Mercury

financial services

Underwriting&ServicingOperationsManagerCards

$163–204k New York, New York, United States; Los Angeles, California, United States; Seattle, Washington, United States; San Francisco, California, United States; United States; Canada Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Underwriting & Servicing Operations Manager - Cards at Mercury. Skills: Underwriting, Servicing Operations, Portfolio Management, Collections. Ensure day-to-day operations reflect written policy. Ensure collections practices are compliant”

What You'll Achieve.

exam-ready for regulatory review; track and report on delinquency rates; track and report on recovery rates; track and report on operational efficiency; increase throughput; establish what healthy approval rates look like; establish what healthy turnaround times look like; establish what healthy application quality look like; drive improvement against those targets; proactive identification of deteriorating accounts

Industry & Context.

financial services
Problems you'll solve

judgment in ambiguous situations

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years of experience in credit operations, underwriting, portfolio management, or collections, Experience with SMB credit, fintech lending products, credit cards, or capital products

Nice to Have

Prior experience in a highly regulated financial services, direct exposure to bank charter processes, regulatory examinations, or policy/procedure documentation, Data fluency is a plus, Curiosity about how AI tools can improve operational efficiency and reduce manual burden across credit workflows

What You'll Do.

Ensure day-to-day operations reflect written policy

Ensure collections practices are compliant

Define collections performance track

Identify improvements that reduce manual burden

Define and own the KPI framework

Lead credit memo and approval workflows

Own post-origination portfolio monitoring

Define and track portfolio health

Own escalation protocols and playbooks

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with Legal and Compliance; Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Legal/Compliance; working across functions; hold your own in conversations with Engineering, Data Science, and Legal/Compliance; translate between them

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