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Collections Strategy Manager
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What they do
A Collections Manager manages staff that record and process collections at a bank or financial services company. Ensures that checks presented to a bank clear and the amount is debited to the bank and credited to a customer account. Manages collection accounts for a bank, creditor loan company or collections agency. Tracks the amounts owed by a customer that has fallen behind on bill payments and negotiates re-payment.
$72,283 / year median in Maine
-12% projected decline
Job Description
Portland, Maine, United States Job Description Work Location:
Wilmington, Delaware, United States of America Hours:
40Pay Details:
$120,000- $145,600 USD TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues.
Line of Business:
Risk Management Job Description:
We are seeking a highly analytical and strategic Credit Card Collections Strategy Manager to drive performance optimization across the collections lifecycle. This role will leverage advanced data analytics and segmentation techniques to design, test, and optimize collections strategies that improve customer outcomes while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in credit card collections, strong analytical capabilities, and a knowledge-seeking, hypothesis-driven mindset to continuously refine strategies. Key Responsibilities + Develop and execute collections strategies across delinquency stages (early- to late-stage), with focus on improving cure rates, roll rates, and customer engagement + Leverage data analytics and segmentation to design targeted treatment strategies ( SMS , digital, call, legal routing) + Drive test-and-learn frameworks, including control/treatment design, performance measurement, and statistical validation + Identify customer segments using behavioral, risk, and engagement data to optimize outreach and recovery strategies + Partner with cross-functional teams (Legal, Compliance, Operations, Digital Vendors) to implement compliant and scalable strategies + Monitor key performance metrics (e.
Depth & Scope:
+ Demonstrates governance, control and risk management behaviors in alignment with TD policies and practices + Leads/participates in the identification, development and implementation of new initiatives, operating workflow, additional services/applications or operational efficiencies including potentially leading special project teams or cross functional work groups + Assists with developing and enhancing credit risk assessment capabilities to identify and maintain good business opportunities with new and existing clients + Performs detailed analysis and interprets information to make recommendations to Senior Management on critical strategies including non-standard and ad-hoc requests as determined by management + Creates reports on the results of implemented strategies, using all appropriate quantitative methods and MIS , and makes recommendations to increase efficiencies and revenue while managing credit risk and produce those reports on a regular basis + Effectively works cross-functionally with teams outside of risk + Works with Internal Audit / External Regulators, to ensure that documentation for all work processes is complete and up-to-date + Ensures sound credit control by taking a pro-active approach to risk management within the risk guidelines of the Bank + Ensures the timely communication of issues that are relevant to the team and encourages a good working relationship with other internal and external groupsEducation & Experience:
+ Bachelor's degree required; Graduate degree preferred + 5+ years' experience required + Proficient PC skills including a strong competency in MS Excel and PowerPoint, and a variety of PC-based analytical and reporting software packages + Experience with the use of Relational Databases and the process of Extract Transform Load ( ETL ) using common languages such as SQL or SAS + Familiar with various analytical or reporting tools, such as SAS , R, Matlab Tableau, etc. + Strong analytical and problem solving skills are required to interpret data and draw conclusions + Experience in data modeling and risk management either from a business administration, statistical, mathematical, scientific or financial background + Excellent written and verbal communication skills + Experienced in developing and presenting recommendations toSenior Management Preferred Qualifications:
+ Bachelor's degree in STEM (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science, Economics) + Experience with collections lifecycle strategy across multiple products or portfolios + Familiarity with digital outreach channels ( SMS , email, AI-driven engagement) + Exposure to regulatory frameworks impacting collections ( TCPA , FDCPA , CFPB )Physical Requirements:
Never:
0%;Occasional:
1-33%;Frequent:
34-66%;Continuous:
67-100% + Domestic Travel- Occasional + International Travel
- Occasional + Performing sedentary work
- Frequent + Performing multiple tasks
- Continuous + Operating standard office equipment
- Continuous + Responding quickly to sounds
- Frequent + Sitting
- Continuous + Standing
- Occasional + Walking
- Occasional + Moving safely in confined spaces
- Occasional + Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.)
- Occasional + Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.)
- Occasional + Squatting
- Occasional + Bending
- Occasional + Kneeling
- Occasional + Crawling
- Never + Climbing
- Never + Reaching overhead
- Occasional + Reaching forward
- Occasional + Pushing
- Occasional + Pulling
- Occasional + Twisting
- Occasional + Concentrating for long periods of time
- Continuous + Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations
- Continuous + Reading, writing and comprehending instructions
- Continuous + Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing
- Frequent The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job.