Director Credit Decisioning & Risk Strategies

Haventree Bank

$120K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • University degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Math, Statistics, or related discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in Consumer Credit Risk Management (secured & unsecured).
  • 7+ years of senior leadership and people management experience.
  • Strong experience with automated decisioning, analytics, and regulatory governance.

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve credit decision strategies and frameworks across the mortgage lifecycle.
  • Design, approve, and optimize automated and risk-based decisioning strategies, including rules and scorecards.
  • Maintain ownership of Residential Mortgage Underwriting Policy and ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Chair and drive the Credit Risk Committee and governance forums.
  • Oversee portfolio monitoring and concentration analysis along with KRIs.
  • Provide senior oversight of Quality Assurance programs aligned to decision quality.
  • Translate credit analytics and model outputs into actionable risk insights.

Benefits

  • Access to professional development opportunities.
  • Participation in leadership programs.
  • Collaborative environment with cross-departmental partnerships.
Full Job Description


Position Summary:

Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, the Director - Credit Decisioning & Risk Strategy is accountable for the design, oversight, and continuous evolution of the Bank's credit decision frameworks, credit risk policies, and portfolio risk strategy across mortgage origination and account management activities. The role provides senior leadership of forward-looking credit risk management, ensuring alignment with risk appetite, regulatory expectations, and strategic growth objectives.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Own and evolve credit decision strategies, frameworks, and methodologies across the mortgage lifecycle.
  • Design, approve, and optimize automated and risk-based decisioning strategies, including rules, scorecards, and analytics.
  • Maintain ownership of Residential Mortgage Underwriting Policy and ensure regulatory alignment.
  • Chair and drive the Credit Risk Committee and related governance forums.
  • Oversee portfolio monitoring, concentration analysis, dashboards, and KRIs.
  • Provide senior oversight of Quality Assurance programs aligned to decision quality.
  • Translate credit analytics and model outputs into actionable risk insights.
  • Partner with Operations, Finance, Compliance, ERM, and Technology teams on credit initiatives.
  • Mentor and provide strategic leadership to credit strategy and insights teams.
  • Mortgage collections, delinquency management, or default resolution
  • Recoveries, legal enforcement, or loss mitigation execution
  • Day-to-day servicing or arrears operations


Qualifications & Experience:

Degrees, Diplomas & Certifications:

  • University degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Math, Statistics, or related discipline.


Years and Range of Experience Required to Perform the Job:

  • 10+ years of experience in Consumer (secured & unsecured) Credit Risk Management.
  • 7+ years of senior leadership and people management experience.
  • Strong experience with automated decisioning, analytics, and regulatory governance.


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