Risk Manager

BNP Paribas Personal Finance; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Risk Manager to join BNP Paribas Personal Finance in Solihull. This role involves overseeing credit risk strategies and ensuring alignment with business standards. The successful candidate will manage relationships with credit reference agencies and help develop new loan strategies.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Flexible benefits platform

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Risk Analysis role at a Senior level.
• Complete understanding of the consumer risk lifecycle.
• Experience with unsecured lending.

Responsibilities

• Manage credit risk strategies and ensure fair customer outcomes.
• Produce and manage governance reporting.
• Maintain credit risk policies and documentation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Initiative

Tools

SAS

Excel

SQL

Job description

Direct message the job poster from BNP Paribas Personal Finance

Recruitment Consultant (RPO) on behalf of BNP Paribas Personal Finance at The Curve Group

Location: Solihull; a flexible hybrid working model which supports you as well as enabling you to work collaboratively with your colleagues

Hours: Full time, Permanent.

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A bit about us:

At BNP Paribas Personal Finance, we are proud to be part of a global banking group. Our mission is simple: to provide straightforward consumer finance solutions that empower customers to make responsible financial decisions. We partner with some of the UK’s most well-known retailers and brands to help their customers finance purchases in a responsible way.

The Role:

As Risk Manager, you’ll own the day-to-day management of the credit risk strategies and associated controls for Consumer Finance, ensuring lending aligns with business standards and fair customer outcomes. You will review and enhance credit risk controls and strategies, including monitoring performance against key risk indicators. You will own and manage an ongoing programme of analysis to support agreed business requirements for acquisition & customer management credit risk - setting and reviewing score cut-offs and risk-based pricing, new loan strategies, life-time loss and predicted bad rate modelling and affordability assessments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage asset quality and credit risk strategies across Consumer Finance portfolios, ensuring alignment with risk appetite and presenting insights to senior management.
• Own and maintain credit risk policies and documentation within account opening and management systems, supporting operational teams while protecting customer outcomes.
• Lead initiatives to identify safe growth opportunities without compromising credit quality, delivering strategic insights and updates on policy changes to key stakeholders.
• Produce and manage regular and ad-hoc reporting for governance forums, highlighting key trends, performance, and recommended actions.
• Manage the day-to-day relationship with Credit Reference Agencies.
• Share knowledge of credit risk management across internal teams, contribute to cross-functional projects and deputise for the Head of Risk when required.

Skills & Attributes:

• Proven experience working in a Risk Analysis role at a Senior level within unsecured lending (Loans Acquisition portfolio).
• Complete understanding of the consumer risk lifecycle.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Able to take initiative and ownership of work
• Experience working with SAS, Excel & SQL.
• Very good knowledge of credit bureau data.

What’s in it for you?

Joining BNP Paribas Personal Finance means becoming part of a Top Employer UK dedicated to making a difference to the lives of our customers. Along with a fulfilling career, you'll be able to enjoy a benefits package which you can tailor to your lifestyle and needs, with key highlights including;

• Competitive salary and a contributory pension scheme
• Access to our Health Cash Plan Scheme
• A multi-award-winning flexible benefits platform offering life insurance, private medical insurance, or lifestyle benefits that include discounts on dining, cinema, and days out
• The opportunity to buy and sell holidays, giving you even more control over your work-life balance

Could this be you?

Making a positive impact is at the heart of everything we do – whether for our colleagues, customers, partners, or the community. We live by our values: We’re positive, we’re brave, and we own it. We believe a positive attitude and a passion for making things happen matter most. Don’t let confidence hold you back – there’s no such thing as a ‘perfect’ candidate. If you meet 75% of the requirements for this role, we want to hear from you! Whether you're considering a career change or exploring a sector jump, we welcome applicants with transferable skills.

Apply now to express your interest and discover how you can make a meaningful contribution to our dynamic team.

To learn more about careers at BNP Paribas Personal Finance UK, visit our website: https://www.bnpparibas-pf.co.uk/careers.

BNP Paribas Personal Finance promotes equality of opportunity and is committed to ensure that no individual is discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

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Employment type

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• Industries

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