Director of Strategic Finance
- Role
- Finance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Company size
- Startup
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No BS summary
Director of Strategic Finance needed to partner with Product, shaping strategy and driving profitability through financial analysis and recommendations. Requires advanced financial modeling and strong communication skills, with significant autonomy and judgment.
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!
The Role 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
- Help shape product strategy and drive profitability through rigorous financial analysis, forecasting, and strategic recommendations.
What they require
- Operates with significant autonomy, exercising strong judgment on decisions with financial, operational, or customer impact.
- Bring advanced financial modeling skills along with the communication ability to influence business partners and decision-makers, both verbally and in writing.
Benefits
- Office hubs in Santa Monica, CA (HQ); Nairobi, Kenya; Mexico City, Mexico; Manila, the Philippines; and Bangalore, India.
- Remote-first approach.
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.