Go Put the World on Vacation

At Travel + Leisure Co. our goal is simple: to put the world on vacation. We’re the world’s leading membership and travel company, with a portfolio of nearly 20 resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands. Our global team of associates brings hospitality to millions, turning vacation inspiration into exceptional travel experiences through our products and services: Wyndham Destinations, the largest vacation ownership company with 230 vacation club resort locations across the globe; Panorama, the world’s foremost membership travel business that includes RCI, the largest vacation exchange company, along with industry-leading travel technology, and membership travel brands; and Travel + Leisure Group, offering travel products and services all inspired by top online and print travel content, including travel booking platform BookTandL.com, subscription travel clubs and branded consumer products.

Summary:

The Director of Finance and Underwriting is responsible for managing operations in the consumer finance division.  Areas of focus include developing strategies for the optimal performance of the portfolio with respect to credit risk at origination.  With $2B in annual vacation ownership interest sales, this role supports credit, sales and finance operations by providing direction on consumer credit policy and underwriting structure.  Partners with sales team on new product and financing promotions to meet business objectives.  Analyzes the performance of special financing programs for business impact. 

Responsibilities:

Direct the operational and analytical function of financing and underwriting activities to provide Senior Leadership team with the insight for enacting critical strategic business objectives

• Prepare and present communication to various stakeholders highlighting opportunities and results for sales, financing promotions and loan performance

• Coordinate loan origination processes among finance, sales, operations and legal departments

• Ensure all loans comply with underwriting standards of the organization and regulatory environment in various jurisdictions

• Collaborate with sales team to design, plan and execute financing promotions to support strategic objectives Implement key performance metrics and determine program profitability and impact to consumer behavior

• Work directly with business partners to manage internal systems and information related to consumer and loan portfolio

• Manage relationships with Credit Bureaus to optimize credit score modeling and ensure compliance

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for development of Analysts

Minimum Qualifications:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Finance, MIS, Business, or Mathematics from an accredited four-year institution. MBA Preferred.

Job Experience

• 7+ years financial reporting and analysis

• Previous leadership experience

• Experience in consumer loan/lease portfolio performance preferred

• Experience in consumer loan underwriting preferred

• Understanding of credit analytics and of credit scoring models preferred

Competencies

• Systematic problem solver with strong critical thinking skills

• Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with senior management and peers

• Advanced technical skillset including:

  - MS Applications

  - Advance understanding and experience working with relational databases

  - Query and Data Visualizations

  - Financial modeling

  - Consumer behavior predictive modeling

• Demonstrate success in managing multiple projects within strict deadlines.

A World of Inclusion

Hospitality is at the heart of all we do at Travel + Leisure Co., including how we treat each member of our growing community. Here, you’ll find a team that’s inclusive, values diversity, and is built on a foundational respect for people from all over the world.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to mycareer@wyn.com, including the title and the location of the position for which you are applying.