Senior Credit Risk Manager

Senior Credit Risk Manager

Up to £110,000

London (3 days a week in office)

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-growth consumer lending business in a role focused on innovation, transformation, and the development of new lending capabilities. Rather than maintaining existing credit processes, you will have the autonomy to identify, build, and deliver initiatives that create meaningful commercial impact and enhance customer outcomes.

THE COMPANY

They are a well-established financial services organisation operating within the consumer lending space. With strong foundations already in place across credit risk and lending operations, they are investing heavily in the future of their credit function. Their focus is on innovation, customer value, and developing new ways to approach lending, pricing, and customer engagement. You will join a collaborative environment where new ideas are encouraged, tested, and brought to life.

THE ROLE

As a Senior Credit Risk Manager, you will take ownership of high-impact initiatives from concept through to delivery and measurable business outcomes.

Specifically, you can expect to be involved in the following:

• Identifying and delivering new lending, credit, and customer growth initiatives
• Developing new customer segments, lending propositions, and distribution opportunities
• Exploring cross-sell, retention, and customer value enhancement strategies
• Building and implementing innovative credit capabilities and lending strategies
• Assessing commercial opportunities and developing robust business cases
• Using data to evaluate performance, guide decision-making, and quantify impact
• Working closely with Credit Risk, Product, Finance, Commercial, and Operations teams
• Managing initiatives through strategy, execution, launch, and operational handover
• Influencing stakeholders across the business and driving adoption of new approaches

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

The successful Senior Credit Risk Manager will have the following skills and experience:

• Strong commercial experience within Credit Risk, Lending, or a related analytical function
• Experience working in a fintech, consumer lending, or fast-paced financial services environment
• Advanced SQL skills and confidence working directly with data
• Python experience is advantageous
• Ability to develop and deliver new ideas rather than solely managing existing processes
• Strong understanding of credit strategy, lending decisioning, pricing, and risk management
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• A proactive, ownership-oriented approach with the ability to lead initiatives independently
• Comfortable operating in a hands-on individual contributor role

BENEFITS

The successful Senior Credit Risk Manager will receive the following benefits:

• Salary up to £110,000 - depending on experience

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by sending your resume to Majid Latif via the Apply link on this page.