Tala is a financial technology company on a mission to build a financial system that works for everyone.
Our first product is a lending app that instantly underwrites and delivers credit to customers who have little or no formal borrowing history.
Tala has disbursed over $1B to more than 4 million customers across East Africa, the Philippines, Mexico, and India who use Tala loans to start and expand small businesses, pay school fees and bills, and build more stable financial lives.
Tala is backed by leading venture and impact investors including RPS Ventures, GGV Capital, IVP, Revolution Growth, Lowercase Capital, Data Collective VC, ThomVest Ventures and PayPal Ventures.
Tala is headquartered in Santa Monica with offices in Nairobi, Manila, Mexico City, and Bangalore.
Head to Tala.co/careers to learn more about all of our open positions around the world!

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Tala is a fintech company that aims to break down financial barriers for individuals across Kenya, Mexico, the Philippines, and India through its innovative money app. The company provides a suite of financial services, including credit, payments, savings, and transfers, to empower their customers. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies, Tala offers personalized financial experiences and creates digital financial identities for users who have been underserved by traditional finance institutions. With a focus on real-time money management, Tala's app simplifies access to instant credit and other financial services for millions, enhancing users' economic power and quality of life.

Tala is a financial technology company on a mission to build a financial system that works for everyone. Our first product is a lending app that instantly underwrites and delivers credit to customers who have little or no formal borrowing history. Tala has disbursed over $1B to more than 4 million customers across East Africa, the Philippines, Mexico, and India who use Tala loans to start and expand small businesses, pay school fees and bills, and build more stable financial lives. 

Tala is backed by leading venture and impact investors including RPS Ventures, GGV Capital, IVP, Revolution Growth, Lowercase Capital, Data Collective VC, ThomVest Ventures and PayPal Ventures. Tala is headquartered in Santa Monica with offices in Nairobi, Manila, Mexico City, and Bangalore.

Head to Tala.co/careers to learn more about all of our open positions around the world!

• Assist Controller with all aspects of Tala’s accounting department which includes, but is not limited to, the company's financial statements, general ledger, portfolio accounting, payroll, accounts payable, reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, budgeting, tax compliance, regulatory reporting and various special analyses or projects.
• Maintain adequate and effective processes to enhance the close and reporting cycles, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
• Follow corporate policies and procedures such as invoice processing, cash management, and expense policies.
• Design, improve, and manage internal practices, policies, and all accounting to ensure compliance within India.
• Implement or enhance processes to further streamline and enable more accurate and timely reporting.
• Ensure accurate and timely production of all financial information.
• Ad hoc projects as they arise - we are a start-up after all!

Accountant – 6 Months Contract

Accountant managing in-country records and accounting operations at Tala, a global financial infrastructure company. Ensuring compliance, timely financial reporting, and process enhancements.

product-marketing

• Drive messaging and go to market planning of new products and services tied to clearly defined success metrics.
• Build, manage, and execute end-to-end customer lifecycle campaigns that will lead to measurable KPI growth across conversion, engagement, and retention metrics.
• Identify improvements to messaging, initiate experiments to test hypotheses, analyze results, and reiterate as needed.
• Spearhead product positioning and messaging for new product launches, grounded in brand principles and market insights.
• Generate cross-functional partnership and operational alignment across diverse teams including Product Management, Insights, Design, Brand, and Customer Experience .
• Articulate product value to customers through their entire lifecycle that builds customer loyalty through the most effective communication channels to drive outsized impact and ROI.
• Define user segments and create tailored campaigns for key customer personas.
• Cultivate and communicate a deep understanding of Tala’s audience, opportunity, and competitive landscape in Asia markets (Philippines, Vietnam and India).
• As the need arises, build and manage regional team with members located in key markets.
• Be available to attend key local and regional events and activations as needed, such as marketing activations, customer discovery and workshops, etc.
• Maintain semi-regular facetime with regional and Philippines CLT and marketing team members, as well as vendors/partners as needed.

Product Marketing Manager

Product Marketing Manager at Tala driving market initiatives for financial products improving customer experiences across Asia. Responsible for outreach and engagement in the Philippines.

people-operations

• Partner with GM in the market to develop and execute a comprehensive HR strategy that is aligned with Tala business objectives.
• Improve the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring a positive and seamless experience for employees across the markets.
• Partner closely with senior leaders including the Product Vice President, to understand their business needs, anticipate talent requirements.
• Partnering with the Senior Technical Recruiter and support to the Global Director TA, in refining the global talent acquisition process, developing innovative sourcing strategies, managing relationships with external partners, and ensuring the attraction and selection of top-tier talent across all levels of the organization in-market.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, ensuring a workplace that is welcoming, supportive, and promotes equal opportunities for all employees.
• Drive employee engagement and retention efforts through the implementation of effective reward and recognition programs that are market based, employee surveys aligned with the people guild, and initiatives that enhance employee satisfaction and well-being. Tala culture champion within the IN office.
• Overall ownership for performance reviews and compensation reviews ensuring the process is well coordinated and completed within set timelines.
• Develop and maintain HR policies, procedures, and systems that comply with local labor laws and regulations across different countries, ensuring consistency and fairness while accounting for local cultural nuances.
• Annually review/update India policies, procedures and practices on personnel matters that improve on job satisfaction; Create and review policies that govern employee safety, wellness and health; Communicating changes in policies and process to all employees and those responsible ensuring compliance is adhered to.
• Review departmental budgets and Ensure HR staff addresses employees’ requests and grievances in a timely manner.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and emerging HR technologies, making recommendations for improvements and innovation within the HR function.

People Manager

HR Business Partner at Tala ensuring alignment between HR strategy and business objectives. Leading initiatives in employee lifecycle and organizational growth with a global focus.

accounting-manager

• Upload Data Files: Accurately upload CSV files containing customer, invoicing, and repayment data into the system.
• Ensure Accuracy: Validate that all data conforms to system requirements before uploading.
• Follow Guidelines: Adhere strictly to the company’s data clean-up manual and established procedures.
• Identify Issues: Spot deviations or inconsistencies in data and escalate them immediately to the Senior Tax Accountant.
• Maintain Records: Keep logs of data uploads and corrections for audit and tracking purposes.
• Support Finance Operations: Assist the Finance team in maintaining reliable records that support accounting and reporting functions.
• Assist in Automation Projects: Support the Accounting team in its ongoing automation initiatives by helping test, document, and streamline processes that improve efficiency and accuracy.

Intern, Accounting

Intern in Accounting at Tala responsible for data uploads and accuracy checks. Supporting finance operations and ensuring records are reliable across various data management tasks.

full-stack-engineer

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable backend software solutions using Java or Kotlin
• Make key architectural and design decisions for backend systems
• Build and maintain deployment infrastructure, including CI/CD pipelines
• Manage schema evolution and data migrations in production environments
• Proactively optimize system performance (profiling, caching, JVM tuning, etc.)
• Ensure high code quality through reviews, testing, and adherence to engineering best practices
• Enhance monitoring and alerting to improve system availability and responsiveness
• Create and maintain clear, concise, and up-to-date technical documentation

Software Engineer

Backend Engineer developing scalable backend systems for Tala's customer experience. Integrating various solutions while upholding engineering standards and best practices.

production-engineer

• Support, monitor and maintain the high availability of our platform across all of our markets
• Collaborate with engineering, CX, product and program teams globally for production incident response and post-mortem processes
• Work closely with the CX and Collections teams to discover areas of improvement for our product based on their feedback and customer communication
• Continuously review and improve existing monitoring and alerting systems

Production Support Engineer

Production Support Engineer at Tala supporting platform availability across global markets. Collaborating with engineering teams for incident response and process improvements in a remote-first approach.

Tala is a financial technology company on a mission to build a financial system that works for everyone. Our first product is a lending app that instantly underwrites and delivers credit to customers who have little or no formal borrowing history. Tala has disbursed over $1B to more than 4 million customers across East Africa, the Philippines, Mexico, and India who use Tala loans to start and expand small businesses, pay school fees and bills, and build more stable financial lives. Tala is backed by leading venture and impact investors including RPS Ventures, GGV Capital, IVP, Revolution Growth, Lowercase Capital, Data Collective VC, ThomVest Ventures and PayPal Ventures. Tala is headquartered in Santa Monica with offices in Nairobi, Manila, Mexico City, and Bangalore. Head to Tala.co/careers to learn more about all of our open positions around the world!

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