Senior Risk Analyst & Strategic Lead (Hybrid)

Plata Card; Estado de México; Hybrid; MXN 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Flexible work

Healthcare Coverage

Education Budget

Wellness Budget

Vacation policy

Job summary

Plata Card is seeking a Risk Analyst Senior / Lead to own a top-priority risk process and transform analysis into product and strategy changes. You will set the backlog, shape priorities, and be accountable for results with support from analytics and engineering teams.

The role requires 3+ years in risk/product analytics, strong SQL/Python, and a solid economics background. You will work in a hybrid setup with international collaboration, driving measurable impact.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in risk analytics and/or product analytics.
• Proficient in SQL and Python, with hands-on experience working with data.
• Track record of identifying opportunities and leading improvements to a product, process, or portfolio, from hypothesis to measurable impact.
• Strong command of economics: calculate unit economics, efficiency and impact of initiatives.
• Product thinking and project management skills: build a backlog, prioritize, move multiple workstreams forward.
• Experience in credit risk, portfolio management, or risk strategy configuration is a big advantage.
• Proactive mindset: identify what needs to change and drive it with clear rationale.
• Strong analytical and technical skills and ability to present thinking clearly.
• Education: Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or related STEM field from a top technical university.
• B1 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team.

Responsibilities

• Own the risk strategy end to end and develop it as a product: define where it can improve and what to change.
• Analyze performance drivers and turn findings into concrete changes to the process and risk strategy.
• Build and prioritize the backlog, launch new ideas and experiments, ensuring solutions are effective and sustainable.
• Calculate unit economics and the impact of changes to back decisions with numbers.
• Coordinate work between analytics and engineering, align plans with business stakeholders.

Skills

SQL

Python

Risk analytics

Product analytics

Economics

Product thinking

Project management

Analytical thinking

English (communication)

Education

Mathematics/Physics/Computer Science or related STEM degree

Job description

Plata Card is seeking a Risk Analyst Senior / Lead to own a top-priority risk process and transform analysis into product and strategy changes. You will set the backlog, shape priorities, and be accountable for results with support from analytics and engineering teams.

The role requires 3+ years in risk/product analytics, strong SQL/Python, and a solid economics background. You will work in a hybrid setup with international collaboration, driving measurable impact.