Credit Strategy & Pricing Manager

LendingClub; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) match

Wellness program

Flexible time off

Parental leave (up to 16 weeks)

Equity (long-term awards)

Job summary

LendingClub is seeking a data-driven Credit Risk professional to help craft risk strategies, build underwriting and pricing models, and drive loan growth while improving yield.

You will design experiments, develop dashboards, and work with technology teams to implement AI-enabled tools, evaluating non-traditional data and expanding risk capabilities.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in credit, analytics, risk management, and data science.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a quantitative field.
• Proficiency with SQL, SAS, R and Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and handle credit risk strategies related to underwriting, pricing, and loan amount verification.
• Design A/B tests to understand risk-return tradeoffs using hypothesis testing frameworks.
• Craft automated dashboards to track KPIs around funnel conversion and strategy/portfolio performance; summarize findings to senior management.
• Use analytical techniques to mine loan data and translate findings into risk mitigation actions and pricing optimization.
• Expand data used in decisioning by evaluating non-traditional sources and re-engineering data elements.
• Collaborate with technology teams to ensure accurate implementation of new strategies and tools, including AI enhancements.

Skills

SQL

SAS

R

Python

Tableau

Excel

Communication

AI

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative field

Tools

Tableau

Excel

AI tools

Job description

About the Role Summary

Job Description Summary As a key member of the Credit Risk Team, you will be responsible for managing and crafting risk strategies along with developing and tracking appropriate metrics. You will develop personal loan underwriting and pricing strategy, driving loan growth/yield improvement initiatives, managing program performance KPIs, and serve as an active stakeholder in flawless implementation.

What You'll Do

• Develop, implement and handle credit risk strategies that involve elements of credit underwriting, pricing, loan amount assignment and verification based on an estimation of probability of default
• Design A/B tests to help understand risk return tradeoffs using hypothesis testing frameworks
• Craft automated dashboards to track KPIs around funnel conversion and strategy/portfolio performance; summarize and present findings to senior management
• Use analytical techniques to mine loan data, and convert findings into executions, including risk mitigation actions, pricing optimization and credit expansion opportunities, to optimize risk-adjusted revenue
• Expand existing set of data used in credit decisioning process by evaluating information; value of non-traditional data sources and by re-engineering use of existing data elements
• Work closely with technology teams to ensure new strategies are implemented accurately and as designed
• In addition to leveraging both off-the-shelf and custom AI tools in daily work, look to develop new custom tools or enhance existing processes with AI

About You

• 3+ years of experience in some combination of credit, analytics, risk management, and data science
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a quantitative field (e.g. Statistics, Math, Engineering, Economics); or equivalent work experience
• Technical skills such as SQL, SAS, R, and Python
• Experience with BI/data visualization tools, like Tableau or Excel, to create dashboards
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• You actively use AI to improve your work and are thoughtful about accuracy, data sensitivity, and better ways of working.

Work Location

San Francisco The above locations are eligible offices for this role. The locations have been determined to foster in-person collaboration with this role’s team or the related business lines. We utilize a hybrid work model, and our teams are in-office Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. In-person attendance is essential for this role’s success, and remote placement will not be considered. LendingClub offers relocation, based on actual job level.

Time Zone Requirements

Primarily PT While the position will primarily work local hours, LendingClub is headquartered in Pacific Time and our ideal candidate will be flexible working across time zones when necessary.

Travel Requirements

Monthly/quarterly/as needed travel to LendingClub offices and/or other locations, as needed.

Compensation

The target base salary range for this position is 136,000-155,000. The base salary of the role will be determined by job-related knowledge, experience, education, skills, and location. Base salary is just one part of LendingClub’s Total Rewards package. You may also be eligible for long-term awards (equity) and an annual bonus (which is based on company performance, employee performance and eligible earnings). We’re creating new financial services solutions for our members based on fairness, simplicity, and heart, and we treat our employees the same way.

• medical
• dental
• vision plans for employees and their families
• 401(k) match
• health and wellness programs
• flexible time off policies for salaried employees
• up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
• and more.

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