Analytics & Strategy Lead – Lending (Hybrid)

Alliant Credit Union; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 134,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Work from home up to 3 days a week

Employee discount programs

Paid time off including personal & sck

11 paid holidays

Job summary

Alliant Credit Union is seeking a Senior Analytics Lead at the Chicago Headquarters in a hybrid role. You will drive analytics for credit card, HELOC, and Auto/RV lending, translating complex questions into actionable insights that improve member value and financial performance.

You will partner with finance, risk, marketing, and operations to align pricing, targeting, and portfolio management, building scalable analyses and forecasting models for strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Minimum a 4-year bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, marketing, statistics, data analytics, information systems, or related.
• Graduate degree in the same fields preferred.
• Minimum 7 years in consumer lending analytics, credit analytics, portfolio management, financial or marketing analytics, or related.
• Minimum 4 years of people management.
• In lieu of education: 9 years of relevant analytics experience including people management.

Responsibilities

• Lead analytics across credit card, HELOC, and Auto/RV lending to evaluate performance, trends, and opportunities.
• Develop frameworks and recommendations for strategy, pricing, targeting, acquisition, retention, and portfolio management.
• Analyze KPIs such as application volume, approvals, loans, balances, risk, profitability, and engagement.
• Collaborate with leaders to align priorities and optimize returns and customer value.
• Support forecasting, scenario analysis, and financial planning with historical and market data.
• Partner with data governance and IT to improve data accessibility and analytics infrastructure.

Skills

Credit analytics

Portfolio analytics

Marketing analytics

Pricing analytics

Risk analytics

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Economics/Marketing/Statistics/Data Analytics/Information Systems

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

SQL

Job description

Alliant Credit Union is seeking a Senior Analytics Lead at the Chicago Headquarters in a hybrid role. You will drive analytics for credit card, HELOC, and Auto/RV lending, translating complex questions into actionable insights that improve member value and financial performance.

You will partner with finance, risk, marketing, and operations to align pricing, targeting, and portfolio management, building scalable analyses and forecasting models for strategic decisions.