Associate, Card Risk Strategy

Next Frontier Capital; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

On-site health centers

Retirement plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

Chase Card Services is seeking a Card Risk Strategy Associate to shape the Credit Box and risk framework for affluent and high-net-worth card segments. You will partner with Product, Finance, and Risk to define strategies, assess opportunities, and ensure sound lending decisions that support growth and prudent risk management.

The role emphasizes analytical rigor, collaboration, and ownership of metrics, with the aim of expanding the card portfolio while maintaining risk controls and regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a quantitative discipline
• 3+ years of direct to consumer lending/origination/retail credit experience at a large financial services firm
• Exceptional finance and analytical skills
• Strategic thinking with ability to identify opportunities to innovate
• Proven cross-team collaboration in large organizations
• Proficiency with SAS/SQL/Python/Tableau or similar tools

Responsibilities

• Define the Credit Box with Product, Finance and Risk teams
• Lead alignment to achieve credit goals
• Assess new credit opportunities with product and risk
• Set up reviews to ensure credit box accuracy
• Define variables for new credit models in collaboration with modeling teams
• Develop metrics and report performance to senior leadership
• Shape credit policies, underwriting standards and risk frameworks
• Ensure adherence to banking regulations and internal controls
• Collaborate across business lines to balance growth and risk
• Provide approvals or recommendations for complex acquisitions related credit transactions

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decision making

Risk management

SAS/SQL/Python/Tableau

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Economics/Mathematics/OR Operations Research

Tools

SAS

SQL

Python

Tableau

Job description

Chase Card Services is the leading credit card issuer in the U.S. With over $1 trillion in sales volume, we have been #1 in the industry since 2017. We have also been #1 in outstanding (loans) for more than 10 years and lead in top-of-wallet market share. We serve more than 50 million active accounts across our Chase Branded Cards business, which includes the Sapphire, Freedom, Slate consumer credit cards and Ink small business portfolio, and our Co-Brand Card business.

As a Card Risk Strategy Associate in the Card Credit Decisioning Unit, you will lead efforts to expand our credit card portfolio by developing innovative strategies for affluent, high-line, high net-worth credit segments. You will collaborate with internal teams to ensure sound lending decisions that align with our financial goals and risk appetite. Your work will be pivotal in managing risk-taking activities for card originations, ensuring we continue to grow responsibly. You will play a key role in defining the risk appetite for Card acquisitions, managing credit risk, ensuring sound lending decisions that balance value creation and prudent risk management.

Job Responsibilities

• Define the Credit Box in partnership with Product GM’s, Finance, and the second line of defense Credit Risk team
• Lead alignment with Product, Finance, and Risk to define and execute on strategies to achieve credit goals
• Partner closely with product and risk teams in assessing new credit opportunities. Define an execution plan for new credit opportunities
• Set up reviews and processes to ensure we are executing well on our credit box assumptions
• Partner with risk strategies in defining variables that would be included in new credit models and interface with the modeling team on the acquisitions modeling suite and roadmap
• Develop and implement metrics to track acquisitions performance. Lead the report outs for performance monitoring to senior leadership
• Help shape credit policies, underwriting standards, and risk management frameworks
• Ensure adherence to banking regulations and internal controls related to credit risk
• Work with teams across business lines (e.g., risk, underwriting, legal, finance) to balance growth and risk
• Provide approvals or recommendations for complex acquisitions related credit transactions

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher in a quantitative discipline (ex: Finance, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Operations Research, among others)
• 3+ years of relevant experience in direct to consumer lending, originations, and/or retail credit experience at a complex large-scale financial services business
• Exceptional quantitative and qualitative finance and analytical skills
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and execution skills; insight and ability to proactively identify opportunities to innovate and improve the business
• Proven experience in collaborating across teams and lines of business within large organizations
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to leverage data and anecdotal feedback to structure complex problems and make decisions
• Previous experience with either SAS, SQL, Python, or Tableau analytic tools (other coding languages would be considered)

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are not able to provide immigration sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Final job grade level and corporate title will be determined at time of offer and may differ from this posting.

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility.

• comprehensive health care coverage
• on-site health and wellness centers
• a retirement savings plan
• backup childcare
• tuition reimbursement
• mental health support
• financial coaching
• and more

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success.

We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction. Develop innovative strategies for affluent, high-line, high net-worth credit segments.