Collections Head

About Tala Tala is on a mission to unleash the economic power of the Global Majority – the 4 billion people overlooked by existing financial systems. With nearly half a billion dollars raised from equity and debt, we are serving millions of customers across three continents. Tala has been named by the Fortune Impact 20 list, CNBC’s Disruptor 50 five years in a row, CNBC’s World's Top Fintech Company, Forbes’ Fintech 50 list for eight years running, and Chief's The New Era of Leadership Award. We are expanding across product offerings, countries and crypto and are looking for people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about our ission.By creating a unique platform that enables lending and other financial services around the globe, people in emerging markets are able to start and expand small businesses, manage day-to-day needs, and pursue their financial goals with confidence. Currently, over nine million people across Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India have used Tala products. Due to our global team, we have a remote-first approach, and also have offices in Santa Monica, CA (HQ); Nairobi, Kenya; Mexico City, Mexico; Manila, the Philippines; and Bangalore, India.Most Talazens join us because they connect with our mission. If you are energized by the impact you can make at Tala, we’d love to hear from youTala’s Collections Head (Mexico) will be responsible for the Total Cash Collected goals and indirectly of the Recovery Rates at DPD0,7,14,30 and 60 managing the Recoveries group operations for both a partner network and internal staff. In addition to managing individual (agent), Team Leaders and team performance metrics, the Collections Head will also execute and contribute to strategies for the Mexico Recoveries team to meet and sustain performance to hit the company's portfolio targets. The Collections Head should be strong in debt collection core levers and operations, and hungry to dive into leveraging that knowledge to execute and deliver on existing and future strategies. Recoveries are a critical function of our customers' journey so this individual will also be empathetic and focused on providing the best experience to all customers, regardless of their repayment situation. 

What You’ll do?

Manage, strive and care all in-market and global stakeholders relationships. Responsible for the Total Cash Collected goals for the Market on a Monthly and Annual Basis. Daily, weekly and monthly KPIs are met and or exceeded. Core operational functions of team and performance management are achieved. Reports analysis and strategy resolution for operational gaps or opportunities. Manage strategies to hit portfolio targets, including but not limited to: incentives, training/coaching on negotiation, etc., call campaigns, account segmentation & prioritization, automated reminder messaging, testing new campaign approaches, and evaluating/creating business cases for technology improvements. Exceed country-level recovery rate and cure rate targets on a monthly basis. Maintain cost/$ collected within designated parameters. Keep team attrition rate below acceptable threshold. Create quantifiable growth path plans for collectors & team leads. Responsible for AOP definition, plan and execution

What You’ll Need

Previous experience in Finance, Telecomm, Services Industry.  3-5+ years of collections operations experience (Contact Center areas, merge or combined). 1-3+ years in a supervisor/people management role. Strong experience with autodialer/collections call center technology. Strong Leadership skills and experience, managing large teams Inhouse & Outsourcing. Experience managing BPOs - External Agencies. Strong demonstrated analytical/business reporting experience (Excel, SQL, other biz. reporting tools). Proven success with staff training/coaching People Leaders (Team Leads).  Using data-driven decision making to manage teams to KPIs. Success in previous roles in Recoveries or Sales functions. Strong written and verbal communication skillsSpeak English and Spanish fluently Preferred Skills & Experience: Startup & Fintech experience. Experience implementing Recoveries CRM/debt Recoveries systems. Experience working with an international, distributed team. Experience working across functions to drive customer-focused change.

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