Director of Analytics

About Upstart At Upstart, we’re united by a mission that matters: to radically reduce the cost and complexity of borrowing for all Americans. Every day, we bring creativity, experimentation, and advanced AI to reshape access to credit, helping millions move forward financially with clarity and confidence. As the leading AI lending marketplace, we partner with banks and credit unions to expand access to affordable credit through technology that’s both radically intelligent and deeply human. Our platform runs over one million predictions per borrower using more than 1,800 signals, powering smarter, fairer decisions for millions of customers. But the numbers only hint at the impact. Every idea, every voice, and every contribution moves us closer to a world where credit never stands between people and their financial progress. We’re proudly digital-first, giving most Upstarters the flexibility to do their best work from wherever they thrive, alongside teammates across 80+ cities in the US and Canada. Digital-first doesn’t mean distant. We’re intentional about in-person connection through team onsites, planning sessions, and moments that spark creativity and trust. And whether you choose to work primarily from home or collaborate in-person from one of our offices in Columbus, Austin, the Bay Area, or New York City (opening Summer 2026), you’ll have the support to work in the way that works best for you. If you’re energized by tackling meaningful problems, excited to innovate with purpose, and motivated by work that truly matters, we’d love to hear from you. The Team: Upstart’s Credit Analytics team is at the center of how we understand, forecast, and communicate credit performance across the company. The team builds the frameworks, infrastructure, and insights that connect our AI-driven underwriting, portfolio performance, and funding strategy, ensuring our decisions are grounded in a rigorous and forward-looking view of risk and return. As the Director, Analytics (Credit Analytics) at Upstart, you will lead and scale a horizontal analytics organization spanning credit forecasting valuation and risk capital. You will set the vision, roadmap, and operating model for this area—developing leaders and ICs, upleveling our analytical foundations, and unifying how we tell our credit story internally and externally in close partnership with Machine Learning, Finance, Capital, and investor-facing analytics teams. How you’ll make an impact Own and evolve the Credit Analytics vision and roadmap across credit forecasting valuation and risk capital, building a high-performing team of managers and analysts and setting a strong bar for analytical rigor, execution, and collaboration. Lead the implementation, enhancement, and disciplined use of foundational credit forecasting and valuation frameworks that underpin financial planning, portfolio performance monitoring, and investor narratives—ensuring our forecasts and asset valuations are robust, explainable, and subject to bank-grade governance. Own the operations, measurement, and reporting for risk capital , which represents the majority of Upstart’s funding base—developing capital analytics, stress scenarios, and risk appetite frameworks that support seamless execution of risk capital deals and disciplined portfolio management. Partner with product, engineering, and capital stakeholders to define and build the next generation of credit and capital infrastructure and tooling , including data models, pipelines, and dashboards that enable scalable, self-serve insights for analysts and leaders across the company. Unify Upstart’s internal and external credit risk narrative in close collaboration with ML and investor- and capital-focused analytics peers, translating complex performance drivers into clear, executive-ready insights and recommendations that guide funding strategy, deal structures, and long-term risk-reward tradeoffs. Develop, coach, and empower your team —including both ... (truncated, view full listing at source)