Director of Risk Management, Credit Card
SoFi
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About the Role
SoFi’s Credit department manages credit risk activities for our lending products (Personal Loan, Student Loan Refinance, Private Student Loan, Credit Card, and Mortgage) - including credit strategies and policies for new account origination and portfolio management, collections and recoveries, and risk and operational data science. The team designs industry leading data driven strategies and services to drive revenue growth and ensure the credit performance is aligned with the company’s risk appetite, and helps create the products and experiences that put our members’ interests first.
The Director of Risk Management, Credit Card will head the portfolio management for SoFi’s Credit Card product and collaborate with business partners to drive revenue, control risk, and provide value to the company and customers.
This role reports directly to the Head of Credit for Unsecured Lending.
By joining SoFi, you’ll become part of a forward-thinking company that is transforming financial services for the better.
Key Responsibilities
Control Risk and Drive Performance Outcomes … Understand credit risk. Mitigate loss and responsibly grow revenue by leading the team to develop value added risk strategies. Monitor performance of strategies and portfolios. Communicate results and close issues. Identify opportunities and drive actions.
Data Driven… Your team’s deep analysis will power the future of risk management with a real-time data ecosystem – including internal, bureau, and alternative data sources and uses.
Iterate, learn, innovate… Bring your brightest ideas to build best-in-class risk strategies. Your team will architect a variety of credit card portfolio management strategies. Constantly evaluate the strategy performance, and put in place a process to optimize.
Lead… Manage a team of risk managers and analysts to effectively drive and execute business objectives. We are recruiting the best, brightest, and passionately quantitative team members.
Collaboration… Work collaboratively with the Data Science team to design new machine learning models. Partner closely with implementation teams to accurately deploy new strategies. Work with other business partners across Business Unit, Capital Markets, Finance, Legal and Compliance etc. to deliver successful business results.
Qualifications
Preferred: 10+ years of risk strategy experience in credit cards and strong background in credit card portfolio / existing account management
A history of success in leading initiatives and driving results through leading a team and doing hands-on work
Strong analytical skills and drive business results through data driven business proposals
Strong business acumen in credit card
Record of success to lead, mentor, and motivate team members
Strong communications and presentation skills; ability to deliver business proposals and present results to senior management
Ability to collaborate well with business partners and influence business decisions
Preferred: knowledge in Decision Trees, Tableau, SQL, or Python
Preferred: 12+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in an analytical discipline; or 10+ years of related experience with an advanced degree in an analytical discipline
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