Responsibilities :

- Build and lead a small, high-caliber innovation team focused on early-stage prototyping, user testing, and validation

- Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and broader organization to test ideas and deliver working prototypes within weeks-not quarters.

- Define the review, success, and transfer criteria for experiments; ensure learnings are documented and decisions are data-driven

- Collaborate with the executive team to ensure Lending Lab's efforts align with Branch's long-term mission, vision, and technical capabilities

Qualifications :

- Prior experience with financial services is a plus.

- Deep understanding of experimentation frameworks and lean product development; you're comfortable killing 90% of ideas to find the 10% that matter

- Strong technical fluency-you've worked with engineers and data scientists to build from scratch, and can model systems-level thinking

- Exceptional communication and collaboration skills across distributed teams; you can inspire without micromanaging

- You know that startups are a team sport.

- Your effective communication and powerful collaboration are critical to succeed at Branch.

- You are resourceful.

- You know how to do more with less, and you've worked on lean teams that have had a big impact.

- You are not afraid of big challenges, and you do whatever it takes to get the job done.

Benefits of Joining :

- Mission-driven, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment

- Competitive salary and equity package

- A collaborative and flat company culture

- Remote first, with the option to work in-person occasionally

- Fully-paid Group Medical Insurance and Personal Accidental Insurance

- Unlimited paid time off including personal leave, bereavement leave, sick leave

- Fully paid parental leave - 6 months maternity leave and 3 months paternity leave

- Monthly WFH stipend alongside a one time home office set-up budget

- $500 Annual professional development budget

- Discretionary trips to our offices across the globe, with global travel medical insurance

- Team meals and social events- Virtual and In-person