Product Lead, Lending Lab - Remote

Overview

Branch is a leading AI-based lending fintech with 50M+ downloads across India and Africa. We use alternative data to reach millions of people that are largely excluded from the financial sector. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with operations in India, Nigeria and Kenya, Branch is a for-profit, socially conscious company built for scale and impact. Our mission-driven team—founded and led by the former CEO of Kiva.org—now spans 400+ employees globally. We’re backed by investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Visa, and the IFC.

In Short

• 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.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in entrepreneurship and/or innovation leadership, ideally with experience building 0→1 products in startup or venture environments, while driving both product and P&L.
• Experience working on consumer-facing products; prior experience with financial services is a plus.
• Deep understanding of experimentation frameworks and lean product development; comfortable killing 90% of ideas to find the 10% that matter.
• Strong technical fluency; experience working with engineers and data scientists to build from scratch.
• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills across distributed teams.
• Resourceful and effective in lean teams that have had a big impact.

Benefits

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