Head of Digital & Direct
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Job Summary
Who is Plenti
Plenti is a fintech lender providing faster fairer loans by leveraging its smart technology. Plenti is a dynamic and innovative business that is growing strongly. By continuing to deliver better customer experiences Plenti is taking market share from incumbent players in the personal lending renewable energy and automotive finance markets.
We are a fast moving and ambitious business that seeks to recruit smart and capable people who can take ownership of their role to help the business thrive. With over 250 people based in Australia Plenti is of a size where everyone can make a difference in their role and help us realise our very big ambitions as a team as we go about building Australias best lender.
Plenti is a founder led business that launched in 2014 listed on the ASX since 2020 with annual revenue of over $250 million and a loan portfolio of over $2.5 billion.
About the Role:
The Head of Digital & Direct is responsible for defining and executing the end to end strategy for Plentis digital direct to consumer lending channel across our personal and auto lending this role you will own full P&L accountability define and execute an ambitious growth roadmap lead a multidisciplinary team spanning Growth Marketing Funnel Optimisation Cross-Sell/Refinance and Sales and ensure we deliver a seamless highly personalised customer journey.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategy and P&L Ownership: Define and execute Plentis direct lending strategy growth roadmap P&L management and alignment with our broader business objectives.
Growth & Budget Management: Lead the development budgeting and execution of comprehensive customer acquisition strategies across Growth Marketing and Funnel Optimisation to maximize ROI and achieve profit targets.
Customer Value Optimisation and AI Utilisation: Drive continuous enhancement of conversion rates and maximize customer lifetime value through data-driven funnel optimization cross-selling upselling and refinance strategies based on sophisticated segmentation leveraging advanced AI and machine learning models for predictive analytics and personalization.
Team & Organisational Leadership: Build evolve and provide strategic leadership and mentorship to the multi-disciplinary direct lending function establishing performance frameworks KPIs and talent development pathways.
Product Development & Market Research: Lead competitive analysis and market research to identify opportunities for new product development and ideation pricing and channel expansion in personal and auto lending.
Strategic Partnerships: Manage Plentis strategic partnership including major bank partnerships to drive growth and product distribution.
Technology & Enablement: Oversee Plentis MarTech stack and drive continuous improvement of the application process and customer experience.
Risk Compliance & Operations: Partner with risk compliance and operations teams to ensure adherence to regulatory and responsible lending practices while driving process improvements for operational efficiency and high customer satisfaction.
About You:
The successful candidate will combine strategic vision with hands-on commercial leadership balancing ambitious growth targets with disciplined digital leadership project management risk oversight and exceptional customer experience delivery.
Key Requirements:
Bachelors degree in Commerce Marketing Technology or related fields (higher qualifications are preferred)
Minimum 7 years professional experience bringing deep expertise across two or more of the following areas: Sales Leadership Partnership Development Product Management Growth Marketing Pricing or Portfolio Management
Deep Customer Journey expertise with experience designing and optimising critical funnel strategies that materially improve conversion retention and CLV
Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate with diverse groups with ability to align competing priorities drive joint decision making and securing buy in for key initiatives
Demonstrated people management and leadership experience managing a multi-disciplinary teams across Sales and Marketing including talent recruitment coaching performance management and change leadership
Proven experience within FinTech Consumer Lending or broader Financial Services is highly regarded however demonstrable success in other high growth direct to consumer businesses will be considered
Whats life like at Plenti
Working at Plenti means joining a team that is high-performing diverse customer-focused and collaborative. Its a place where everyone can make it happen and share in the results and success. If being in a dynamic industry as part of a market-leading fintech sounds like you then join to help us reshape Australias financial eco-system for the good.
In return you will enjoy a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship to take your career further. We offer flexible working and volunteer and study leave to develop your skills. We also have monthly social events office snacks company Townhalls and D&I initiatives and events to help you connect with your colleagues.
Plenti is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.
We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disabilities. When you apply let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process so we can accommodate you.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.
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