Credit Risk Expert (Experto/a en Riesgo de Crédito) - Hybrid

clara; Bogotá; On-site; COP 133,920,000 - 200,880,000; Full time

Job summary

Clara, the leading B2B fintech for spend management in Latin America, is seeking a Credit Risk Expert to join a high-performing risk team. You will drive advanced credit risk analyses, work with risk models, and collaborate with operations, finance, and data teams to shape the company’s strategy.

You’ll drive innovation in data science, support regulatory and strategic models, and oversee risk monitoring (MIS) to enable scalable growth.

Qualifications

• Academic background in Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or similar, with a solid grasp of programming and systems design.
• Proven strong experience in credit risk management in Latin American markets.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools.
• High attention to data quality and integrity, especially within financial datasets.
• Fluency in English is required.

Responsibilities

• Support modeling initiatives, collaborating across teams to align with business and risk goals
• Drive innovation in data science analysis to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency
• Provide data intelligence and analytics to support credit risk strategies and portfolio performance
• Own the development and maintenance of regulatory and non-regulatory risk methodologies (e.g., expected credit losses)
• Monitor model performance in risk strategies and work with other teams to continuous improvements and recalibrations
• Own the Risk MIS: monitor risk policies, model outcomes and performance of risk credit matters
• Identify and implement process enhancements to improve efficiency, scalability, and outcomes
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to senior leadership and key stakeholders

Skills

Credit risk management

SQL

Data visualization

Programming

English fluency

Actuarial/Statistics background

Education

Actuarial Science / Mathematics / Statistics degree

Tools

SQL

Job description

Ready to accelerate your career?

Clara is the fastest-growing company in Latin America. We've built the leading solution for companies to make and manage all their payments. We already help over 20,000 large and growing businesses operate with agility and financial clarity through locally issued corporate cards, bill pay, financing, and a powerful B2B platform built for scale.

Clara is backed by some of the most successful investors in the world, including top regional VCs like monashees, Kaszek, and Canary, and leading global funds like Notable Capital, Coatue, DST Global Partners, ICONIQ Growth, General Catalyst, Citi Ventures, SV Angel, Citius, Endeavor Catalyst, and Goldman Sachs - in addition to dozens of angel investors and local family offices.

We're building the financial infrastructure that powers high-performing organizations across the region. We invite you to join us if you want to be part of a fast-paced environment that will accelerate your career and support you to do some of the best work of your life alongside a passionate and committed team distributed across the Americas.

What you’ll do

We're looking for a Credit Risk Expert to work with a high-performing team of risk specialist and experts in building advanced and strong predictive credit risk analysis working with risk models and a lot of useful information. This role works hand-in-hand with Operations, finance and data teams, playing a pivotal part in shaping the company's business strategy.

You’ll be responsible for driving innovation, improving credit decision-making, supporting the developing of regulatory and strategic models, and overseeing risk monitoring (MIS) and policy performance. Your work will directly impact business growth, resilience, and risk control - making data and analytics a core business enabler.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support modeling initiatives, collaborating across teams to align with business and risk goals
• Drive innovation in data science analysis to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency
• Provide data intelligence and analytics to support credit risk strategies and portfolio performance
• Own the development and maintenance of regulatory and non-regulatory risk methodologies (e.g., expected credit losses)
• Monitor model performance in risk strategies and work with other teams to continuous improvements and recalibrations
• Own the Risk MIS: monitor risk policies, model outcomes and performance of risk credit matters
• Identify and implement process enhancements to improve efficiency, scalability, and outcomes
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly to senior leadership and key stakeholders

Non-negotiable Requirements:

• Academic background in Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or similar, with a solid grasp of programming and systems design
• Proven strong experience in credit risk management in Latin American markets
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and data visualization tools
• High attention to data quality and integrity , especially within financial datasets
• Proficient in sql or other common modeling languages
• Fluency in english is required

Main professional skills:

• Strong project management and cross-functional coordination skills of high-impact data science or modeling projects
• Hands-on experience in credit risk portfolio management
• Proficient in using robust data as input of data driven analysis pipelines and model architectures
• Strong skills in predictive analytics and business-driven model design
• Experienced in model monitoring, backtesting, and performance evaluation
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and risk reporting in financial services, including deep knowledge of regulatory models for credit losses
• Passion for working in teamwork, independence and going to extra mile

You’ll get some high value extra points if you have:

• Fintech industry experience, ideally in fast-paced, high-growth environments
• Experience navigating financial audits , understanding documentation and compliance expectations
• Understanding of financial conciliation processes and operational finance systems
• Exposure to credit card and payments ecosystems
• A collaborative, solution-oriented mindset with a passion for building from scratch
• Familiarity with Latin American regulatory and compliance standards
• Comfortable using modern collaboration tools (Slack, Notion, etc.)
• Experience in credit risk in Latinamerica working with B2B solutions

Why join Clara

At Clara, you'll have the autonomy, speed, and support to make meaningful impact - not just on your team, but on how organizations are run across Latin America.

Who we are

We're the leading B2B fintech for spend management in Latin America.

Certified as one of the world's fastest-growing companies, a Great Place to Work , and a LinkedIn Top Startup .

Passionate about making Latin America more prosperous and competitive.

Constantly innovating to build financial infrastructure that enables e