Director, Enterprise Credit Underwriting

MCK McKesson Corporation; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 117,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a senior credit risk leader to drive underwriting policies, governance, and digitization efforts. You will sponsor automation, data integration, and analytics to improve decision support and portfolio risk management.

The role requires extensive experience in credit, finance, and cross-functional leadership, with a focus on aligning enterprise risk with business strategy.

Qualifications

• Business Experience: 12+ years in credit, finance, accounting, or risk management with at least 4 years in management.
• Experience leading enterprise or cross-functional transformation.
• Experience establishing credit policy, underwriting standards, and risk governance.
• Ability to advise senior executives on material financial decisions.
• Experience managing complex or high-exposure portfolios.

Responsibilities

• Own the underwriting operating model, governance, and quality standards with enterprise KPIs.
• Lead technology, automation, analytics, and workflow transformation in credit underwriting.

Skills

Credit underwriting

Transformation leadership

Policy governance

Executive communication

Portfolio management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA / CPA / CFA preferred

Job description

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

FSS Overview

Are you ready to be a pivotal force in Advancing Health Outcomes For All®? Join the Financial Services and Solutions (FSS) organization, where our focus is being a strategic business partner who creates value, provides efficiency, and ensures compliance for McKesson. In FSS, you'll gain exposure to all McKesson businesses while growing as a finance professional and fostering collaborative relationships with internal and external customers. Our high employee engagement scores reflect a vibrant and diverse workplace where your contributions have a tangible impact on the enterprise. If you're passionate about making a real difference and want to be part of a dedicated team that values professional growth, FSS is the place for you. Join us and energize your career with endless opportunities!

Key Responsibilities

• Credit Underwriting Activities Own the underwriting operating model, governance, service levels, and quality standards Establish enterprise KPIs, risk indicators, capacity models, and executive reporting Sponsor and lead technology, automation, analytics, and workflow transformation Establish and maintain credit underwriting standards, methodologies, risk-rating criteria, documentation requirements, and approval controls. Ensure consistent application of credit policy across business units, customer segments, and credit-review teams. Provide leadership and recommendations for complex, strategic, or high-exposure credit decisions. Monitor portfolio trends, concentrations, emerging risks, policy exceptions, and underwriting quality. Define escalation protocols for significant credit deterioration, policy exceptions, and approval disputes.
• Continuous Process Improvement Translate market, customer, and industry trends into underwriting strategy Own the strategic roadmap for digitizing and modernizing credit underwriting, including workflow automation, credit scoring, data integration, reporting, and decision-support capabilities. Partner with Enterprise Credit leadership to recommend changes to credit policy, risk appetite, and delegated authority.

Minimum Job Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities)

• Business Experience Minimum of 12 years of progressive experience in credit, finance, accounting, or related financial risk management, including at least 4 years of management experience
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise or cross-functional transformation.
• Experience establishing credit policy, underwriting standards, risk governance, or portfolio-management practices.
• Demonstrated ability to advise and influence senior executives on material financial and credit-risk decisions.
• Experience managing complex or high-exposure commercial credit portfolios.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
• Education Bachelor’s degree required; MBA, CPA, CFA, or similar advanced qualification preferred.

Working Conditions

Environment (Office, warehouse, etc.) - Traditional office environment. Travel 10%. Physical Requirements (Lifting, standing, etc.) - Large percent of time performing computer-based work is required.

Compensation

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. Our Base Pay Range for this position $116,600 - $194,300.

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson's full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page. McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) [e-mail] or (Canada) [e-mail].