We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.
Our team
Our Credit team mission is to power access to more affordable credit products. We believe that bank data is the missing piece of the puzzle when it comes to credit. We empower consumers to share data that helps create a more holistic financial picture, and we provide lenders the tools to streamline their credit decisions.
What excites you
As a Staff Business Analyst on the Credit team, you will build bespoke solutions for customers using cash flow-based insights within credit decisioning.
You will own the process for translating Plaid’s credit insights into practical, hands-on recommendations for lenders. You will work closely with customers and cross-functional partners to help improve adoption of Plaid insight data, shape customer-specific solutions, and serve as a subject matter expert on credit policy implementation.
This role is well suited for someone with deep credit risk expertise who can connect underwriting strategy, data-driven decisioning, and customer needs to drive better lending outcomes.
Responsibilities
Own the process for creating hands-on recommendations for incorporating cash flow insights into lending decisions, using best practices for account-level decisioning
Improve customer usage of Plaid insight data through adoption of custom solutions tailored to specific customer needs
Serve as a subject matter expert on Plaid’s credit insights and credit policy implementation in support of Data Science, Engineering, and Go-to-Market teams
Translate lender objectives and credit strategies into actionable decisioning recommendations
Partner cross-functionally to ensure Plaid’s credit solutions are practical, scalable, and impactful for customers
Help customers optimize how they use alternative data across the lending lifecycle
Qualifications
6–10 years of relevant experience in business analysis, credit risk, underwriting, or a related function
Deep understanding of credit risk and the development