Risk Manager

Kafene, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage for dependents

401(k) plan

Flexible paid time off

Job summary

Kafene, Inc in New York is seeking a Risk Manager to spearhead initiatives in consumer underwriting strategies. You will work with complex data sources and leverage machine learning to drive growth in credit risk and fraud management.

The ideal candidate holds a Master's degree in a quantitative field and has at least 2 years' experience in an analytical role within the financial industry. This position offers a competitive salary between $95,000 and $130,000 and comprehensive healthcare coverage.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Operations Research, or Data Science.
• Minimum 2 years in the financial industry in an analytical function.
• High proficiency in business reporting and analytical tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform quantitative analyses and machine learning modeling.
• Translate data into meaningful insights and implement strategies.
• Design and manage A/B tests and experiments.
• Build and maintain dashboards for real-time monitoring.
• Monitor acquisition and portfolio performance.
• Partner with technology and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Data analysis

Machine learning

Statistical modeling

Python

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Education

Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline

Tools

SAS

Enterprise Miner

Job description

About the Team

Kafene’s Risk team is a key driver of growth for the business. As a Risk Manager, you will report to the VP of Risk and help build Kafene’s profit‑driven consumer underwriting strategies. You will harness complex data sources and machine learning, and partner across technology and senior leadership to develop strategies that optimize credit risk, fraud risk, and other factors across underwriting, portfolio management, and collections.

What You’ll Do

• Leverage multiple and complex data sources such as bureau information, alternative data, consumer behavior, the macro environment, and portfolio performance metrics to perform quantitative analyses, classification/decision‑tree analyses and/or machine learning modeling to understand root causes and potential business opportunities.
• Translate data into meaningful insights, design, implement, and iterate on strategies to drive profitable business growth.
• Design and manage A/B tests, pilot programs, and controlled experiments to evaluate new strategies, including defining test populations, randomization logic, and success criteria.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting infrastructure to enable real‑time monitoring of strategy performance across key metrics.
• Monitor acquisition and portfolio performance related to consumer or merchant credit risk, fraud risk, lease amount, term, channel, and other important metrics across the account lifecycle.
• Monitor internal and macroeconomic performance to define risk appetite and ensure healthy businesses under different environments.
• Partner with technology, product, and cross‑functional teams to ensure timely and quality implementation with diligent test validation. Track performance to ensure that it meets expectations.

What You’ll Bring

• Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Operations Research, Economics, Engineering, Data Science, or other STEM majors.
• Minimum 2 years in the financial industry in an analytical function. Experience in credit risk strategy or collection areas is a plus.
• High proficiency in business reporting and analytical tools such as Power BI and Tableau.
• High‑level proficiency in Python, SQL, SAS or other data mining and analytical tools. Familiarity with any decision tree analysis tool, like Enterprise Miner, is a plus.
• Experience extracting business insights from data analysis and assembling them into clear business insights or recommendations in the financial services/consumer lending industry.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base Salary: $95,000‑$130,000.
• Healthcare: Covers 80% of medical, dental, and vision insurance costs, including for spouse, children, and other dependents.
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) plan.
• Paid Time Off: Flexible paid time off days starting from day one.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Kafene is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. We welcome qualified applicants of every race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, veteran status, and all other legally protected characteristics.