Momentum

Director, Credit Risk Management

Momentum

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

PythonSQL

About the role

  • Develop and implement credit strategies for US lending products, collaborating with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
  • Design, implement, and optimize credit strategies for sub-prime lending, including origination, adjudication, underwriting, and portfolio management
  • Maintain and enhance underwriting analytics, including approve/decline logic, loan assignment, refinancing, and eligibility criteria for marketing and risk-based pricing
  • Monitor loan portfolio performance, including delinquency, charge-off, yield, and concentration risks
  • Oversee daily work and analysis of the credit risk team to ensure accuracy, compliance, and actionable insights
  • Monitor compliance with risk appetites and policies, ensuring frameworks align with regulatory standards
  • Identify emerging risks, analyze key trends, and support proactive strategies to mitigate exposures
  • Recommend policy, product, and strategy changes based on risk findings
  • Lead, mentor, and manage a team of analysts, providing guidance, training, and development opportunities
  • Collaborate with IT, Product, Marketing, and other departments to integrate risk management into business initiatives
  • Deliver clear, actionable insights to senior executives with strong communication and presentation skills
  • Leverage advanced data science and machine learning capabilities to enhance credit operations and decisioning processes
  • Conduct in-depth analysis using SAS, SQL, R, Python, or equivalent tools to generate insights and forecasts
  • Support the development of lifetime customer value models and loss forecasting methodologies
  • Partner with lead generation platforms (LeadPoint, LendingTree, Lead Prosper) and leverage Ping Tree bidding systems to optimize acquisition quality

Requirements

  • Expertise in consumer credit risk management, particularly in subprime lending
  • Ability to lead cross-functional projects and influence business outcomes in a matrix environment
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to simplify complex information for both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Proven analytical and problem-solving skills with a hands-on, detail-oriented mindset
  • Curiosity and creativity, with the ability to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or related field (professional certification preferred)
  • 10+ years of experience in consumer credit risk roles within financial services
  • Demonstrated success in leading and managing analytical teams
  • Strong knowledge of US subprime lending, associated risks, and regulatory frameworks
  • Proficiency with credit risk tools, data manipulation, and statistical software (SAS, SQL, R, Python)
  • Experience with lead generation platforms and Ping Tree bidding systems preferred