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£50000 - £85000 per annum + Comprehensive Benefits Package
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Lending Analytics Specialist
London
Up to £85,000

A rare opportunity to join an established and profitable start-up lender. It's an innovative business targeting more growth through new markets and product offerings. There is also huge scope for advancement with this next phase involving big investment into cutting edge data platforms and top class analytical capability.

If you enjoy building things out from scratch in a fast paced environment and having a huge impact on business performance this will be of interest.

It's an agile environment with remote working and flexible hours so you can strike the work-life balance you want! Some of the team work 1-2 days from home, but headcount is generally very high as the team enjoy the bright, fast paced, informal and entrepreneurial environment on offer.

THE ROLE:

  • Manipulate data (using SQL) to provide analysis and insights on commercial opportunities, maximising growth and minimising losses
  • Develop NPV models and drive pricing and profitability initiatives
  • Establish score cuf-off strategies and own other Credit strategies across the full lifecycle
  • Work with large data sets from multiple sources using SQL and open source technologies
  • Develop strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels; including championing strategic initiatives, gaining buy-in and sing-off from appropriate parties

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Educated to degree level (minimum) in a STEM subject
  • Daily use of SQL in previous role(s) - you'll be very comfortable with data extraction and manipulation
  • Experience developing Credit Risk or Lending Strategies across multiple areas of the life-cycle or (wider business strategies)
  • Experience using Python, R preferred
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholder decisions
  • Track record of thriving in a team setting

THE BENEFITS:

  • Up to £85,000
  • Start-Up environment where you will have a wide scope and a big impact
  • Fast changing bureaucracy where you can influence and change things quickly
  • Exposure / training in open source tech (R/Python)
  • Ownership over projects - no red tape or micro management

HOW TO APPLY:

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KEYWORDS:

Credit Risk, SAS, SQL, Excel, Financial Services, Banking, Analyst, Fraud Risk, Acquisitions, Account Management, Strategic Analytics, Portfolio Analytics, Strategy, Scorecards, Portfolio Optimisation, Analysis, Loans, Payments, Credit Risk, Credit Risk, Analyst, Scorecards, Application, Behavioural, Model, SAS, SQL

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