Head of Lending

Nova Credit is a credit infrastructure and analytics company that enables businesses to grow responsibly through alternative credit data. The company leverages its unique data infrastructure, industry-leading analytics & FCRA-compliance to help lenders grow responsibly. Nova Credit plugs the gaps in the legacy credit bureaus through connectivity into the fragmented universe of consumer data and transforms it into compliant, actionable risk insights. Nova Credit supports over 7,000 businesses including organizations such as Chase, HSBC, SoFi, Scotiabank, Appfolio, and Yardi, who rely on Nova Credit to make smarter credit decisions through cash flow underwriting with Cash Atlas™, quickly and accurately verify income with Income Navigator, verify income and assets with Eligibility Compass, and reach new-to-country consumers with Credit Passport®. We are backed by an exceptional group of funds (Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst, Index Ventures, Canapi Ventures, Nyca, Socium Ventures) and were named in Forbes’ Fintech 50 in 2025 and Built In’s Best Places to Work, 2025 . As Head of Lending at Nova Credit, you will join Nova Credit’s leadership team and lead the Lending Business Unit — our flagship and most strategically critical vertical. You will hold end-to-end accountability (pre to post-sales) for growing the Lending vertical, leading two exceptional teams responsible for winning within Financial Services (largest banks) and Consumer Lending (other key lenders). This role sits at the intersection of enterprise sales leadership and business unit general management. You will drive new logo acquisition and expansion with the country’s largest banks and most innovative consumer lenders, and also ensure that every customer we bring on is set up to succeed and deepen their relationship with Nova Credit over time. You understand how lenders buy, how they evaluate credit risk infrastructure, and how to build the trust necessary to become a strategic partner at the highest levels of a lending institution. You will be equally responsible for setting and executing functional strategy as you are for building and retaining world-class talent. The right candidate brings deep enterprise financial services sales expertise, particularly with top banks and large lending institutions, paired with the operational rigor to build a scalable, high-performance sales function. This is a full-time role with a strong preference for NYC Metropolitan area-based candidates, reporting directly to our CEO. Travel to client sites expected. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH, YOU'LL: Develop deep fluency in Nova Credit’s full product platform, go-to-market motion, and competitive positioning across the lending landscape Conduct a thorough assessment of pipeline health, account coverage, customer success posture, and team capabilities across your full portfolio Build relationships with cross-functional partners in Product, Solutions, Marketing, and Finance to understand how the lending segment is supported and how it grow Begin engaging with Nova Credit’s most strategic lending clients and prospects to establish your presence and understand their priorities firsthand WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER, YOU'LL: Define and align leadership on a unified Lending segment strategy, including ICP prioritization, coverage model, expansion playbook, and post-sales success framework for Lending Establish forecasting cadences, pipeline accountability structures, and success metrics across both teams that give the business clear, reliable visibility into revenue performance Identify and close near-term expansion and upsell opportunities within the existing book of business, demonstrating early commercial impact across your portfolio Establish individual development plans for each direct report, with clarity on growth trajectory and performance expectations Begin building the external relationships at the C-suite and senior executive level that will define Nova Credit’s lending partnerships for t