
Director of Consumer Strategy
Enova International
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $190,000 - $240,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Drive Consumer Business Strategy
- Partner with the President of Consumer Lending to evolve the long-term strategy for Enova’s consumer brands, identifying opportunities for growth, innovation, and competitive differentiation.
- Develop and evaluate strategic initiatives including new product opportunities, customer acquisition strategies, channel expansion, and portfolio growth.
- Translate strategic priorities into actionable business plans, decision frameworks, and measurable outcomes.
- Identify and Execute Growth Opportunities
- Analyze market trends, competitive dynamics, regulatory developments, and emerging fintech innovations to inform business strategy.
- Identify opportunities to improve customer acquisition, conversion, retention, monetization, and lifetime value across CashNetUSA and NetCredit products.
- Evaluate potential new products, partnerships, or market expansions.
- Partner with cross-functional leaders to assess business tradeoffs across growth, profitability, risk, and customer experience.
- Lead High-Impact Strategic Initiatives
- Lead cross-functional initiatives that drive business performance, such as pricing optimization, product innovation, new feature launches, and operational improvements.
- Structure ambiguous business problems, develop hypotheses, and use data to inform recommendations and prioritization.
- Ensure strategic initiatives are translated into execution plans with clear owners, milestones, risks, and success metrics.
- Partner Across the Organization
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to leaders across Product, Marketing, Analytics, Tech, Risk, and Operations.
- Build alignment across stakeholders on key priorities and ensure strategic initiatives are executed effectively.
- Influence senior leadership through clear, practical recommendations grounded in data, business context, and execution feasibility.
- Deliver Executive Insights
- Develop executive-level analyses, business cases, dashboards, and presentations to support strategic decision-making.
- Communicate business insights, opportunities, and performance trends to senior leadership.
- Monitor key performance indicators and ensure strategies are delivering measurable impact.
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of experience in strategy, management consulting, corporate strategy, fintech, financial services, or related fields.
- Significant experience in consumer lending, consumer finance, credit, or adjacent financial products; fintech experience strongly preferred.
- Strong understanding of business strategy, customer economics, growth drivers, and performance management in a consumer or financial-services context.
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills, with the ability to turn data into strategic insights and practical recommendations.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives and drive measurable business impact.
- Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex issues into clear narratives for senior leaders.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders across functions and build alignment in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
- Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance including mental health benefits
- 401(k) matching plus a roth option (U.S. Based employees only)
- PTO & paid holidays off
- Sabbatical program (for eligible roles)
- Summer hours (for eligible roles)
- Paid parental leave
- DEI groups (B.L.A.C.K. @ Enova, HOLA @ Enova, Women @ Enova, Pride @ Enova, South Asians @ Enova, APEX @ Enova, and Parents @ Enova)
- Employee recognition and rewards program
- Charitable matching and a paid volunteer day…Plus so much more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
business strategycustomer acquisitiondata analysisquantitative problem-solvingperformance managementpricing optimizationproduct innovationmarket analysisfinancial productsstrategic planning
Soft Skills
executive communicationinfluencing stakeholderscross-functional leadershipanalytical thinkingstrategic thinkingproblem-solvingalignment buildingnarrative synthesiscollaborationadaptability
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMBAadvanced degree