About Tala

Tala is a global technology company building the world’s most accessible financial services. With more than $350 million raised from visionary investors, we are serving millions of customers around the world who have been overlooked by traditional financial institutions – and our plan is to serve millions more, and have been named by the Fortune Impact 20 list, CNBC’s Disruptor 50, and Forbes’ Fintech 50 list for four years running. We are expanding across product offerings, countries and crypto and are looking for people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about the mission.

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, more than 6 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 of enabling financial agency for underbanked people around the world. If you are energized by the impact you can make at Tala, we’d love to hear from you!

Lead product strategy and execution for growth, across Kenya, Mexico and Philippines. As a key member of the product team, you will be responsible for defining, innovating, delivering, and improving new and existing channels to drive user acquisition within CAC guardrails for Tala’s lending business. You will collaborate closely with a cross-functional global team to achieve exceptional business results while delivering on Tala’s vision of financial agency for all. 

What you'll do

• Develop and influence the loan product strategy and product roadmap 
• Build business cases and drive outcome-oriented product prioritization decisions
• Deliver clear and compelling product specs, partnering closely with engineering to ship high-quality experiences
• Own success metrics and deliver positive results for signup, conversion, and CAC
• Drive feature experimentation (A/B and multivariate tests) along with data-driven decision-making (funnel analysis, user segmentation, etc.) to increase referrals signups. 
• Influence key global stakeholders to determine product needs and requirements and develop a cohesive product strategy to meet key business goals
• Leverage quantitative and qualitative insights coupled with a deep understanding of both consumer behavior and the financial services ecosystem to drive outsized impact and ROI 
• Drive go to market planning of new products and features, and own outcomes and success metrics

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years experience in software Product Management, with a track record of success in driving new user acquisition growth for consumer mobile apps
• Demonstrated ability to ship product features and optimize acquisition channels (referrals, affiliates, organic web) and deliver meaningful business results
• Capable consumer of modern analytics tools with strong data fluency
• Strong understanding of modern development practices and planning processes
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with distributed teams
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to vision set and organize teams

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.