Principal Credit Risk Analyst

or future sponsorship.**

Responsibilities

• Lead data-driven analyses to challenge credit underwriting strategies using historical loan data, financial reports, and alternative data sources

• Develop insights and recommendations for enhancing credit risk strategies and lending products, including analysis of debt issuers, guarantors, and vendors

• Drive innovation in credit risk strategies through complex analytical models and credible challenges, focusing on financial performance metrics

• Create advanced forecasting models and ranking tools to predict loan performance and inform credit strategy development

• Design and implement comprehensive monitoring frameworks to track credit risk performance and financial impacts

• Analyze portfolio performance in detail, providing actionable insights to leadership

• Collaborate closely with internal teams, including Marketing, Operations, and Finance, to support product and marketing strategy changes

• Maintain and develop credit risk policies, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements and organizational risk appetite

• Present complex data-driven insights to senior management, influencing high-level lending decisions

• Communicate the financial implications of credit risk strategies and emerging risks to executives

• Ensure compliance with evolving regulatory requirements through proactive policy management and financial risk assessments

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative disciplines or equivalent combination of training, education and experience

• 7-10 years of experience with credit risk assessments at a large financial institution

• Subject matter expert within business area/specialization with understanding of interrelationships of different disciplines

• Significant knowledge and understanding of credit risk management techniques and methodologies, including statistical analysis, scenario modeling, and credit loss forecasting

• Significant knowledge of applicable federal and state regulations, company policies, and industry best practices

• Significant experience managing multi-faceted projects simultaneously that have cross-departmental impact

• Significant knowledge of operational and regulatory risk control concepts and practices

• Proven ability to plan, organize and effectively execute risk mitigation and process improvement initiatives

• Advanced organizational, planning and time management skills

• Advanced research and analytical skills

• Strong understanding of the interactions between credit risk, consumer behavior, and macroeconomic conditions

• Extensive experience interpreting and synthesizing large data sets to assess and forecast risk

• Advanced leadership skills in driving organizational adoption of risk management best practices

• Advanced skill in programming languages (SQL, R, Python, Hadoop, SAS, SPSS, Scala, AWS)

Desired Qualifications

• Master's Degree in quantitative discipline or related field or equivalent combination of training, education and experience

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00AM - 4:30PM
Location: 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 | 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526 | 141 Security Drive, Winchester, VA 22602

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