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TalaSenior Manager Expansion Risk
Tala is seeking a Senior Manager Expansion Risk to lead the risk function for its expansion markets, which includes growth direct-to-consumer markets and B2B2C partnership underwriting.…
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Tala is seeking a Senior Manager Expansion Risk to lead the risk function for its expansion markets, which includes growth direct-to-consumer markets and B2B2C partnership underwriting. Reporting directly to the Director of Risk, this person will act as the key strategic and analytical owner for these portfolios. Responsibilities include monitoring risk performance, developing and implementing credit strategies, and collaborating cross-functionally with product and data science teams. Candidates must be comfortable…
Job Description
Tala is seeking a Senior Manager Expansion Risk to lead the risk function for its expansion markets, which includes growth direct-to-consumer markets and B2B2C partnership underwriting. Reporting directly to the Director of Risk, this person will act as the key strategic and analytical owner for these portfolios. Responsibilities include monitoring risk performance, developing and implementing credit strategies, and collaborating cross-functionally with product and data science teams. Candidates must be comfortable operating in markets where data histories are maturing, building convictions through first principles, lending intuition, and structured judgment rather than established baselines.
Tala operates as an AI-native credit infrastructure company connecting global capital to the global majority, having distributed over $9 billion to more than 14 million customers across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The company follows a remote-first work approach with a distributed global team and office hubs located in Santa Monica, Nairobi, Mexico City, Manila, and Bangalore. The ideal candidate is an experienced credit practitioner who combines analytical rigor with consumer lending intuition, thrives in ambiguous environments, and communicates with precision. Please note that although this role is remote, applicants must reside in India.
Responsibilities
- Manage portfolio health across the customer lifecycle and make strategy recommendations
- Develop and execute credit strategies within decisioning frameworks including approval rates, limit setting, and pricing
- Monitor portfolio KPIs continually to identify emerging trends in volume, quality, and customer behavior
- Collaborate with Product and Data Science squads to translate risk priorities into decisioning improvements and A/B test designs
- Deliver concise portfolio updates to leadership, Finance, and Capital Markets stakeholders
- Lead underwriting strategy for partnership pilots and risk management for the B2B2C portfolio
- Establish and maintain credit policies aligned with enterprise risk appetite for partnership structures
- Evaluate new partnership opportunities to assess underwriting feasibility, performance, and risk-adjusted economics
Requirements
- 6 plus years of experience in unsecured consumer lending with hands-on portfolio performance ownership in a high-volume, data-driven setting
- Demonstrated ability to design and execute credit strategies balancing growth and risk across pricing, approval policy, limit management, and portfolio segmentation
- Comfort adapting underwriting frameworks to non-standard or indirect data environments
- Proficiency in SQL
- Must live in India
Qualifications
- Experience with partnership or B2B2C lending
- Proficiency in Python
Core Skills
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What is the remote work policy for this role?
The position is remote, but candidates are required to live in India.
Who does this role report to?
The Senior Manager Expansion Risk reports to the Director of Risk.
What experience is required to apply?
Applicants must have six or more years of experience in unsecured consumer lending with direct ownership of credit portfolio performance in a high-volume, data-driven environment, along with SQL proficiency.
What compensation and benefits are offered?
The job posting does not specify salary or benefit details.
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