Chief Risk Officer- Remote

Page Executive; Ciudad de México; A distancia; Confidencial; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading fintech company in Mexico City is seeking an experienced Credit Risk professional to define credit strategies, oversee fraud risk, and ensure regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in risk management, strong analytical skills, and is fluent in both Spanish and English. This opportunity offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Servicios

Competitive compensation

Benefits package

Formación

• 10+ years in credit or risk roles, including leading risk in a lending business.
• Proven experience in unsecured consumer lending.
• Managed risk teams of 10+ across analytics, fraud, and compliance.

Responsabilidades

• Define and enforce credit policies, scorecards, and risk-based pricing.
• Build and manage models for PD, LGD, EAD, and loss provisioning.
• Oversee identity fraud and implement layered fraud detection.

Conocimientos

Risk management

Credit policy definition

Fraud detection

Analytical skills

SQL proficiency

Statistical credit models

Portfolio segmentation

Educación

Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, or Engineering

Advanced degree (MSc, MBA)

Descripción del empleo

• 10+ years in risk; leading teams and managing high-volume portfolios.
• Techincal knowledge in regultaroy, credit, fraud prevention, and compliance.

About Our Client

Fintech company that specializes in credit solutions through digital platforms.

Job Description

Credit Risk Strategy

• Define and enforce credit policies, scorecards, risk-based pricing, and cut-off rules across customer segments.
• Own the performance of the credit portfolio (NPL, roll rates, recovery curves, expected losses).
• Track and optimize unit economics at the cohort and product level.

Risk Infrastructure

• Build and manage models for PD, LGD, EAD, and loss provisioning (expected and stress).
• Design and implement monitoring dashboards, control loops, and early warning systems.

Fraud Risk

• Oversee identity fraud, synthetic risk, device risk, and transaction fraud.
• Implement layered fraud detection (device fingerprinting, behavioral signals, anomaly detection).

Regulatory & Operational Risk

• Ensure compliance with Mexican and cross-border financial regulations (CNBV, AML/KYC, data protection).
• Lead internal controls, risk audits, and risk mitigation planning.

Risk Governance

• Serve as risk representative to the board and regulatory bodies.
• Lead risk committees and collaborate with finance, product, collections, data, and compliance functions.

The Successful Applicant

• 10+ years in credit or risk roles, with at least 5 years leading risk in a lending business.
• Proven experience in unsecured consumer lending (online, mobile, or traditional).
• Managed risk teams of 10+ across analytics, fraud, and compliance.
• Built or scaled risk functions in fintech, neobank, SOFOM, or regulated lender.
• Experience managing risk in low-to-mid ticket sizes with short terms and high volumes.
• Advanced understanding of statistical credit models, portfolio segmentation, scorecard development.
• Strong SQL and familiarity with data science tools
• Understanding of IFRS 9, provisioning, stress testing, and risk-adjusted pricing.

Education

• Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Engineering or similar.
• Advanced degree (MSc, MBA) preferred.
• Fluent in Spanish and English

What's on Offer

Competitive compensation and benefits package.