Current Opportunities

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SUMMARY
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Marketing

  • Director, Acquisitions and Cardmember Marketing $120k (aawp2250)
  • Director, CRM $150k (aawp2255)
  • Strategic Business Analysis Manager $120k (aawp2259)
  • Senior Product Manager, Small Business Deposit Products $120k (aawp2268)
  • Director, Marketing Modeling and Analytics $200k (aawp2275)
  • Regional Sales Managing Director, Payments Leader $130k (aawp2276)

Risk

  • Chief Risk Officer, Consumer Loan Startup $250k (aawp2215)
  • VP, Risk and Information Management, Leading Credit Card Issuer Portfolio $145k (aawp2269)
  • Operations Research Manager of Risk and Information Management, Leading Credit Card Issuer Portfolio $135k (aawp2270)
  • Chief Financial Officer, Passionately Driven Consumer Loan Startup $200k (aawp2227)
  • Senior Treasury Associate, Credit Card $95k (aawp2265)
  • Chief Information Officer, Passionately Driven Consumer Loan Startup $200k (aawp2260)
  • Director Analytic Solutions - Leading Loan Decision Support Solution Provider $150k (aawp2271)
  • Servicing Relationship Manager, World Recognized Bank/Finance Organization $170k (aawp2263)
  • Operations Research Manager of Risk and Information Management, Leading Credit Card Issuer Portfolio $135k (aawp2270)
  • Senior Home Equity/Mortgage Analyst, World Recognized Bank and Finance Organization $90k (aawp2273)

Consulting / Interim

  • Advisory Board Experts, Identity Theft Industry (aawp2256)

Director, Acquisitions and Cardmember Marketing (aawp2250); IL; $120k
Come work for a major retailer with a long history and venerable name that is revolutionizing itself by infusing proven knowledge-industry strategies throughout its organization and driving profitability in a "new era."  Bring fresh vision, innovation, and direction to re-invent financial services marketing, strategically building profitable relationships with customers to deliver strong bottom-line growth.  As a seasoned and energetic marketing expert, transform customer acquisition and cardmember management strategies by taking ownership of the portfolio and marketing strategy, and optimize the value propositions all driving brand/card awareness and usage.  Forge and nurture internal and external relationships building favorable ties to vendors and developing a skilled marketing team.  Ideal candidate has extensive direct marketing expertise with a foundation in credit card portfolio management.  It is essential to think and lead strategically but with a keen attention to detail.  Must have credit card marketing background.

Director, CRM (aawp2255); IL; $150k
Come work for a Fortune 100 retailer with a long history and proprietary brands that is revolutionizing itself by infusing proven knowledge-industry strategies throughout its organization and driving profitability in a "new era."  Take on one of the most important positions in any organization, the roll of "Customer Relationship Management."  As an expert program manager, lead the development and growth of the CRM platform and infrastructure, managing internal and external resources to generate more revenue and EBITDA.  Direct and build a profitable micro-segmentation strategy and build out a dynamic offer engine delivering highly customized and targeted customer value.  Have the ability to mentor and grow future leaders and be committed to creating value, paired with the skills to analyze customers’ needs accurately. Ideal candidate has over seven years of direct marketing experience and three to five years managing CRM in a large scale, major player environment.  An accountable team player is essential. 

Strategic Business Analysis Manager (aawp2259); IL; $120k
Come work for a Fortune 100 retailer with a long history and proprietary brands that is revolutionizing itself by infusing proven knowledge-industry strategies throughout its organization and driving profitability in a "new era." Take on one of the most important positions in any organization and be the go to data-decision expert that has the experience and knack for designing and conducting complex statistical and business analysis that drive the decision-making process. Using your strong problem-solving skills, build, validate and maintain statistical models that reach deep into the heart of the organization and identify critical issues and determine the optimal solution. Be able to develop a complete knowledge of all relevant data sources and continuously strive to improve productivity delivering to the overall goal of stimulating shareholder value by continuously monitoring profitability. Ideal candidate has a minimum of five years experience in a fast paced credit or related industry, and is able to meet deadlines and support quick business decisions. A graduate degree in a quantitative field is required, along with expertise in SAS, SQL, UNIX, and Excel.

Senior Product Manager, Small Business Deposit Products (aawp2268); WA; $120k
Be part of the success story and join other talented and motivated people in an opportunity to deliver "best work" in a dynamic and growing company, that attracts via competitive salary, outstanding benefits, internal advancement, and nationally recognized community involvement that engenders "pride in career." Be a key player in a new national initiative to grow the small business product line offered through a 2,100 retail store network nationwide. Specifically own responsibility for strategic planning, product management, and marketing for the deposit side of the small business segment, including both new and existing products and services (enhancements, research, pricing, profitability, packaging, implementations, analysis, reporting and tracking). Develop action plans to set strategic objectives, ensure profitability, develop operating procedures, and assure legal and compliance. Requires five years of progressively responsible experience in product management, strong analytical skills, experience in small business/commercial banking, and exemplary communication techniques for extracting/validating factual information, and interacting with executive management, industry peers, vendors, and internal client groups. Must be expert in the principles and practices of product management, project planning, and the relative viability of products and services in the small business market.

Director, Marketing Modeling and Analytics (aawp2275); CA; $200k
Join a "rock star" company that derives competitive advantage from its analytical approach, is staffed with people who are highly analytical and data-driven, and invests significant resources in providing a rich data analysis environment across the company. Work with a senior management team that is analytically gifted, has an encyclopedic knowledge of the levers of growth and retention, and possesses a passionate commitment for building a brand of long-term enduring value. Accept your mission to deliver actionable and insightful models that increase new subscriber acquisition efficacy and new subscriber lifetime value. Seeking a quantitative leader with a very strong intellect, a good channel partner, a driver of business value, and a builder who is talented at recognizing good ideas, connecting the dots, and turning it all into actionable models. Requires ten-plus years of experience in a publicly traded consumer-focused, consumer-facing company, where modeling and analysis have been considered core to accomplishing business objectives. Must be steeped in deep technical knowledge of current direct response techniques, strategies and trends, and know SAS and CRM. Candidate should have an entrepreneurial spirit and pace, a drive to win, high standards, and the motivation to always do what is best for the company, along with a creative mind, high emotional intelligence and maturity, charisma, and a happy and well-balanced life beyond work.

Regional Sales Managing Director, Payments Leader (aawp2276); CA; $130k
Drive a post-IPO aggressive growth opportunity for a banking and payment technology leader that supports over 8,600 financial services businesses worldwide and is redefining its services as “Complete” by wedding “People + Process + Technology.” Specializing in account processing, payments, and business transformation services, this company has just spun off from a major corporate owner into an independent publicly traded entity. Now is the time to implement a new market coverage strategy to drive revenues, cross-sell services and achieve client retention goals. As an innovative and connected, self-empowered sales champion, develop and lead account penetration plans that are a solution to potential clients' unmet needs. Ensure continued revenue growth from the account base by managing a network of executive level users, delivering a satisfying user experience, as well as strategically identify and building new client base. Be part of a talented team where knowledge is shared, CRM is maximized, and talent is leveraged to drive sales home and deliver value to the client. Ideal candidate is a fast-acting and adaptive industry professional with over ten years of sales and client relations experience in the banking/financial services industries, with the focus, appetite and senior-level know-how to effectively communicate this powerful story to the marketplace, thereby enhancing shareholder value.

Chief Risk Officer, Consumer Loan Startup (aawp2215); CA; $250k
Join a company that is changing the credit environment for honest, hard working people by giving credit to Hispanic immigrants, and is building a healthy, sustainable business in the process.  With revenues, national distribution partners, unexcelled advisors, and backed by a highly respected Silicon Valley VC this company is on the move, growing from tens to thousands of employees very quickly.  As the "First" Chief Risk Officer build, lead, scale and manage the risk strategy across the full life credit cycle.  Infuse passion, energy, and collaboration into the development of loss-mitigating acquisition plans that target those with a deep sense of personal responsibility.  Possessing a strong vision for risk management, optimize credit policies that maximize portfolio value/profit.  With proven data-driven analytical skills and a can-do attitude, be the hands-on driving force that through analysis shall deliver the best possible services/products to consumers.  Is a perfect fit for an expert in consumer lending practices and collections with over ten years of credit risk management experience, preferably in a sup-prime lending environment.  A Bachelor’s degree in a business related field is required although a MBA/MS is preferred. Hispanic/Immigrant compassion and the desire to build trust are both prerequisites.

VP, Risk and Information Management, Leading Credit Card Issuer Portfolio (aawp2269); NY; $145k
The funding and investment subsidiary of a bank with a rich history almost 100 years in the making, and nationally recognized among the top 30 issues of Visa and Mastercard is seeking a Vice President of Risk and Information Management. This unit specializing in funding and risk management to the bank’s credit card portfolio needs you to join its extraordinary collegial environment to lead the development, enhancement and implementation of current and new risk and portfolio management initiatives. Bring attention to detail, energy, and be driven by results as you provide thought leadership in the analysis and development of strategies that minimize risk, while stimulating account acquisition with the ultimate goal of stimulating revenues. Ideal candidate is a disciplined project manager with a minimum of six years specializing in credit and risk management in consumer financial services. Familiarity with FDR and its adaptive control system paired with knowledge of statistical analysis and database software is essential. An advanced degree in a quantitative discipline is required. Must be skilled at juggling multiple projects in a fast paced collaborative environment with the desire to roll up sleeves and put hands to work.

Operations Research Manager of Risk and Information Management, Leading Credit Card Issuer Portfolio (aawp2270); $135k
The funding and investment subsidiary of a bank with a rich history almost 100 years in the making, and nationally recognized among the top 30 issues of Visa and Mastercard is seeking a Operations Research Manager of Risk and Information Management. This unit specializing in funding and risk management to the bank’s credit card portfolio needs you to join its extraordinary collegial environment to lead, manage, and execute the development of capacity planning tools, call center queuing and resource optimization. Be the hands-on and results-driven expert to develop the next best operating strategy providing the most efficient sequence of operations. Use simulation modeling and Markov Decision Process techniques in order to optimize costs. Provide thought leadership to test, evaluate and validate operational process and implement an improved workflow. Ideal candidate is a disciplined project manager with a minimum of four years specializing in operations research in consumer services industry. Proven abilities and knowledge of databases, statistical analysis software, and optimization tools is essential. Innate ability to self start and work independently in a fast paced environment will stimulate success on the job. An advanced degree in a quantitative discipline is required.

Chief Financial Officer, Passionately Driven Consumer Loan Startup (aawp2227); CA; $200k
Started by a brilliant group of passionate and driven entrepreneurs, this company is changing the credit environment for honest, hard working people by giving credit to Hispanic immigrants while building a healthy, sustainable business in the process.  With revenues, national distribution partners, unexcelled advisors, and backed by a highly respected Silicon Valley VC, this company is on the move, rapidly expanding faster than ever expected.  Roll up your sleeves and put your hands to work as you Lead, Shape, Drive and Deliver rapid growth to a multi-million dollar credit portfolio.  As a disciplined, passionate, and energetic visionary, build from scratch and actively enhance all financial functions, ensuring company is on target with its financial objectives.  Be the thought leader and top negotiator in this fast-paced, team-oriented environment, exerting supreme financial control to enhance profit margins, improve best practices, and facilitate better decision making, translating corporate strategy into viable and measurable business performance targets. Ideal candidate has more than ten years of increasingly responsible financial management experience where analytical abilities where tried and tested in a rapid growth environment.  Minimum of a BA in accounting or finance is required although a MBA/MS is preferred.  Hispanic/Immigrant compassion and the desire to build trust are both prerequisites.

Senior Treasury Associate, Credit Card (aawp2265); D.C.; $95k
Pair with a blue ribbon change agent who is spearheading a company that was started by congress in the early 70’s and has since been delivering acceleration and excellence to the transportation industry. This company holds great economic potential and is going through a major conversion to cut costs and generate revenues. Join a team of experienced credit card professionals as you implement the next practices, not just the best practices throughout the credit card treasury group. Be the Swiss army tool that brings strong analytical, negotiation, and leadership skills to cut interchange costs, increase efficiencies, strengthen data security and deliver a simplified and enhanced RFP process. As a solutions expert identify and reduce fraud, enhance marketing efforts, and strengthen vendor relationships all adding to the overall goal of increasing profits. Ideal candidate has a financial analysis mindset and experience working with credit card acceptance, merchant processing, and internal administration. BA/BS is required although an MBA is preferred. Possessing high ethical standards will be rewarded with outstanding benefits and invaluable career experience.

Chief Information Officer, Passionately Driven Consumer Loan Startup (aawp2260); CA; $200k
Join a company that is changing the credit environment for honest hard working people by giving credit to Hispanic immigrants and is building a healthy, sustainable business in the process.  With revenues, national distribution partners, unexcelled advisors, and backed by a highly respected Silicon Valley VC this company is on the move, growing very rapidly.  Become the Chief Information Officer and be the solution expert to develop applications from scratch that optimize business performance and deliver sound scalable solutions. As a technology expert bring leadership, innovation, direction, and accountability and deliver creative solutions that utilize the best technology available.  Ideal candidate comes from a big lending/payments system that has a minimum of 10 years experience leading the way with creative technology.  Bring energy and passion as you partake in this pioneering lending model that is making waves in the credit environment. Experience in a startup environment is a plus.

Director Analytic Solutions, Leading Loan Decision Support Solution Provider (aawp2271); FL; $150k
Join the nations leading non-prime consumer reporting agency as it provides decision support solutions that effectively and efficiently evaluate identity and risk. This company is turning heads as it delivers handsome revenues, is on target with this years’ revenue goals, and is leading innovation for the Payday advance industry. As the Director of Analytic Solutions, infuse the next solutions not just the best solutions deep into the organization, driving business goals, and completely reengineering risk analytic solutions that will identify trends, explain variances and manifest the next logical step of innovation. Be the blue ribbon performer that brings skillful perception, intellectual curiosity and analytical horsepower, as you analyze, model, score, and plan, increasing the overall operational effectiveness of risk based decision support strategies. Ideal candidate has a minimum of three years experience within a fast paced financial analysis environment, with proven experience with statistical/predictive modeling, creative manipulation of large datasets and designing complex benchmarks. The candidate who is a hands-on, self-motivated, collaborative leader shall find a rewarding and exciting career.

Servicing Relationship Manager. World Recognized Bank and Finance Organization (aawp2263); DC; $170k
Be the influence of change as the relationship owner for one of the largest electronic banks in the U.S. and its servicers. With over 4 million accounts and doing business in over 40 countries, this company is bringing strength, value, service and security to the banking and finance industries. Through intellectual horsepower, infuse loss mitigation strategies, policies, and procedures that will deliver an effective balance on credit loss strategies. Use passion, insight and communication as the SWAT team leader to quickly and efficiently analyze loan servicers, determining the performance of the mortgage loan portfolio and its impact on credit losses and REO inflows. As a process specialist, manage and audit an annual budget of $35 million in servicer fees, determining reasonable benchmarks, and measuring performance of servicers. Bring a minimum of 12 years of demonstrated success in operations within a mortgage administration/processing environment to this leadership driven role. Influence, motivate and coach, to drive results and develop a empowered collective intelligence. MBA is preferred. A never quit attitude with the innate desire to find better ways of doing things is essential.

Operations Research Manager of Risk and Information Management, Leading Credit Card Issuer Portfolio (aawp2270); $135k
The funding and investment subsidiary of a bank with a rich history almost 100 years in the making, and nationally recognized among the top 30 issues of Visa and Mastercard is seeking a Operations Research Manager of Risk and Information Management. This unit specializing in funding and risk management to the bank’s credit card portfolio needs you to join its extraordinary collegial environment to lead, manage, and execute the development of capacity planning tools, call center queuing and resource optimization. Be the hands-on and results-driven expert to develop the next best operating strategy providing the most efficient sequence of operations. Use simulation modeling and Markov Decision Process techniques in order to optimize costs. Provide thought leadership to test, evaluate and validate operational process and implement an improved workflow. Ideal candidate is a disciplined project manager with a minimum of four years specializing in operations research in consumer services industry. Proven abilities and knowledge of databases, statistical analysis software, and optimization tools is essential. Innate ability to self start and work independently in a fast paced environment will stimulate success on the job. An advanced degree in a quantitative discipline is required.

Senior Home Equity/Mortgage Analyst, World Recognized Bank and Finance Organization (aawp2273); VA; $90k
Influence change as a senior analyst supporting mortgage or home equity for one of the largest electronic banks in the U.S. and its servicers. With over 4 million accounts and doing business in over 40 countries, this company is bringing strength, value, service and security to the banking and financial industries. Through analytical power create a collaborative relationship with servicers, managing collections/loss mitigation strategies to determine the quality/quantity of servicers. Innovatively monitor servicer communications with delinquent customers addressing customer service issues as well as alternative solutions. Recognize issues with foreclosure/delinquent accounts and provide solutions that are aggressive in timeline and cost management, establish performance benchmarks, meet expectations, and implement best practices. Ideal candidate has a minimum of six years of demonstrated experience in servicer management focusing on collections/loss mitigation within the mortgage or home equity industries. Favor goes to the candidate who has analytical abilities paired with the skill to execute with a sense of urgency and optimized efficiency. A Bachelors degree is required although a Masters is preferred. Proven leadership, organizational, and negotiation skills will give you a foot forward towards the development of a successful career.

Advisory Board Experts, Identity Theft Industry (aawp2256); AZ; daily rate
Led by an impressive CEO and Board, this new market player, well-funded by highly respected names in investment banking, is in the business of “guaranteeing your name” against identify theft and fraud. The company is putting together an Expert Advisory Board to assist in developing innovative products, and to keep them at the leading edge of the fraud curve. One Advisor must have strong credit bureau and/or data aggregating experience, know the credit bureau business (expert), and data/regulatory issues (expert). The other Advisor must provide Law Enforcement background, or Government (e.g. Treasury, FTC and/or FBI), as it relates to banking and fraud. Must be VP level or above. Board Advisors will attend two meetings per year, at 5 star resorts, and receive a per-day fee. They may be called upon for additional advice from time to time, or be offered paid consulting assignments for the company.


(updated 7/30/08)

 
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