Company Mission Our mission is to give the world access to the best products by empowering great businesses to reach their growth potential.
About Wayflyer Today's SMB's need a capital provider that keeps pace with their growth ambitions. Traditional financing options are slow, cumbersome and often out of reach. That's why we built Wayflyer.
Our unique technology allows us to assess businesses in minutes, generate financing offers that reflect their growth potential and send funds in as little as 24 hours.
Since launching in April 2020, we've deployed over $5bn to thousands of brands worldwide, backed by Tier 1 banks like J.P. Morgan. We've become a trusted financing partner for some amazing brands, like True Classic, Little Words Project and Kekoa Foods.
Teams at Wayflyer are truly cross-functional. You'll be collaborating with ambitious colleagues from around the world - all striving to deliver on a huge opportunity. Check out this video to hear directly from them.
Culture & Values at Wayflyer At Wayflyer, we value being sound people, excellent operators, and ambitious overachievers, working together with integrity, creativity, and bold optimism to deliver exceptional results. To learn more, please visit our website.
Your Role at a Glance: The key ways you'll bring value to the team - Lead and build a high-performing Enterprise team based in Dublin, fostering a culture of excellence and driving strategic growth. This includes hiring, mentoring, and developing team members to achieve their full potential.
- Develop and execute the Enterprise strategy to acquire and manage large-scale customers, leveraging your deep understanding of credit, risk, and financial analysis.
- Oversee the underwriting and structuring of complex financing solutions for enterprise customers, diligently managing credit risk to ensure alignment with Wayflyer's risk appetite, business objectives, and while maintaining default rates within the budgeted percentage.
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including customers lenders, and internal teams, to drive business growth and ensure seamless execution.
- Provide strategic reporting and risk analysis based on outstanding exposure for key accounts to senior leadership and lenders, ensuring transparency and informed decision-making.
- Drive continuous improvement in credit policies, processes, and underwriting models, leveraging data-driven insights and industry best practices.
- Lead cross-functional alignment on Enterprise processes and risk appetite by proactively engaging with Capital Markets and Portfolio Management.
- Act as a key contributor to product and operations, working closely with cross-functional teams to enhance Wayflyer's offerings for enterprise customers.
- Partner with the Collections department to proactively manage material accounts, ensuring appropriate strategies are implemented to maximise recovery and minimise losses.
What Makes You a Great Fit: Essential: - +10 years of relevant experience in credit, lending, or financial analysis, preferably within a fintech, financial services, or venture capital environment.
- Extensive experience in underwriting and structuring complex financial transactions, including venture debt, equipment financing, and warehouse lending.
- Deep experience in structuring complex lending products (e.g. ABL, MCA, PO financing, long-term loans).
- Proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams, with a focus on talent development and performance management.
- Deep understanding of financial modeling, risk assessment, and credit analysis, with the ability to interpret and synthesise complex financial data.
- Strong negotiation and relationship management skills, with the ability to build and maintain trust with clients and stakeholders.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely.
- Strategic thinker with a results-oriented mindset, capable of driving business growth and achieving ambitious targets.
- Experience in building credit reporting and reviewing financial performance at individual/portfolio-level to ensure distribution aligns to risk tolerance.
- Experience in handling delinquent/non-performing loans.
- Experience in structuring and negotiating security agreements, including perfecting security interests in various types of collateral.
Preferred, but not essential: - Experience in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment.
- Familiarity with the eCommerce industry and its unique financing needs.
- Advanced degree in finance, business, or a related field.
- ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CFA qualification.
- Experience in leading workout/collections.
- Experience using SQL and Tableau to query and manipulate data
What to Expect After You Apply You can expect to hear from a member of our Talent Acquisition team soon. If we believe you're a good fit, the first step will be a conversation with a recruiter who will guide you through the next stages of the process. The full interview process, which includes meeting the Hiring Manager and completing a case study or interview loop, typically takes approximately four to six weeks.
The Perks of Being at Wayflyer Time Off That Matters Recharge with 25 days of paid annual leave, plus public holidays.
Your Wellbeing Access support and resources to support your wellbeing, including our Wellbeing @ Wayflyer ERG.
Comprehensive Health & Protection Stay covered with private healthcare, life insurance, and critical illness cover.
Secure Your Future with Our Pension Plan Our pension plan helps you build a strong foundation for tomorrow, starting today.
Family-First Policies We offer generous parental and adoptive leave, including 6 months of paid leave for Primary Caregivers and 3 months of paid leave for Secondary Caregivers.
Share in Our Success With our equity scheme, you're not just an employee; you're a stakeholder in our journey.
Work From Abroad! Enjoy the freedom to work remotely from anywhere in the world for up to 60 calendar days a year.
Global Offices and Working Policy IE Dublin, Our Buzzing HQ Our headquarters operates a hybrid model. The number of in-office days depends on your team, but the majority of teams and our SLT are typically in 3-4 days per week, giving you valuable exposure to senior leadership.
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London, One Big Family Home to around 30 employees, our brand-new London office also runs on a hybrid model. You'll often find our CEO working alongside the team with regular visits.
Sydney, Small but Mighty Our close-knit Sydney office has around 20 employees and follows a flexible hybrid model, fostering strong collaboration.
S Charlotte, our new US hub We've opened our doors in the heart of Uptown Charlotte, with a brand new space designed to foster in-person collaboration, while supporting hybrid flexibility.
Remote, Across the US & Europe The majority of our Tech org works remotely across the UK and Europe, coming together throughout the year for off-sites, company kick off and technical kick off. We also have a growing number of remote team members across the US.
How We Handle Your Personal Data By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Wayflyer Limited will process your personal data for the purpose of evaluating your suitability for the role. Such processing is based on the need to take steps prior to entering into a potential employment agreement. To learn more about how we handle your personal data, you can contact our privacy team at or review our privacy notice at
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