Lender Development Implementation Specialist

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 67 - 84

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Caribou

At Caribou we care about giving people financial freedom so they can focus on whats most important to them. Today less than two percent of Americans refinance their auto loans despite drastic increases in the cost of new and used cars. We see huge potential to help folks reduce their monthly auto expenses as well as increase the predictability of those expenses over time. We do this by building technology to pair customers with community banks and credit unions and ushering them through the process quickly. On average our drivers save $159/month on their car loans while protecting their investment long term.

Caribou is led by leaders from the technology automotive and finance industries. Were proud to be backed by a great team of investors including QED Investors Goldman Sachs Moderne Ventures Accomplice Link Ventures Motley Fool Ventures and others.

About the Role

As an Implementation Specialist you will be instrumental in driving the successful technical onboarding and launch of our new lender partners. You will be the internal project leader ensuring a smooth high-quality implementation experience from contract signing to go-live. This role requires strong project management skills meticulous attention to detail and a collaborative approach to quickly and effectively enable our partners.

In this role you will...

Lead the End-to-End Implementation Process: Serve as the primary internal project manager for all new lender onboarding projects from kick-off to post-launch hand-off.
Manage Project Timelines and Deliverables: Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans oversee implementation timelines and manage key deliverables to ensure lender launches are executed on time and with high quality.
Facilitate Cross-Functional Alignment: Coordinate and align internal stakeholders (including Sales Product Engineering and Operations) to execute on implementation tasks manage dependencies and troubleshoot integration issues proactively.
Configure and Prepare Lender Data: Accurately maintain and configure lender information within internal systems including rates programs documentation and operational parameters ensuring data integrity for launch.
Own Documentation and Knowledge Transfer: Develop and maintain internal and external documentation including integration workflows configuration guides and troubleshooting steps to ensure a smooth transition to ongoing operations.
Identify and Mitigate Risks: Proactively identify potential risks roadblocks and issues during the implementation lifecycle and develop and execute effective mitigation strategies.
Gather and Translate Feedback: Collect and document lender feedback during the onboarding process translating recurring issues and opportunities into clear actionable product or process improvement recommendations for internal teams.
Support Pre-Launch Testing: Coordinate and participate in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and system validation to ensure the successful and accurate integration of the lenders systems with our platform.

About You

You like us are driven to achieve your goals. At Caribou we have just three core values: Give a damn. Velocity. Make the assist. You are a motivated detail-oriented project leader who thrives on building efficient processes and ensuring partner readiness.

2 years of professional experience in a project management implementation client onboarding or technical support role preferably within the credit union banking FinTech or financial services industry.
Proven experience managing complex projects with external stakeholders adhering to tight deadlines and maintaining clear communication across cross-functional teams.
Strong understanding of the technical aspects of system implementation API integration and data migration is highly desirable.
Exceptional detail-orientation and organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Familiarity with consumer auto loans or related financial products is a strong plus.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced collaborative environment with a bias for action.

This role can be based out of our Caribou office in Denver CO or remotely in an approved state with a preference for the Phoenix or Denver metropolitan areas. Occasional travel (up to 5-10%) may be required for client visits conferences or team meetings.

How we will take care of you

Everyone at Caribou is a valued team member. Our compensation and benefits package includes:

Competitive compensation: $67k - $84k
Eligible for annual performance-based incentive
Equity options
401k savings program
Generous paid time off including: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for all employees and 100% paid parental leave for all parents.
Robust wellness benefits including company-paid plans for health dental vision mental health disability and basic life insurance.
Optional benefits to suit your individual circumstances such as HSAs FSAs supplemental life and medical insurance and pet insurance.
Up to $1000 per year for eligible professional development expenses.

Our Core Values

We come from all walks of life and are joined together by our shared values which guide our work and how we work together.

Give a damn. What were doing matters. We show up determined to deliver results and we love it.
Velocity. Were intentional about where were going and we race towards it.
Make the assist. We have diverse strengths. We offer and ask for help so we all win.

Caribou is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability sexual orientation pregnancy status marital status military or protected veteran status genetics or any other characteristic protected by law. This position is not restricted solely to the responsibilities listed above and the scope and responsibilities are subject to change. A pre-employment background check is required as a condition of employment.

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About CaribouAt Caribou we care about giving people financial freedom so they can focus on whats most important to them. Today less than two percent of Americans refinance their auto loans despite drastic increases in the cost of new and used cars. We see huge potential to help folks reduce their mo...