Lead Credit Risk Strategy Analyst

HSBC Global Services Limited; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is hiring a Lead Credit Risk Strategy Analyst in Leeds, offering a hybrid working model. The role involves developing credit risk strategies to drive data-led decisions and managing complex analytical projects. Qualified candidates should have strong experience in retail credit risk, proficiency in technical tools like SAS and SQL, and excellent communication skills. This position offers an opportunity to influence strategic decisions and enhance team capabilities within a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Essential experience in Retail Credit Risk, focusing on credit strategy or portfolio management.
• Proficiency with SAS, SQL, VBA, or Python for data processing.
• Strong attention to detail and a structured approach to problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain credit risk strategies for high-quality decision-making.
• Drive analytical projects with minimal supervision.
• Evaluate portfolio performance against performance indicators.

Skills

Retail Credit Risk experience

Technical skills (SAS, SQL, VBA, Python)

Communication skills

Leadership and people development

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Degree or qualification in an analytical, numerical or technical field

Tools

SAS

SQL

VBA

Python

Job description

Some careers open more doors than others.

If you’re looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Our Risk and Compliance function has a critical role to play in supporting, challenging and advising across all areas of the business through establishing policy, monitoring profiles, and identifying and managing forward-looking risk and compliance. We focus on creating an environment that encourages our people to speak up and do the right thing, as well as protecting our customers, the organisation and the integrity of the financial markets in which we operate. Already an industry-leader in many respects, we want to continue setting standards and evolving to respond to strategic changes.

As a Lead Credit Risk Strategy Analyst, you will play a key role in driving data-led decisions and strategy design for unsecured retail portfolios. Reporting to the Portfolio Manager, you’ll have ownership over analytical initiatives and portfolio projects that shape how we lend, manage risk, and improve customer outcomes.

This is a high-impact role offering variety and challenge, with the opportunity to influence strategic direction across credit lifecycle decisions, including acquisitions, account management, and customers in financial difficulty.

In this role you will:

• Develop, enhance and maintain credit risk strategies that enable high-quality, data-driven decision-making, balancing customer needs and business objectives.
• Drive complex analytical projects from inception to completion with minimal supervision, ensuring outcomes are insightful, actionable and aligned with business goals.
• Clearly communicating conclusions and proposals, factoring in risk, reward, and customer impact, and working collaboratively to drive informed decisions.
• Actively challenge existing policies and practices by offering clear, evidence-based insights to drive better portfolio outcomes in alignment with overall business goals.
• Evaluate portfolio performance against agreed performance indicators, identifying areas of concern or opportunity to ensure sustainable and responsible growth.
• Ensure risks and issues are identified, tracked and addressed in a timely and transparent manner, collaborating with relevant stakeholders to maintain strong governance and accountability across the portfolio.
• Create an inclusive and inspiring environment that motivates individuals to perform at their best. You’ll ensure strong team engagement, enhancing knowledge, skills and confidence to enable a collaborative culture.
• Build strong relationships across the wider organisation, offering insight and leadership to influence change and drive improvements in customer outcomes, acting as a role model for HSBC values and behaviours.

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Essential experience in Retail Credit Risk, with a focus on credit strategy or portfolio management.
• Strong technical and analytical skills, with proficiency with SAS, SQL, VBA, or Python, to process large datasets, generate insights and drive decision-making.
• Track record in delivering successful cross-functional projects, with strong attention to detail and a structured approach to problem-solving.
• A strong understanding of retail credit products and consumer lending regulations (FCA), with experience of applying these in an unsecured consumer lending context.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate and drive action.
• A passion for leadership and people development, with the ability to coach, inspire, and motivate a team.
• A degree or qualification in an analytical, numerical or technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

This role is based in Leeds on a hybrid working basis.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

Opening up a world of opportunity

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