Director, Collections

Brex Brex · Fintech · New York, NY +4 · Operations

Director of Collections at Brex, a fintech company, responsible for leading the strategy and execution of recovering delinquent balances. This role involves utilizing internal and external tools, deploying automated and human-powered solutions, and optimizing policies. It requires collaboration with Data Science and Engineering to build predictive risk models and leverage agentic AI for automated outreach, while also partnering with Legal/Compliance for regulatory adherence. The role focuses on B2B commercial unsecured credit within a high-growth fintech environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Define and execute the multi-year vision for Brex’s B2B collections and recovery strategy across our unsecured corporate card and financial products
  2. Own the performance metrics for early and late-stage delinquencies, roll rates, and net charge-offs (NCOs). Drive step-function improvements in recovery rates
  3. Lead and mentor an internal team of collections managers and specialists
  4. Continuously optimize standard operating procedures (SOPs), workflows, and treatment strategies
  5. Oversee external collection agencies and legal partners

Skills

Required

  • 10+ years of experience in collections, risk operations, or credit cycle management, with at least 5 years focused specifically on B2B / commercial unsecured credit
  • 3+ years of experience in a senior leadership role
  • Deep domain expertise in commercial collections strategies, including workout arrangements, arbitration, bankruptcy proceedings, legal recoveries, and B2B debt settlement
  • Highly analytical and data-driven; comfortable navigating data warehouses, utilizing BI tools (Looker, Hex), and working with data science teams to optimize segmentation strategies
  • Experience operating in a high-growth Fintech or modern banking environment
  • Exceptional executive communication skills with the ability to present complex risk metrics to C-suite leadership and external banking partners

Nice to have

  • Experience implementing AI-assisted collections outreach and modern CRM/collections software ecosystems
  • Deep understanding of the startup/venture-backed business ecosystem and the unique cash-flow dynamics of early-stage companies

What the JD emphasized

  • B2B collections and recovery strategy
  • commercial unsecured credit
  • predictive risk models
  • agentic AI for automated outreach
  • commercial lending regulations