Credit Strategy Analyst

Manchester Digital; Cardiff, Southampton, Manchester, London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank is seeking a Credit Strategy Analyst to enhance its credit strategies across retail and SME lending. The role involves developing lending strategies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and performing analytics on credit risks. Ideal candidates will possess strong analytical skills and a relevant degree. Join a mission-driven team committed to reshaping banking and fostering inclusion.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Extra day for birthday

Annual leave increase with service

Paid volunteering time (16 hours)

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Life insurance at 4x salary

Private Medical Insurance

Family-friendly policies

Incentivised referral scheme

Perkbox membership

Qualifications

• Experience in UK lending standards.
• Relevant experience in risk or credit function.
• Highly numerate with excellent analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Support development of credit decisioning strategies.
• Conduct ad-hoc analytics on portfolio credit risks.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Education

Relevant degree

Job description

Hello, we’re Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone. We employ more than 2,500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices.

Reporting to a Lead Credit Strategy Analyst, we are looking for a Credit Strategy Analyst to support the development and maintenance of Starling’s credit strategies across unsecured and secured retail and SME lending products.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting the development of credit decisioning lending strategies for both retail and SME secured and unsecured products
• Supporting the development of capability and processes to meet new and existing regulatory requirements
• Completion of ad-hoc analytics to understand and report on portfolio credit risks, building a detailed understanding of portfolio performance
• Helping to put together regular updates on portfolio performance for our monthly Credit Risk Committee
• Support maintaining proactive portfolio compliance with the UK regulatory regime
• Build strong stakeholder relationships, both with internal and key external contacts

Requirements

• Some experience of lending standards applicable to lending in the UK
• Relevant experience in a risk or credit function
• Highly numerate, with a relevant degree and excellent analytical skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Highly organised, with the ability to deliver to deadlines and manage conflicting priorities within a dynamic environment

Our recruitment process:

Interviewing is a two way process and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you! Our interviews are conversational and we want to get the best from you, so come with questions and be curious.

In general you can expect the below:

Stage 1 - 15-20 minute video call with our Talent Acquisition team.

Stage 2 - 45 minute interview with our Risk Director - Asset Management and Senior Credit Strategy Lead. This stage will include a task which we will give you prior to the interview. We’ll then ask you to present and discuss your findings within the interview.

Stage 3 (if required) - 30-45 minutes meeting further members of the team.

• 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
• An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
• Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
• 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
• Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
• Life insurance at 4x your salary & group income protection
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
• Generous family-friendly policies
• Incentivised refer a friend scheme
• Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
• Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work, Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships and Electric Vehicle (EV) leasing

About Us

You may be put off applying for a role because you don't tick every box. Forget that! While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we're always open to discussion. So, if you're excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you're 100% there yet, get in touch anyway.

We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking – and that starts with our brilliant team. Whatever came before, we’re proud to bring together people of all backgrounds and experiences who love working together to solve problems.

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