Lead Credit Strategy Manager
Lead Credit Strategy Manager
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23-08-2025
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Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital mission-driven FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives. A bank for all of us.
Varo Bank the first all-digital national bank is seeking a creative and data-driven Lead Credit Strategy Manager to lead the development and launch of our next generation of consumer lending products. This is a high-impact strategic role for someone passionate about using data to solve complex problems. You will translate Varos vision into customer-centric and profitable credit strategies. We are looking for an innovator who thrives in a fast-paced mission-oriented environment to help revolutionize consumer banking.
What youll be doing
- Lead Credit Strategy for New Products: Develop and implement credit strategies for new products including underwriting pricing and credit policies from ideation to post-launch monitoring
- Analyze and Optimize: Conduct deep-dive analyses of KPIs to identify trends and understand portfolio performance. Propose and implement data-driven policy changes to improve risk-adjusted returns and customer experience
- Drive Experimentation: Design and execute A/B tests to optimize credit policies user experience and risk controls
- Inform and Influence: Present analysis and strategic recommendations to key stakeholders and executive leadership
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with Product Engineering Data Science Marketing Operations and Legal teams to deliver best-in-class compliant credit offerings
- Champion Best Practices: Build and maintain monitoring dashboards and develop performance tracking to ensure proactive risk management
Youll bring the following required skills and experiences
- 8 years of experience in consumer credit risk management or credit strategy preferably at a fintech or major financial institution
- Strong understanding of the consumer credit lifecycle including origination underwriting fraud and collections. Experience with traditional and alternative credit bureau data is essential
- Ability to translate business problems into a data-driven approach including hypothesis testing and root cause analysis
- Advanced expertise in data analysis and manipulation using SQL or Python
- Experience with advanced statistical techniques and a solid understanding of relational databases
- Strong ability to independently identify and solve problems in a fast-paced environment
- Education: Bachelors or Masters in a quantitative field like Computer Science Economics Math Statistics or Engineering
- Experience with machine learning models in a credit risk context is a plus
- Familiarity with business intelligence tools like Tableau or Looker is a plusExperience at a high-growth fintech or tech startup is a plus
$140000 - $200000 a year
For cash compensation we set standard ranges for all US-based roles based on function level and geographic location benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Per applicable law the salary range for this role is $140000 - $200000. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors as well as candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the identified range.
This role is also eligible for a bonus equity and competitive benefits.
We recognize not everyone will have all of these requirements. If you meet most of the criteria above and youre excited about the opportunity and willing to learn wed love to hear from you!
About Varo
Varo launched in 2017 with the vision to bring the best of fintech into the regulated banking system. Were a new kind of bank all-digital mission-driven FDIC-insured and designed around the modern American consumer.
As the first consumer fintech to be granted a national bank charter in 2020 we make financial inclusion and opportunity for all a reality by empowering everyone with the products insights and support they need to get ahead. Through our core product offerings and suite of customer-first features we aim to address a broad range of consumer needs while profitably serving underserved communities that have been historically excluded from the traditional financial system.
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Facebook - - - is an equal opportunity employer. Varo embraces diversity and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status.
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