Analyst, Decision Engine; Portfolio Strategy

Location

Remote - United States

Full time

Remote

Analytics

Forward Financing is a financial technology company based in Boston, Massachusetts with team members throughout the United States, Dominican Republic, and Canada. The company is on a mission to unlock the capital that fuels small businesses across America. Recognized as a Best Place to Work by Built In Boston and certified as a Great Place To Work®, Forward is investing in its employees, technology, and customer experience – with long‑term success in mind every step of the way.

We are seeking a detail‑oriented and curious Analyst to support the optimization and further integration of our decision engine into our process flows. This role is vital to our mission, directly assisting in the assessment of risk and the streamlining of the offer drafting process.

Reporting to the Manager of Portfolio Strategy, you will work closely with the Pricing, Risk, and Engineering teams to implement new workflows and ensure our decisioning capabilities are accurate and efficient.

Configuration Support
:
Own the implementation of new process flows, rule changes, and logic updates within the third‑party decision engine (e.g., Taktile).

QA & Testing
:
Execute testing for new decisioning parameters and A/B tests to ensure accuracy before full deployment.

Backtesting
: running historical what‑if simulations using historical observations in the decision engine.

Data Integrity
:
Validate data flows between third‑party vendors and internal core applications, ensuring stability and accuracy.

Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with business stakeholders (Pricing, Risk, etc.) to document requirements for process improvements.

Process Documentation: Help maintain documentation for business processes related to decision logic, A/B testing specifications, etc.

Technology Liaison: Work closely with the technology and engineering teams to ensure that decision engine process flows are compatible with the Company’s core apps.

2+ years in an analytical and product support function, preferably in Fin Tech, lending, or a high‑growth financial services environment.

Direct experience working with and optimizing a decision engine (e.g. Taktile, FICO Blaze, Provenir, Lendflow, GDS Link or similar complex rules/scoring engines) is required.

Strong proficiency in SQL and Excel is required; experience with Python is a strong plus.

Familiarity with lending life cycles (MCA, SMB, or Credit) or logic/rules engines is preferred but not required.

A proven ability to troubleshoot complex data issues and a willingness to learn technical systems.

Coachable, detail‑oriented, and ready to engage in a high‑growth environment.

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.

Compensation:

At Forward Financing, we’re committed to fair and transparent compensation. We believe in providing a compensation package that recognizes your skills, experience, and the unique value you bring to our team. We take a market‑based approach to pay, regularly reviewing benchmark data to ensure our compensation remains competitive, equitable, and aligned with our performance‑driven culture.

Final offers are determined by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, specific skills, and internal equity. This approach ensures that our compensation is competitive and equitable. Your recruiter will provide specific details on the expected base and variable earnings as it pertains to this specific role.

Total Rewards:

Additionally, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, commuter benefits, a flexible time‑off policy, paid parental leave, 401k match for US employees, wellness reimbursement, volunteering days, annual professional development budget, and charitable donation match.

Forward is proud to be a remote‑first company, keeping workplace flexibility a top priority for our employees. As a business, we are focused on impact; we are more…