Chief Risk Officer

What You’ll Be Doing

We are looking for an experienced risk specialist to step into a newly created CRO role to help spearhead our growth and ensure an optimal risk strategy. You will build out our core risk capabilities, from establishing risk appetite to being at the forefront of our credit and fraud strategies. The role requires continuous learning and improvements to optimise credit performance, forecasting, and tracking the performance of the portfolio.

This role will report directly to the CEO and be a vital part of our Leadership team.

• Heading up our global risk organisation and overall risk strategy with a heavy emphasis on credit risk and fraud risk


• Leading our Credit, Data Science, and Fraud functions and building out our company-wide risk tolerance


• Owning the development and optimization of our global credit scorecards


• Working closely with our Commercial and Product teams as we launch new products and new distribution channels from an “all things risk” perspective


• Monitoring and reporting on risk to the Board as well as potential debt and equity investors

We place a huge emphasis on continual learning and have created an environment where this is possible every day. Internal mobility is important to us and our goal is to help every employee realise their aspirations.

What we are looking for

• Experience working in lending (consumer or business) with a strong preference for experience in credit cards


• An “in the weeds” executive who wants to get into high levels of detail and feel true ownership


• Quantitative, numbers-oriented but with the ability to combine detailed level analysis with strategic perspectives


• Risk experience during an economic downturn


• Great leader and team builder

Diversity & Inclusion: We welcome, consider, and encourage applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusivity. Join us in creating a space where authenticity thrives, and everyone can do their best work.

Great Work Deserves Great Perks: We try not to take ourselves too seriously (all the time) so we make sure our office is decked out with a pool table, arcade machine, beer tap, and a couple of office dogs thrown in for good measure. Check out our benefits:

• Private Healthcare including dental and optician services through Vitality


• Worldwide travel insurance through Vitality


• Anniversary Rewards (£250, £500, £750, 4-week fully paid sabbatical)


• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme up to 7% match


• 28 days holiday (plus bank holidays)


• Annual Learning and Wellbeing Budget


• Enhanced Parental Leave


• Cycle to Work Scheme


• Season Ticket Loan


• 6 free therapy sessions per year


• Dog Friendly Offices


• Free drinks and snacks in our offices

Check out more of our benefits, values, and mission here.

Other Useful Info:

Interview Process:

• First stage: 30 minute intro and values call with Head of People (Video)


• Second stage: 1hr interview with CEO (In person)


• Third Stage: 1hr interview with CCO & Head of Credit Analytics

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