VP - Credit and Data Analytics

Barclays Bank US; Wilmington (DE); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Referral incentives

Job summary

Barclays Services LLC in Wilmington, DE seeks a VP - Credit and Data Analytics to lead underwriting strategy models and optimize credit line strategies. You will supervise two AVP Credit Analysts and drive comprehensive reporting for senior management.

You will collaborate with Segment, Strategic Analytics, and Decision Science teams to deliver projects on time and ensure client satisfaction, while supporting a hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• Experience creating underwriting strategy models using statistical methods.
• Strong background in credit risk modeling and risk assessment techniques.
• Ability to develop and implement CHAID decision trees and optimization approaches.
• Proven leadership capabilities to supervise analysts and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop underwriting strategy models through analyzing customer behavior and risk/credit strategy.
• Optimize initial credit line strategies and evaluate profitability.
• Perform model valuations to continuously improve strategies.
• Collaborate with Segment, Strategic Analytics, and Decision Science teams to ensure timely project delivery.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive monthly reporting for senior management.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Credit risk modeling

CHAID decision trees

Optimization techniques

Leadership

Reporting and analytics

SQL scripting

Tools

SAS

Job description

What will you be doing?

Barclays Services LLC seeks VP - Credit and Data Analytics in Wilmington, DE (multiple positions available):

• Develop underwriting strategy models through analyzing customer behavior and risk/credit strategy using statistical techniques such as CHAID Decision Trees, optimization procedures, writing SAS or SQL scripts to navigate databases, and incorporating score implementations supporting launch.
• Optimize initial credit line strategies evaluating line assignment dynamics and profitability, through evaluating impact of credit lines on different credit card P&L drivers.
• Perform model valuations to regularly evaluate existing strategies and identifying opportunities to optimize.
• Work with Segment, Strategic Analytics, and Decision Science staff to ensure project completion within agreed time frames and end-client satisfaction.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive reporting to share with the senior management monthly - this includes customer behavior including card spend, balances, payment behavior, delinquency and credit loss characteristics and comparison on Barclays performance relative to dynamics of credit card industry.
• Supervise 2 AVP Credit Analysts.
• May telecommute pursuant to company policies. [Hybrid role]

This position is eligible for incentives pursuant to Barclays Employee Referral Program.

Purpose of the role

To assess, monitor, and manage the potential for financial loss due to the default of a bank's trading partners

Accountabilities

• Monitoring the bank's exposure to each counterparty across different product lines and asset classes.
• Analysis of the financial condition and creditworthiness of the bank's counterparties, including corporations, financial institutions, and sovereign entities.
• Development and implementation of credit scoring models to quantify counterparty risk.
• Conducting stress testing to assess the impact of potential counterparty defaults on the bank's capital and liquidity.
• Negotiation and management of collateral agreements with counterparties to mitigate potential losses in case of default.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and accelerate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.