Card Acquisition Strategy & Risk Associate

Next Frontier Capital; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Chase is seeking a Risk Strategy Associate in the Card Credit Decisioning team to shape acquisition risk strategy, set guardrails for growth, and strengthen underwriting decisions across customer segments.

You will partner with product and risk teams, develop models, monitor performance, and present insights to executives while ensuring compliance with regulations and internal controls.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field.
• Minimum 2 years in direct-to-consumer lending, originations, or retail credit at a large financial services firm.
• Ability to evaluate and manage credit risk.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Experience presenting to executives and cross-functional teams.
• Experience collaborating across teams in large organizations.
• Experience with SAS, SQL, Python, or Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product and risk to assess new credit opportunities and define execution plans.
• Establish governance routines to validate underwriting assumptions and ensure disciplined execution.
• Define inputs for new credit models and coordinate with modeling teams on roadmap and delivery.
• Develop and maintain performance metrics to track acquisition outcomes and risk trends.
• Lead performance monitoring updates and executive-ready reporting for senior stakeholders.
• Help shape credit policies, underwriting standards, and risk management frameworks.
• Ensure adherence to applicable regulations and internal control requirements for credit risk.
• Collaborate with partners across risk, underwriting, legal, and finance to balance growth and risk outcomes.
• Provide recommendations and/or approvals for complex acquisition-related credit transactions.

Skills

Credit risk management

Data-driven decision making

Strategic thinking

Executive presentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

SAS

SQL

Python

Tableau

Job description

Chase is seeking a Risk Strategy Associate in the Card Credit Decisioning team to shape acquisition risk strategy, set guardrails for growth, and strengthen underwriting decisions across customer segments.

You will partner with product and risk teams, develop models, monitor performance, and present insights to executives while ensuring compliance with regulations and internal controls.