Manager, Credit Program Management

First Help Financial • Needham, MA

3h • $130,000 • Remote

About The Position

First Help Financial, voted and certified as a “Great Place to Work” by our workforce for five years in a row, is adding a new partner to our Credit Division team to accommodate our remarkable growth! This role will report to the Director of Credit Program Management and will play a key hands-on role in designing, implementing, and continuously improving our credit programs. This position is ideal for a technically strong, analytically driven credit professional who enjoys partnering cross-functionally and turning strategy into execution.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in credit program development and management, credit rule creations and implementations using advanced analytic models and technologies.
• 5+ years of experience in auto finance or other finance services/ Fintech industries. Preferred experience in non-prime space.
• Experience working closely with engineering and data teams and confidently “speak the language” of technology to support real-world system implementations.
• Proficiency in understanding and interpreting advanced analytics, ML models, and technology usage for program management.
• 2+ years of coding and/or scripting experience in SQL and Python to analyze data or support model and strategy development.
• Experience gathering competitor intelligence and contributing to credit risk policy and program design.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, with experience presenting to senior management.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and execution discipline.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in managing decision rule engine preferred.
• Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and enhancement of next-generation credit programs, including market segment identification, competitor analysis, credit rule design, and integration of analytic models and scorecards.
• Partner closely with Technology and Data teams to support implementation of AI automation, APIs, and credit decisioning tools.
• Translate business needs into clear business requirements and contribute to project plans, timelines, and delivery milestones.
• Collaborate with operational departments (Sales, Credit, Funding, Servicing, and others) to improve program performance and customer outcomes.
• Manage and execute program initiatives from concept through launch, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Manage and execute decision rule engine.
• Monitor program performance using data and analytics; recommend optimizations based on results and risk trends.
• Contribute to credit policy, guidelines, and decision management frameworks across lending products.
• Prepare materials and present updates on program performance, risks, and initiatives to leadership.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure effective communication, issue resolution, and on-time delivery of projects.
• Mentor junior team members or analysts as needed and contribute to a collaborative team culture.

Benefits

• We offer generous salaries, competitive health and welfare benefits (medical, dental, vision, LTD/STD, Identity theft, paid parental leave and much more), paid vacation, 401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, social activities, monthly lunches, a robust employee recognition and talent development program to enhance your career with us.
• We are believers in maintaining a healthy work-life balance. While we work hard and care deeply about our customers and partners, we want you to have room for your family, friends, and yourself.
• Company growth provides unprecedented career growth. FHF’s extraordinary year over year growth in revenue and new markets provides opportunity for you to establish and develop your career growth. We engage each employee to build a career plan that benefits everyone and we have a proven record of investing in you.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed