About the job:

The Role

The candidate will be responsible for monitoring the credit risk quality, pricing and profitability of the credit risk portfolios of Digital Banks, as well as contributing to define the new risk policies and changes in these.
The role will work closely with the risk models and the risk deployment teams, and focus on achieving the objectives of the credit Value Streams through the transformation of the risk function, and on the continuous improvement of risk tools, policies, and models.

The Duties

• Drive the strategic management and profitability of retail portfolios, balancing risk metrics with business growth objectives.

• Architect and refine credit risk admission policies, utilizing champion-challenger frameworks to ensure adaptability and portfolio excellence.

• Spearhead the development of pricing strategies by integrating advanced risk analytics to maximize business impact.

• Oversee risk models and data quality, transforming complex insights into actionable recommendations for key stakeholders.

• Prepare and refine data to ensure high quality and robustness for analysis, deriving insights that drive improvements in risk quality and business optimization.

The Experience You Need

• Degree in Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics. Master’s level knowledge of Data Science is required.

• At least 4 years experience in Risk Management, with focus on credit risk and retail portfolios.

• Knowledge of Credit risk management in terms of admission, recoveries, credit scoring, income estimators, limit allocation.

• Deep understanding of credit risk models.

• Basic programming knowledge in at least one of the following: Python (pyspark, pandas, scikit-learn, keras…), R, SAS, or SQL.

• Data analysis (if possible ADA).

• Strong analytical mindset, willingness to learn, and motivation to develop expertise in credit risk management and in new markets for BBVA.

• English required. 

The Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Italian or German will be valued.

• Knowledge of German or Italian credit markets is a plus.

• Experience in the European digital retail banking market is a plus.

Skills:

Analytics, Credit Models, Credit Risks, Data Parsing, Data Processing, Proactive Thinking, Profitability, Team Collaboration, Work Initiative