Associate Director, Leasing Product

Stellantis Financial Services (SFS) is the new captive finance company for one of the world's leading automakers and a mobility provider with iconic brands including Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Fiat, Jeep®, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram, Vauxhall, Free2move and Leasys.

Our exciting growth provides opportunities to advance your career as we successfully lead products and services from a small to midsize company in just a few years.

Join our world class team and culture and contribute to our core mission which is enhancing our customer's experience.

Position Summary :

The Associate Director, Lease Product is responsible for supporting the successful launch and development of the automotive leasing product by coordinating the development of strategy, systems, policies, technological integration, and other requirements.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities :

• Support day-to-day efforts with program administration efforts including lease program and communication to dealers.
• Actively resolves customer and dealer issues during launch of the lease maturity efforts and on-going development efforts.
• Support key efforts to enabling groups include Marketing, Remarketing, Digital Product and Customer Experience to facilitate efforts to support Lease portfolio growth.
• Aid in design of workflows, facilitates technology integration and manages vendor relationships to ensure smooth launch of Lease product operational efforts.
• Guide operational efforts to support customer journey and all digital touchpoints throughout life of a customer's lease.
• Assist with developing reporting to monitor lease portfolio performance & policies, operational effectiveness, and other lease-specific requirements.
• Actively assesses industry trends and industry participants to benchmark best practices.
• Prepare regular reports on leasing performance and present findings to senior management.
• Stay informed about changes in leasing laws and regulations and ensure company compliance.
• Perform other ad-hoc tasks and duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Competencies : To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience Required :

Minimum 5 years' experience in auto leasing and / or captive auto finance industry in Business Development, Credit and Funding;

including minimum 2 years' managerial experience.

Education :

Bachelor's degree preferred in Finance, Business, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Skills Required :

• Strong knowledge of leasing principles, regulations, and industry trends.
• Excellent analytical and strategic planning skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a team and drive leasing initiatives.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong understanding of automotive finance technology and applications including digital products, enterprise software, enterprise correspondence and other corporate systems.
• Proficient in using lease software and Microsoft Office Suite.

Qualifications Preferred :

Experience : Minimum 2 years of project experience supporting key operational or product development efforts.

Overtime required - N / A.

Travel 10-25% - is required on an as needed basis.

Must have reliable transportation and live within a commutable distance to one of the following cities : Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX;

Detroit, MI; Houston, TX; Phoenix, AZ.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Sitting for long periods of time, standing, walking, close vision for computer work, speaking, hearing, lift and / or move up to 10 lbs.

Reasonable accommodation will be reviewed upon request.

Stellantis Financial Services, Inc (SFS) is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing its employees an environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, and intimidation.

It is the policy of SFS to comply with all applicable employment laws and regulations and to provide equal opportunity for all qualified persons and to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, change of sex, and / or transgender status or any protected status.

Candidates must possess authorization to work in the United States. This policy applies to recruitment and placement, promotion, training, transfer, retention, rate of pay and all other terms and conditions of employment.

Employment and promotion decisions will be based solely on merit, ability, achievement, experience, conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

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