Senior Risk Management Analyst

Senior Risk Management Analyst – Credit Strategy FLSA Status Exempt Schedule: Work hours will depend on the business hours of the time zone serviced. To the extent permitted by law, the Company may, in its sole discretion, change the work schedule to address business needs. In This Role, You Will: Lead and support the Risk department in developing and achieving department goals. Work closely with senior management to develop and execute underwriting strategies to support various Mariner Finance customer acquisition channels. Strategies include approve/decline, line assignment, and pricing optimization to support healthy growth and profitability. Monitor, analyze, and enhance credit risk for an online portfolio as well as manage eligibility criteria for a national network of branches. IND1 #LI-JA2 #LI-Remote Responsibilities and Essential Duties:

• Use advanced modeling, statistical techniques, and tools such as SAS, R, and Python to develop and maintain credit risk, response, behavior, and analytical strategies that will optimize lending decisions across channels.
• Conduct evaluation and validation of lending decisions and marketing outreach across channels, utilizing approaches and enhanced segmentation to optimize approval and advance assignment strategies.
• Design tests and champion and/or challenge strategies to continuously evaluate new opportunities to improve volume/credit risk trade-offs.
• Maintain up-to-date inventory and chronology of underwriting strategies.
• Update executive team on the impact of new strategies on the company’s performance. Manage portfolio performance to risk appetite.
• Ensure new bookings adhere to lifetime return expectations, are in line with the Company’s Risk Appetite, and are in tight alignment with the company’s funding strategy objectives.
• Prepare risk reports through compiling, monitoring and analyzing data and key trends, and writing routine reports.
• Partner cross-functionally to ensure Policies & Procedures and company’s servicing system controls are in place to support development and maintenance of underwriting strategies.
• Represent Risk Department in cross-functional projects and partner across the organization to execute on other key business priorities.
• Lead projects as assigned. Plan tasks of team members and manage resources to ensure successful and timely execution of project goals.
• Act as a resource to team members by sharing knowledge and working shoulder to shoulder to provide guidance.
• May perform additional functions depending on market demand and staffing in order to provide consistent quality customer service. Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field of study (statistics, economics, finance, engineering, information systems, etc.) with exceptional academic record.
• Minimum of four (4) years of credit risk management experience with one (1) year of customer acquisition/underwriting strategy development experience in the digital/online space.
• Experience in the consumer lending/financial services industry with working knowledge of regulatory matters related to consumer lending & consumer loan policies and procedures.
• Advanced knowledge of SAS, SQL, or similar tools.
• Proficient in Python, R, or similar tools.
• Strong technical skills with proficiency in MS Office suite; Expert in Excel (pivots, advanced formulas, macros).
• Strong understanding of general risk principles and financial concepts.
• Ability to articulate complex information in understandable terms to various audiences by way of presentations, reports, or other communication mediums.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to continuous learning, actively seeking out opportunities to acquire new skills and stay abreast of industry trends.
• Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to communicate professionally and effectively, verbally and in writing, with all levels of company staff.
• Highly-motivated self-starter with strong work ethic, exceptional attention to detail, and ability to complete tasks and support multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project administration skills.
• Results oriented individual with the ability to translate plans into actions. Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in fraud strategy or bank transaction data. Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for extended periods; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to move about. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty (20) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Disclaimer This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time or with

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