Credit Risk Specialist

Trust is the first of a new breed of banks in Singapore – digitally native and focused on delivering a delightful customer experience. You will work in a fast-paced and collaborative environment to solve new and interesting challenges each day. Together with our Trust team, you will help shape the future of our bank.

As a Credit Risk Specialist you'd be able to work on and solve many interesting challenges which we are facing, learn new ways of working, and help build delightful high-quality products for our customers.

Job Description

To design and build Credit risk management solutions and strategies for entire customer lifecycle, i.e., Originations, Portfolio Management and Collections, for Retail Assets, leveraging data and analytics outcomes.

The Role Responsibility

Analyse diverse data required to develop risk strategies for the Bank

Undertake credit and fraud risk strategy design and development on lending propositions, with focus on high quality, delivery within agreed timelines and alignment with approved credit policy

Design, develop and implement data-driven risk strategies (cut-off setting, indebtedness checks, loan amount assignment, risk-based-pricing) for lending products using traditional, and non-traditional data

Decipher and incorporate local regulatory requirement related to unsecured lending in the credit risk strategy

Ensure new origination, portfolio and collections performance meets defined key performance indicators and within the defined risk appetite and ensure consistent application and enforcement of risk policies

Ensure that risk strategies are accurately tested and continually benchmarked with the help of advanced data analytics

Work independently with various stakeholders such as Product, Technology, Data Engineering, Analytics, etc. to align with business goals

Lead the effort on documentation and adhering to risk approval process related to risk strategy design and development

Role Specific Technical Competencies

Skill

Target proficiency level

Retail Lending Product/Business Knowledge

Core

Full-cycle Credit Risk Management Principles

Core

Data Manipulation and Credit Risk Metrics

Advanced

Data-driven Strategy Formulation and Analytics

Advanced

Local Regulations governing Retail Lending and Credit Risk

Core

Our Ideal Candidate

At least 7 years of relevant experience

Good judgement and clear thinking in solving business problems

In depth understanding of local regulation related to unsecured lending.

Strong analytical ability, with technical competency to deliver industry standard outputs

Sound knowledge of Credit Risk, with ability to perform related data analysis for strategy development, customer segmentation, and/or credit policy formulation

Solid experience in credit risk modelling, including PD, LGD, and EAD frameworks. Proven track record in applying credit risk model, and/or model implementation and validation

Good understanding in latest developments in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning models preferably in the context of retail credit risk

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and influence multiple stakeholder and drive decisions

Strong Communication (written and oral) and presentation skills.

Self-starter, motivated, curious, and energetic to grow with the Bank.

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