Principal Consumer Credit Risk Specialist

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Job Description:

As a Consumer Credit Risk Specialist, you will develop, apply and enhance credit risk oversight processes in support of - and under the oversight of - the overall Corporate Risk Management framework and system. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Evaluating and monitoring of consumer credit risk appetite, tolerance and thresholds;

• Defining the process for monitoring the performance of the consumer credit portfolio and performing regular reviews of credit risk strategies and asset quality, while using trade-offs among key business metrics such as credit losses, receivables, and profit;

• Delivering effective presentations of credit and asset quality review results, findings and recommendations to multiple levels of leadership.

Additionally, you will actively manage and escalate risk and customer-impacting issues within the day-to-day role to management. This position offers a unique opportunity to conduct oversight of consumer credit risks of all consumer lending products within the 2nd line of defense and to support sustainable growth and drive a risk aware culture across functions. You will be responsible for developing, applying, and enhancing credit risk oversight processes in support of the overall Corporate Risk Management framework and systems

 

How You’ll Do It

• Leads and executes CCOR Reviews based on CCOR’s annual plan. Responsibilities include providing thought leadership & strategic thinking in developing review scope and work plan; coordinating with business partners to get data/information; determining appropriate approach to ensure a comprehensive and accurate view in assessing credit performance and asset quality; identifying data attributes, independently coding, and interpreting the analysis results by leveraging techniques such as segmentation, and advanced analytics; reviewing the credit risk strategies for its alignment with the company’s credit risk appetite and credit policy, and identifying shortfalls in credit strategies by effectively challenging the assumptions used to develop credit strategies; and delivering effective presentations of CCOR Review results, findings and recommendations to multiple levels of leaderships.

• On a regular basis, independently reviews, assesses, and monitors the credit quality of Discover loan portfolios (Card, DPL, DSL, and DHL). Responsibilities include designing and enhancing monitoring metrics; generating monitoring reports and summaries; and establishing early warning indicators to identify shifting portfolio trend.

• Conducts effective challenge on credit strategies and the credit management governance framework, new initiatives, risk appetite/key risk indicator framework and thresholds, and loan classification criteria. Continuously monitors and validates risk appetite and key risk indicators.

• Performs ad hoc credit risk/asset quality analysis. Delivers effective presentation of findings and recommendations to multiple levels of leadership, creating visual displays of quantitative information.

 

Qualifications You’ll Need

The Basics

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field

• 4+ years of experience in Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or other quantitative discipline, or equivalent internship or research experience

• In lieu of a Master’s degree, 6+ years of experience in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Engineering or any related field with relevant modeling/analytical experience, including a Bachelor's Degree

 

Bonus Points If You Have

• Ph.D. in Statistics, Economics, Analytics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field

• 6+ years of experience in Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or other quantitative discipline, or equivalent internship or research experience

• Experience with credit portfolio management and review, credit risk management and oversight, etc.

• Experience in consumer mortgage lending

Application Deadline:

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on Apr-14-2024. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. The posting may be available past this date,