Partner with product leadership to drive product strategy and profitability through financial modeling, forecasting, business case development, unit-economics analysis, and reporting. Provide cross-team integration, present insights to senior management, and influence decisions to optimize revenue, costs, and product gross margins.
About Tala
Tala is AI-native credit infrastructure for the global majority, combining proprietary risk intelligence with an expanding network of capital and distribution partners to power credit access at scale. Backed by more than $500 million in funding, Tala has distributed more than $7 billion in capital to more than 13 million customers across Africa, Latin America, and Asia—building one of the most robust datasets on thin-file borrowers anywhere in the world. Our mission is simple yet bold: to unleash the economic power of the global majority. We are looking for daring, data-driven leaders passionate about building the trust and credit infrastructure for the global majority.
Our pioneering work and proven impact have earned us consistent recognition, including being named to:
CNBC’s Disruptor 50 for five years.
CNBC’s World's Top Fintech Companies for two consecutive years.
Forbes’ Fintech 50 list for nine consecutive years.
Visionary investors, persuaded by the economic power of the global majority, have committed half a billion dollars in equity and debt to Tala's success.
Given the global nature of our team, we operate on a remote-first approach with office hubs 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 you!
We're looking for a highly motivated, analytical Director of Strategic Finance to join our Strategic Finance team as a critical business partner to Product. In this role, you'll help shape product strategy and drive profitability through rigorous financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic recommendations.
The ideal candidate operates with significant autonomy, exercising strong judgment on decisions with financial, operational, or customer impact. You'll bring advanced financial modeling skills along with the communication ability to influence business partners and decision-makers, both verbally and in writing.
What You'll Do
- Strategic Business Partnering: Serve as the primary finance partner to the product team, providing financial guidance and support for strategic decision-making.
- Business Case Development: Partner with product team to create robust business cases for new product initiatives, features, and investments, evaluating potential ROI and financial impact.
- Financial Modeling & Forecasting: Develop and maintain sophisticated financial models to forecast revenue, costs, and profitability, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business objectives.
- Unit Economics: Partner with Product and Risk leadership to analyze cohort performance, lifetime value (LTV), customer acquisition costs (CAC), and pricing/packaging structures to maximize product gross margins.
- Reporting & Communication: Prepare and present clear and concise financial reports and insights to senior management, facilitating effective communication and decision-making.
- Cross-Team Integration: Create bridges between teams and ensure shared understanding. Provide ongoing updates to the Finance (Local and Global teams) and leadership team
What You'll Need
- 10+ years of experience in business finance or other finance-focused competency experience
- Demonstrated experience partnering closely with product leaders to build products at scale.
- Experience in managing multiple competing priorities effectively
- Strategic thinking with demonstrated business judgement and quantitative skills
- Expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and business case development
- Strong understanding of financial statements
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
Our vision is to build a new financial ecosystem where everyone can participate on equal footing and access the tools they need to be financially healthy. We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we’re proud to have a diverse global team that represents a multitude of backgrounds, cultures, and experience. We hire talented people regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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