Head of Credit Risk

Vartana is the revenue acceleration platform for top-tier enterprise technology companies. We empower sales and finance to accelerate the deal cycle without compromising cash flow through our flexible payment options and collaborative sales closing platform. Our platform is trusted by leading enterprise companies, including Motive, Domo, Samsara, and many others, as the platform of choice to make products affordable and easy to purchase for their customers.

We have raised over $40M to deliver on our vision and are backed by top-tier investors, including Activant Capital, Mayfield, and Audacious Ventures.

Overview

As Head of Risk, you'll report to the CEO and play an instrumental role in helping scale our transaction volume sustainably by defining robust credit policies that result in a profitable portfolio. You'll oversee both automated and manual underwriting operations, with the goal of automating the majority of decisions. 

Responsibilities

• Own Vartana’s credit, fraud and operational risk policies focusing on B2B vendors
• Drive best-in-class portfolio management practices and manage losses to benchmark loss rates
• Continuously seek new data inputs to enhance the credit model accuracy and automation and disrupt the status quo
• Act as a liaison between capital market investors and Vartana on all portfolio queries
• Manage and scale the team of analysts and underwriters

Requirements

• 10+ years experience in managing commercial or small business credit risk
• Understands the entire commercial equipment finance and credit lifecycle, from underwriting, documentation to collections and charge-off
• Familiar with the compliance and regulatory landscape
• Work independently with little oversight or management in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with high-energy and mission-driven colleagues
• Comfortable with modern statistical tools and techniques and demonstrates an ability to work with data and construct models
• Communicate clearly to internal, external, technical, and non-technical audiences

Vartana is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.