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Head of Underwriting Strategy & Analytics (m/f) | Hamburg

Created on 21-02-2018
Location Hamburg Office

Description

A day in this job
  • Monitor the Credit Risk performance of consumer loans products/portfolios. Conduct periodic reviews to assess businesses and provide an ongoing assessment of the credit quality of the portfolio and product strategies
  • Lead a team of Credit Risk analysts and coordinate them to provide recommendations, reports and solutions to support both "running the business" as well as "changing the business" activities;
  • Lead tactical and strategic Credit Risk Analytics projects, supporting explorations of the impact of new features and potential options, as well as managing day-to-day credit risk;
  • Independently manage the development and implementation of effective credit-risk monitoring and management strategies that help mitigate credit losses;
  • Effectively provide updates and communicate key initiatives to the Chief Data Officer who is in charge of credit risk management;
  • Apply subject matter expertise to the prioritization and planning of projects in conjunction with risk management policies and strategies, business priorities and technical constraints.
Desired skills and experience
  • Develop and communicate analysis clearly, both to technical and non-technical audiences;
  • Good understanding of the Credit lifecycle and Collections/Recoveries;
  • Hands-on expertise in developing data-sets to produce credit risk indicators (e.g., delinquency performance by vintages, loss forecast by portfolio or account-level);
  • Ability to work efficiently in a matrix environment balancing between both business and functional interactions and priorities;
  • Strong analytical skills in conducting sophisticated analysis using customer performance data, credit bureau/vendor data, and marketing data to solve business problems;
  • Management, mentoring or coaching experience steering and developing junior colleagues.
  • 5+ years of relevant experience;
  • Leadership and project management skills;
  • Strong analytical skills in conducting sophisticated analysis using customer performance data, credit bureau/vendor data, and marketing data to solve business problems;
  • Good command of R and SQL;
  • Highly proficient in Excel/pivot tables and PowerPoint;
  • Tableau.
What is in it for you?
  • Share knowledge and mix with some of the most talented and skilled engineers and researchers in the business from around the globe;
  • Work in a crucial role in a highly motivated, talented team;
  • You will work in an awesome office in the heart of Hamburg with the best views from the city and plenty of things to do close to the office when you’re not at work.

At Kreditech, we like to constantly challenge the status quo and improve our ways of working. We are a data driven company who are enthusiastic about agile methodology. Diversity is in our DNA and we strongly believe that having different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds will lead to the best environment for our employees and better products to our customers. If this sounds like the kind of company you’d like to work with, please apply here!

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