Founded in 2005 as the first peer-to-peer marketplace lending platform in the U.S., Prosper was built on a simple idea: connect people who want to borrow money with those who want to invest. Since inception, Prosper has helped more than a million people gain access to affordable credit with over $20 billion in loans originated through its platform. Our mission is to help our customers advance their financial well-being through a variety of products including personal loans, home equity lines of credit (HELOC) and the upcoming launch of our first credit card product. Our diverse culture rewards accountability and cross functional teamwork because we believe this encourages innovative thinking and helps us deliver on our mission.  

 

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Prosper is continuing to grow our team during the COVID-19 pandemic, conducting fully remote hiring and onboarding processes. Our philosophy as a business is to approach the COVID-19 situation with empathy and urgency. Prosper’s top priority is the health and safety of our employees and of the communities we serve, including our customers, partners, prospects, and candidates. In accordance with this priority, along with our legal responsibility to provide and maintain a workplace that is safe and free of known hazards, we have adopted a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy which requires all of our employees to receive vaccinations, unless they have an approved accommodation.

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We are looking for an experienced data-driven professional to join our Analytics team. The Analytics & Data Science Manager is responsible for driving business growth and revenue by providing strategic & analytical insights to improve targeting, segmentation, profitability, user experience and forecasting. The ideal candidate has analytical experience in marketing new products through multiple channels, specifically Email, Digital and Direct Mail, and working closely with Product and Engineering.  This is the perfect opportunity for someone who is seeking to grow in a challenging environment, work on a fast-paced, exciting team and develop data driven decisions, and to directly impact the bottom line. This individual will have visibility to the executive team and will be a key influencer driving the growth at Prosper. 

Problems You Will Solve

• Be a strategic thinker and identify new growth opportunities and influence key decisions through robust data analysis, predictive modeling, cross-functional collaboration and presentation of well-thought-out actionable insights.
• Design A/B tests to monitor the performance and generate recommendations on new marketing and product initiatives.
• Build and scale analytics team
• Leverage data in developing innovative solutions to complex problems, building new channels and driving origination growth
• Support Product and Marketing in determining the cadence and sequence of customer touchpoints across channels
• Build dashboards, automated reports and KPI metrics to monitor business performance
• Present and share analysis and recommendations to stakeholders including business leads and C-level audience.
• Manage and guide junior data scientists/analysts, provide technical governance and oversight
• Be a thought leader and champion data-driven strategic decision making across the organization

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative (STEM) field. Masters highly preferred.
• 5+ years of analytics experience in financial services or fintech companies preferred.
• Strong SQL and Advanced Excel skills are necessary
• Python/R experience highly desired.
• Strong understanding of lending business and business as well as statistical knowledge of running hypothesis A/B testing and design of experiments.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to present complex data analysis, insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Self-starter who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with quickly changing priorities.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, manage several simultaneous projects, and proactively deliver key analytical projects.

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