal loans, credit, home equity lines of credit (HELOC), and our newest product, HELoan. Our diverse culture rewards accountability and cross functional teamwork because we believe this encourages innovative thinking and helps us deliver on our mission.  
 
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The Role
As the first peer to peer lending marketplace in the United States, Prosper has a history of innovation.  As a growing company that generates cash (rare in the valley), Prosper also has a history of generating results. 
 
The Director, Credit Risk Analytics is responsible for underwriting credit strategies and oversight of credit quality and performance of the Personal Loan portfolios. The incumbent is responsible for the life cycle of credit management including compliance with requirements of regulators and internal control and will recommend opportunities and propose resolutions for improved efficiency, effectiveness, and/or risk reduction for the portfolio. The incumbent is required to review, analyze, and enhance the risk strategies through the use of Machine Learning models and credit data to manage the acquisition growth while delivering expected returns to the investors.  S/he will work with cross-functional teams in Product, Engineering, Legal/Compliance and Marketing to deliver the credit strategies as per design.
 
The ideal candidate is expected to bring broad and in-depth consumer lending expertise to the team, be comfortable to be hands-on to guide team to develop strategies for automated credit decisions, own the end-to-end process to ensure the credit strategies are performing as expected to support business growth while managing credit losses effectively. S/he should be a passionate business and people leader who has the business acumen and domain expertise to guide team to tackle challenges in novel and effective ways.  Making better, faster and more agile risk strategies keeps our marketplace competitive and ensures that we continue to deliver on our mission of advancing financial well-being


Problems You Will Solve

Develop credit strategies to improve the credit performance by using data, statistical models and advanced analytics tools 
Turn findings/gaps into strategy enhancement to present recommendations to the Risk Management and broader Prosper community with the considerations of business impact and cost needed
Maintain credit losses within the risk appetite
Bring innovative/out of the box thinking to make recommendations and approaching/solving problems
Design A/B tests and understand the risk-return trade-offs
Identify and evaluate new vendors / data sources and create business cases
Partner with Product, Marketing and Engineering teams to implement strategies and monitor the strategy performance
Conduct ad-hoc analysis related to risk management, investor services, product, and operations
Analyze portfolio performance at a granular segment level on an ongoing basis. Identify trends and conduct root-cause analysis to isolate key performance drivers.      
Work with legal and compliance team to ensure strategies and policies comply with all the regulatory requirements
Have experience with credit loss forecast and stress testing exercise



About You

Master’s degree in Business, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or Economics.
10+ years of experience managing credit risk in consumer lending industry
5+ years of people leadership experience 
Strong business acumen and extensive knowledge about credit management 
Outstanding thought leadership and skills to translate business problem into analytical problems; ability to build and enhance framework
Exceptional communication skills in both written and oral – ability to communicate technical subject matter clearly and succinctly to other team members and Senior Management team
A team player – collaborate with people across functions
Business owner mentality
Ability to work in fast-paced environment and meet deadlines without sacrificing quality
Ability to work productively in a remote/in-person hybrid working environment 



Compensation
 
The salary for this position is $209 -$258k annually, plus bonus and generous benefits. In determining your salary, we will consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.


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At Prosper, we're looking for people with passion, integrity, and a hunger to learn. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your unique skill set and diverse perspective will stand out and set you apart from other candidates. Prosper thrives with people who think outside of the box and aren't afraid to challenge the status quo. We invite you to join us on our mission to advance financial well-being.

Prosper is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Prosper will consider for employment qualified applicants who are non-US citizens and will provide green card sponsorship.