Vice President, Alternative Credit Data Solutions

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Credit Risk Solutions (CRS) is part of Trans Union's Global Solutions organization and is focused on making trust possible by delivering more accurate and comprehensive information on individuals, businesses, and assets, and their relationship with each other. Our mission is to support global commerce and consumer credit transactions by developing and providing actionable data and insights- along with customer-centric tools with which organizations can effectively discern risk and manage credit decisions for the broadest population possible.

As Vice President, Alternative Credit Data Solutions, you will be responsible for product management of multiple alternative credit data product lines. In this global role, you will manage the teams that oversee product management for a diverse set of U.S. and international alternative data credit products. In the United States, you’ll be responsible for one of Trans Union's most valuable and unique assets, the short-term lending data bureau.

With significant investment, alternative data products globally are poised for growth and innovation. The VP will oversee both owned and third-party data sets and the products that they power for Trans Union customers across diverse markets including Financial Services, Insurance, Media, Telco, Tenant and Employment, and others. This work will include working closely with data acquisition, global technology, and overseeing the management of third-party data provider relationships.

• 15+ years of progressively more responsible experience in product or program management and P & L responsibility and ownership in either Financial Services or information services
• Deep familiarity with credit data, while a data science background is not required, the ability to interpret and guide complex data science work is essential to make product decisions and inform go-to-market strategies
• Strong collaborator with a problem-solving, design-thinking, customer-centric mind‑set; highly curious
• Solid organizational, project management, problem solving and decision‑making skills with a high degree of comfort managing multiple assignments and managing a global team
• Strong product management discipline with demonstrated success leading cross‑functional product teams
• Exudes accountability and ownership and is passionate about the fundamental customer/consumer problem
• Driven by intellectual curiosity and independent thinking
• Experience working within matrixed organizations
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree required, Masters degree is a plus

The Vice President, Alternative Credit Data is responsible for many of Trans Union’s global alternative data solutions in addition to the U.S. Short‑Term Lending (STL) products. This role requires exceptional leadership, product, and program management capabilities. This role will act as a general manager and P&L owner for the STL business, our blended data solutions, and many other alternative data solutions globally.

The VP will help evolve fundamental capabilities to manage and create market leading STL and alternative data products that will enable Trans Union’s growth within this market segment and beyond.

He/she will be the accountable product manager for the STL product lines and manage the product managers who manage the other alternative data products globally. Responsibilities include the entire product development lifecycle from idea generation and…