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Lead Credit Risk Analyst

Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Posted 12 days ago, valid for 14 days
Location

London, Greater London EC1R 0WX

Salary

£50,000 - £80,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Lead Credit Risk Analyst (SME Lending) position offers a salary of up to £85,000 and is fully remote.
  • This role involves leading credit strategy development and implementation for business lending products.
  • Candidates should have previous experience in business lending and a strong understanding of credit risk, with at least a few years of relevant experience.
  • Key skills required include proficiency in SQL, with Python and Looker being desirable, along with excellent communication skills.
  • The company provides benefits such as stock options, flexible working hours, a £1,000 learning budget, and a pension scheme.

LEAD CREDIT RISK ANALYST (SME LENDING)

UP TO £85,000

FULLY REMOTE

This is an exciting opportunity to join this company's growing business lending team. You will be responsible for the credit strategy across all business lending products.

THE COMPANY

This company is a leading UK banking fin-tech offering an array of lending products, and financial education. This is an exciting time to join the business as they have constant growth projections and are looking to launch new products.

THE ROLE

You will be doing the following daily:

  • Leading the development and implementation of credit and pricing strategies for business lending products.
  • Continuously monitoring and optimising the performance of current strategies.
  • Supporting the design, launch, and enhancement of new products and customer experiences.
  • Driving initiatives to improve credit underwriting, accelerate growth, and manage portfolio risk.
  • Collaborating with teams across engineering, marketing, product, risk, and control to design and deliver strategic initiatives.
  • Developing and overseeing credit models to project cash flows and evaluate the net present value of new lending cohorts.
  • Assisting in the creation and deployment of new lending strategies by analysing data patterns and translating them into actionable insights.
  • Building, maintaining, and managing database tables and dashboards to provide insights and enable rapid, data-driven decision-making.
  • Evaluating the performance of lending portfolios for specific products over time.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Previous experience working in business lending.
  • Strong understanding of credit risk from acquisitions to collections.
  • Experience developing and deploying strategies and credit risk models.
  • Excellent analytical capabilities: SQL is essential, and Python/Looker is desirable.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong understanding of UK lending regulations.

THE BENEFITS

  • Up to £85,000 salary.
  • Stock options and benefits.
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Learning budget of £1,000.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Fully remote work from anywhere in the UK.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your CV to Gaby Adamis via the Apply link on this page.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.