Senior Product Manager-Credit Cards
IDFC FIRST Bank Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Banking · 10,001+ employees
About the role
The Senior Product Manager will oversee credit card portfolio P&L, unit economics, and lifecycle growth strategies. They are responsible for managing risk partnerships, collections strategy, and delivering accurate MIS, forecasting, and budgeting.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 7–10 years of experience in portfolio management, risk, or analytics with strong P&L ownership. An MBA in Marketing or Finance is required, along with proficiency in SQL, Excel, and cross-functional orchestration.
Full description
Job Requirements Role – Senior Manager – Portfolio Management
Function/Department – Credit Card
Location - Mumbai
Job Purpose:
Own portfolio P&L and unit economics; drive lifecycle levers; design affluent collections with Risk; govern benefit costs and migrations; and deliver disciplined MIS, forecasting and reviews.
· Portfolio P&L stewardship and unit-economics governance
· Lifecycle growth levers (activation, usage, spend deepening, attrition reduction)
· Risk partnership and affluent collections strategy
· Inorganic actions (migrations, transitions, sunsets)
· MIS, dashboards, forecasts and budgeting cadence
Primary Responsibilities:
· P&L & Unit Economics
· Build unit-level metrics and P&L with Finance
· Prepare monthly portfolio MIS (spends, activation, attrition)
· Ensure timely monthly budgeting and provisioning
· Track partner-led product costs and profitability (e.g., Maharaja Points)
· Rewards economics and breakage modelling with periodic ROI reviews and benefit rationalization cycles (quarterly/annual).
· Formal EWS (early warning) and behaviour scorecards for affluent cohorts; playbooks for pre‑emptive line controls and treatment paths.
· UPI‑on‑Credit adoption tracking, MCC/category controls, and merchant/category stimulus strategy.
· Formal dormancy and high‑value retention programs.
· Growth & Lifecycle
· Develop acquisition plans and run acquisition campaigns
· Design and execute portfolio growth campaigns to increase activation and usage
· Analyse attrition, upgrades, lifecycle and execute actions
· Plan and execute merchant/platform-led offers
· Disputes & chargeback analytics with TAT governance; systematic fee/interest reversal rules for billing errors; root‑cause loops to other relevant teams
· Analytics & Reporting
· Build and maintain dashboards
· Run forecasts and impact analysis for portfolio changes
· Develop new reports and dashboards to enhance visibility
· Risk & Collections
· Design and manage affluent-specific collections process
· Partner with Risk to monitor credit performance
· Inorganic & Transitions
· Design and execute migration plans (e.g., Vistara)
Secondary Responsibilities :
· P&L fluency & unit-economics
· Experimentation & measurement
· Analytical skills (SQL/Excel), dashboarding
· Cross-functional orchestration
· Risk/collections literacy (roll, flow, cure strategies) for premium books.
· Understanding of chargeback regimes (Visa/Mastercard) and issuer dispute ops.
· Regulatory knowhow: RBI card conduct (consent for CLI/closures/billing).
· Executive communication: crisp BRDs/PRDs, monthly business reviews, and escalation notes.
Managerial & Leadership Responsibilities
· Positive, collaborative attitude, Prolific communicator
· Ability to evaluate potential business opportunities, structure the team’s thinking, and reach insightful answers
· Experience in managing multiple cross-functional opportunities and projects in parallel
· Ambitious team player with the ability to manage the internal & external partners requirements and tasks in time sensitive situations
Qualifications: MBA Marketing / Finance / Graduate
Industries : Banking, Fintech
Experience:
· 7–10 years in portfolio mgmt/risk/analytics
· Hands-on MIS/reporting & P&L ownership
· Ability to translate insights into targeted actions
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