Job Description:
The Risk Analyst is responsible for assessing and managing risks associated with retail banking products such as credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, and other consumer lending products. This role involves analyzing customer credit risk, monitoring portfolio performance, and developing risk strategies to optimize profitability while maintaining regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Risk Assessment & Analysis: Evaluate customer creditworthiness using financial data, credit scores, and risk models.
- Portfolio Monitoring: Track key risk metrics (e.g., delinquency rates, charge-offs, and loss rates) and identify emerging risks in retail lending portfolios.
- Modeling & Forecasting: Utilize statistical models (e.g., logistic regression, decision trees) to predict default probabilities and optimize risk strategies.
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to Basel III, IFRS 9, and other risk governance frameworks.
- Strategy Development: Design risk mitigation strategies, including credit policy adjustments and fraud prevention measures.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with credit risk teams, finance, and business units to align risk management with business objectives.
- Reporting & Visualization: Develop dashboards and reports using tools like SAS, SQL, Python, Tableau, or Power BI to provide insights on risk trends.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
- Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or a related field.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL, Python, SAS, or other data analysis tools.
- Analytical Skills: Strong ability to interpret data, identify trends, and develop risk mitigation strategies.
- Financial Knowledge: Understanding of retail banking products, credit risk models, and key performance indicators (KPIs).
- Regulatory Knowledge: Familiarity with Basel III, IFRS 9, stress testing, and other financial risk regulations.
- Communication Skills: Ability to present insights and recommendations to senior management.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in a financial institution or credit risk role.
- Knowledge of machine learning techniques for risk modeling.
- Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau or Power BI.