Director Financial Services

Slate Auto

22h

About The Position

This role sits at the intersection of product, data science, operations, and external partner management, and is critical to driving profitability and customer satisfaction in our financial services offerings. The Director of Financial Services will build the analytics infrastructure for Slate’s loan and ancillary product business, and drive financial performance through price and attach rate optimization.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in product management, analytics, or a quantitative role, ideally in automotive financial services.
Strong understanding of consumer lending, credit risk, and financial product lifecycle.
Strong statistical literacy and ability to think probabilistically.
Proficiency in Excel and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker).
Experience working with data science teams and interpreting model outputs.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Define goals for Slate’s auto loan and ancillary product offerings.
Align business goals with regulatory requirements and partner capabilities.
Work closely with engineering, design, and operations to deliver product and pricing changes on time.
Help prioritize backlog based on impact, effort, and strategic considerations.
Serve as the business owner for partner integrations, ensuring seamless data exchange, underwriting logic, and compliance alignment, defining requirements in collaboration with Slate’s digital team.
Analyze funnel performance, approval rates, and funding metrics to identify optimization opportunities and drive continuous improvement.
Use A/B testing and statistical methods to optimize profitability by varying pricing and attach rates.
Define and track KPIs such as approval rates, take rates, funding rates, and NPS.
Build dashboards and reporting tools to monitor health and inform decision-making.