Chase Card Services is the leading credit card issuer in the U.S. With over $1 trillion in sales volume, we have been #1 in the industry since 2017. We have also been #1 in outstandings (loans) for more than 10 years and lead in top-of-wallet market share. We serve more than 50 million active accounts across our Chase Branded Cards business, which includes the Sapphire, Freedom, Slate consumer credit cards and Ink small business portfolio, and our Co-Brand Card business.

 

 

As a Card Risk Strategy Associate in the Card Credit Decisioning Unit, you will lead efforts to expand our credit card portfolio by developing innovative strategies for mass, near prime, and new to credit segments. You will collaborate with internal teams to ensure sound lending decisions that align with our financial goals and risk appetite. Your work will be pivotal in managing risk-taking activities for card originations, ensuring we continue to grow responsibly. You will play a key role in defining the risk appetite for Card acquisitions, managing credit risk, ensuring sound lending decisions that balance value creation and prudent risk management. 

 

Job Responsibilities: 

Define the Credit Box in partnership with Product GM’s, Finance, and the second line of defense Credit Risk teamLead alignment with Product, Finance, and Risk to define and execute on strategies to achieve credit goalsPartner closely with product and risk teams in assessing new credit opportunities. Define an execution plan for new credit opportunitiesSet up reviews and processes to ensure we are executing well on our credit box assumptionsPartner with risk strategies in defining variables that would be included in new credit models and interface with the modeling team on the acquisitions modeling suite and roadmapDevelop and implement metrics to track acquisitions performance. Lead the report outs for performance monitoring  to senior leadershipHelp shape credit policies, underwriting standards, and risk management frameworksEnsure adherence to banking regulations and internal controls related to credit riskWork with teams across business lines (e.g., risk, underwriting, legal, finance) to balance growth and risk

Provide approvals or recommendations for complex acquisitions related credit transactions

 

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities:

A Bachelor’s degree or higher in a quantitative discipline (ex: Finance, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Operations Research, among others) 5+ years of relevant experience in direct to consumer lending, originations, and/or retail credit experience at a complex large-scale financial services businessAbility to evaluate and manage credit risk effectivelyExceptional quantitative and qualitative finance and analytical skillsDemonstrated strategic thinking and execution skills; insight and ability to proactively identify opportunities to innovate and improve the businessProven experience in collaborating across teams and lines of business within large organizationsStrong proficiency with executive-level presentation materials and briefings, and the ability to simplify complex subject matter into digestible executive communicationsExcellent analytical skills with the ability to leverage data and anecdotal feedback to structure complex problems and make decisionsPrevious experience with either SAS, SQL, Python, or Tableau analytic tools (other coding languages would be considered)