Head of Capital

6 months ago


Montréal, Canada Lightspeed Commerce Full time

**Hi there Thanks for stopping by**

Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Wellyou might just be in the right place

We're looking for a Head of Capital to join our Finance team in Montreal. You will be responsible for defining the vision and leading the strategy for our global Lightspeed Capital Operations team.

**What you'll be doing**:

- Refine risk strategies in order to maximize our merchants eligibility to Lightspeed Capital, while maintaining defaults within acceptable range.
- Optimize performance and grow revenue.
- Make appropriate investment recommendations based on all information available. Owns our Lightspeed Capital investment strategy.
- Manage and monitor the documentation for existing portfolio. Prepares executive summary for risk committee and higher management.
- Identify gaps, threats, and opportunities in our processes and products.
- Develop mitigation strategies, product recommendations and feature enhancements to address weaknesses and improve our systems.
- Work closely with stakeholders to implement credit loss & fraud prevention solutions.
- Own Lightspeed's suite of risk monitoring tools, maintaining existing partnerships, sourcing new external tools, using existing analytics and building internal tooling as necessary.
- Provide innovative solutions to meet the ever changing risk management environment.
- Ensure we have the right team structure and size to deliver on demands from the business.
- Ensure technical considerations are communicated, and implementation conforms with design, long-term objectives, and enterprise architecture.

**What you need to bring**:
We're a team of 10 people located in North America. This group is in hyper-growth mode, seeking for an experienced leader who can bring this business to the next level, owning yield optimization, financial risk strategies and market expansion.
- Experience leading in a fintech environment.
- Experience scaling an operational business.
- Practical understanding of data science (segmentation, modelling, etc.)
- Credit risk experience.
- At least 10 years of industry-related experience including three years in upper management.

We know that people are more than what's on their CV. If you're unsure that you have the right profile for the role... hit the 'Apply' button and give it a try

**What's in it for you?**

Come live the Lightspeed experience...
- Ability to do your job in a truly flexible hybrid environment
- Genuine career opportunities in a company that's creating new jobs everyday
- Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact

and enjoy a range of benefits that'll keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry:

- Lightspeed RSU program (we are all owners)
- Unlimited paid time off policy
- Flexible working policy
- Health insurance
- Health and wellness benefits
- Possibility for transit fees to be covered
- Paid leave assistance for new parents
- Linkedin learning
- Volunteer day

**Where to from here?**
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you're proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal's gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

**Who we are**:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed's one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.
- Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.

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