Tandem Bank

Digital Banking

SeniorCreditRiskAnalyst

£50–60k London, United Kingdom; Cardiff, United Kingdom; Durham, United Kingdom; Blackpool, United Kingdom; United Kingdom Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Senior Credit Risk Analyst at Tandem Bank. Skills: Credit Risk Strategy, Decisioning Analytics, Scorecard Management, MI and Analysis Production, Stakeholder Engagement. Designing, reviewing and optimising applications credit risk strategies, including policy rules, scorecard cut-offs and affordability decisioning. Managing the ongoing performance of application scorecards, identifying emerging risk, performance drift or opportunities to improve risk-return outcomes”

What You'll Achieve.

improve risk-return outcomes; confirm strategies perform in line with expectations and the Bank’s risk appetite

Industry & Context.

Digital Banking
Problems you'll solve

analytical capability; translate complex analysis into clear strategic recommendations; identifying emerging risk, performance drift or opportunities to improve risk-return outcomes

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

experience in credit risk strategy or decisioning analytics within a banking or consumer lending environment, Proficiency in SQL, SAS and Excel (Advanced) with a credit risk modelling and scorecard environment, Hands-on experience managing or using application scorecards and credit decision frameworks, analytical capability, with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear strategic recommendations, Experience producing high-quality MI and presentations for senior stakeholders and governance forums, Good understanding of the end-to-end credit lifecycle, particularly the front-book / applications stage

Nice to Have

Exposure to model development techniques (e. g. logistic regression, machine learning models) and model governance processes, Experience using Python, Experience working with decisioning platforms and strategy deployment tools, Familiarity with UK regulatory expectations relevant to retail credit (e. g. risk appetite, Consumer Duty, model risk governance), Experience across multiple lending products (e. g. motor finance, personal loans, mortgages)

What You'll Do.

reviewing and optimising applications credit risk strategies

including policy rules

scorecard cut-offs and affordability decisioning

Managing the ongoing performance of application scorecards

identifying emerging risk

performance drift or opportunities to improve risk-return outcomes

Supporting the development

enhancement and implementation of new scorecards and segmentation approaches in partnership with Credit Analytics and Model Risk teams

decision-focused MI and analysis covering application volumes

risk performance and strategy impacts

Delivering insight and recommendations to senior management and Credit Committees

contributing to strategy papers and governance submissions

Leading or supporting the deployment of credit strategy changes into live decisioning environments

ensuring changes are well-controlled and appropriately governed

Monitoring post-deployment outcomes to confirm strategies perform in line with expectations and the Bank’s risk appetite

Working closely with Product

Technology and Operations to support new product launches

policy changes and strategic initiatives

Helping to continuously improve credit strategy frameworks

documentation and controls

ensuring alignment with regulatory and internal standards

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

partnership with Credit Analytics and Model Risk teams; Working closely with Product, Underwriting, Technology and Operations; contributing positively to a collaborative strategy team; Confident engaging and influencing stakeholders across Risk, Product and Technology

Communication Scope

translate complex analysis into clear strategic recommendations; Experience producing high-quality MI and presentations for senior stakeholders and governance forums; Confident engaging and influencing stakeholders

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