Director, Market Expansion - Mexico

January 18

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Tala

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Tala is a fintech company that aims to break down financial barriers for individuals across Kenya, Mexico, the Philippines, and India through its innovative money app. The company provides a suite of financial services, including credit, payments, savings, and transfers, to empower their customers. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, Tala offers personalized financial experiences and creates digital financial identities for users who have been underserved by traditional finance institutions. With a focus on real-time money management, Tala's app simplifies access to instant credit and other financial services for millions, enhancing users' economic power and quality of life.

Mobile Technology • Credit Scores • Financial Inclusion • Big Data • Economic Development

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2011

💳 Fintech

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

👥 B2C

📋 Description

• About Tala • Tala is on a mission to unleash the economic power of the Global Majority – the 4 billion people overlooked by existing financial systems. • With nearly half a billion dollars raised from equity and debt, we are serving millions of customers across three continents. • Tala has been named by the Fortune Impact 20 list, CNBC’s Disruptor 50 five years in a row, CNBC’s World's Top Fintech Company, Forbes’ Fintech 50 list for eight years running, and Chief's The New Era of Leadership Award. • We are expanding across product offerings, countries and crypto and are looking for people who have an entrepreneurial spirit and are passionate about our mission. • By creating a unique platform that enables lending and other financial services around the globe, people in emerging markets are able to start and expand small businesses, manage day-to-day needs, and pursue their financial goals with confidence. • Currently, over nine million people across Kenya, the Philippines, Mexico, and India have used Tala products. • Due to our global team, we have a remote-first approach, and also have offices in Santa Monica, CA (HQ); Nairobi, Kenya; Mexico City, Mexico; Manila, the Philippines; and Bangalore, India. • Most Talazens join us because they connect with our mission. If you are energized by the impact you can make at Tala, we’d love to hear from you! • Drive Tala’s expansion and entry into new emerging markets around the world, beginning in LatAm and extending into additional regions, working hand in hand with our executive and regional leadership to establish both the strategy and operations necessary to unlock exponential TAM growth. As the Head of Global Expansion, you will be responsible for owning, organizing, and accelerating Tala’s market expansion-related workstreams in close collaboration with Product & Tech leadership. You will become an on-the-ground expert, cultivating the relationships and establishing the in-market presence necessary to enable scaling. Cutting across disciplines and geographies, you will solve diverse problems, drive outcomes, and be a voice of Tala externally as you work to fundamentally improve financial inclusion for millions of people around the world.

🎯 Requirements

• Bilingual in English and have a business-level proficiency in Spanish. • 7+ years of business leadership experience in a high-growth, technology-enabled organization • Track record of taking a product or service to multiple new markets and scaling successfully • Willingness to travel, move fast, and self-start, comfortable being on the ground for extended periods of time and opening new doors in markets where Tala does not have existing team members or infrastructure • Deep network and ability to make strong connections within Fintech, Finance, and adjacent industries spanning across LatAM, with experience in other regions is a plus • Aptitude for identifying and onboarding new business partners and local talent when and where needed, with an eye toward lean scaling • Strong data-driven approach coupled with an ability to build and utilize frameworks efficiently to rapidly process and react to new information • Excellent communication skills (written & oral) and an ability to drive strategic alignment while also communicating complex issues and nuanced considerations clearly to both internal and external stakeholders • Demonstrated ability to work across diverse disciplines such as Product, Marketing, Credit, Finance, Operations, and Technology • Comfort and capability to work effectively across diverse cultures and time zones • Deep customer empathy and a solutions-oriented problem solver