Director, Credit Risk Analytics

Your role in our mission 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 and portfolio credit strategies and oversight of credit quality and performance of the Credit Card business. They will review, analyze, and enhance the risk strategies through the use of Machine Learning models and credit data to manage the new accounts growth while managing credit losses in the risk appetite.  They will be responsible for the life cycle of credit risk management. Because this touches every part of our business, you must be a strong collaborator who can work seamlessly across Capital Markets, Product, Engineering, Legal, Compliance, Operations, and Marketing.  The ideal candidate is expected to bring broad and in-depth credit card expertise to the team, be comfortable to be hands-on to guide the 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. We are looking for a passionate business and people leader with the acumen and domain expertise to tackle challenges in truly innovative ways, ensuring we continually deliver on our mission of advancing financial well-being.