Senior Credit Risk Manager - US Corporate and SME Clients (m/f/d)

Pliant GmbH

$90K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 6 years in credit risk assessment for US corporate and SME customers from bank or fintech.
  • Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis; CFA or similar preferred.
  • Excellent analytical and detail-oriented skills.
  • Familiarity with loan processing, credit decisioning, BI, open banking and accounting tools.
  • Proven project management skills with a track record in leading complex projects.
  • Collaborative mindset with a focus on delivering high-quality results under pressure.
  • Fluent in English with strong writing skills; additional European languages are an advantage.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct due diligence on customer business models and financial profiles.
  • Analyze financial information and document key risks and mitigants for underwriting.
  • Decide on credit limit requests within delegated authority and manage a healthy loan book.
  • Monitor high-limit customer risk profiles and present findings to the credit risk committee.
  • Identify operational workflow inefficiencies and design solutions leveraging technology.
  • Facilitate communication across departments to foster a culture of open dialogue and respect.
  • Support in building scalable processes, including leveraging AI capabilities.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to join a growing team with significant responsibilities.
  • Attractive remuneration and benefits package.
  • Flat hierarchy with transparent communication in a relaxed, professional environment.
  • Chance to develop talents in a dynamic team focused on ambitious goals.
  • Flexibility to work remotely.
  • Pliant Card for monthly credits to explore products and enjoy meals with colleagues.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE

As Senior Credit Risk Manager you are responsible for credit risk assessment of our US SME and corporate clients. You will own a book or significant credit exposures. In addition to case processing, you will be involved in continuously improving our standards, documentation and tech stack.

You will work closely with our CRO, and colleagues from Sales, Legal, Operations, Product, Data and Risk teams.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Your daily tasks include:
  • Due diligence: Assess who our customers are, how and with whom they operate their business model, what their public and financial profiles are.
  • Underwriting: Analyze business and financial information of our customers (e.g., credit agency reports, financial statements, bank account statements), write up the key risks and mitigants and conclude.
  • Credit decision: Decide on limit requests of our customers within your delegated authority and help us build and maintain a performing loan book.
  • Risk ownership: You own multiple high-limit customers and groups of customers, know them inside out, follow their development over time, and monitor their risk profiles that you present to the credit risk committee.
  • Innovation: You get to the heart of complex operational workflows and systems. You understand how to systematize business problems and design smart solutions. You will help us building scalable yet compliant straight-through processes, including the utilization of AI capabilities.
  • Communication: You are a facilitator and ensure a smooth and fact-based information flow between your colleagues. In doing so, you support the development of a culture of open dialogue, which is focused on mutual respect and the joint achievement of excellent results.


WHAT YOU'LL BRING

  • Minimum 6 years of operational experience in credit risk assessment for US corporate and SME customers from a bank or fintech.
  • Strong knowledge of accounting principles and industry-specific financial analysis. CFA or similar qualifications are a strong plus.
  • Analytical thinking, detail orientation and ability to quickly understand new problems and systems and work out solutions.
  • Experience with tools used for loan processing, credit decisioning, BI, open banking and accounting.
  • Project management skills and demonstrated ability to design and steer complex projects end to end.
  • Determination and desire to work in a team to achieve high-quality results for our customers, even under stress.
  • Fluent English with very good writing skills. Other European languages are a plus.


WHAT WE OFFER

  • The opportunity to work in a growing team with big responsibilities that thrives on a strong exchange of knowledge and excellence
  • Attractive remuneration and benefits package
  • Flat hierarchy and transparent communication in a relaxed, professional atmosphere
  • Opportunity to develop your talent in a dynamic team with ambitious goals
  • Flexibility and possibility to work remotely
  • Pliant Card with monthly credit to explore the product and enjoy food with colleagues


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