Head of 1st Line Supply Chain Finance Risk (Mid-Market)

About Revolut

People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 55+ million customers get more from their money every day.

As we continue our lightning-fast growth,‌ 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work™. So far, we have 10,000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution.

About the role

The Credit department at Revolut is anything but ordinary. They design, develop, and launch credit products across the globe. The team manages our products from day one to the end — developing the back and front-end, the data science infrastructure, and then creating a local setup in each country with scalable risk management and portfolio management solutions. It's a big old job, but our people are a Credit to us all.

As Head of 1st line Mid-Market Risk for our Supply Chain Finance offering, you'll be responsible for building an underwriting team, designing, delivering, and managing credit risk policies, procedures, and strategies for Revolut’s Supply Chain Finance products. You'll be a key contributor to the overall launch of our Supply Chain Finance lending portfolio, and as that book grows you'll be managing validation of the underwriting strategy, as well as leading the charge for preventative and reactive actions to the market and product offering.

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What you'll be doing

• Building the underwriting team and the end-to-end mid-market underwriting system, driving high automation and minimizing exceptions
• Designing a globally scalable underwriting system with standardized data, processes, and policies
• Collaborating with Data Science and Engineering on the creation of Origination, Monitoring, Provisioning, and Collections Risk Models to optimize portfolio returns
• Implementing continuous monitoring processes for receivables and payables, developing automated alerts for credit deterioration and dynamically adjusting credit capacity
• Shaping underwriting credit policies to maximize portfolio-level economic returns
• Providing thought leadership on defining and evolving the risk appetite for this product
• Making key underwriting decisions for significant exposures
• Maintaining a strong working relationship with the second line of defense
• Supporting department objectives and its planning process

What you'll need

• Proven expertise in managing credit risk for mid-market Supply Chain Finance products
• Excellent understanding of credit policy governance and experience working effectively with 2nd and 3rd lines of defence
• Experience in risk and fraud identification, monitoring, and control implementation and testing
• Ability to plan strategically, manage interdependencies, and deliver exceptional results that exceed requirements
• Excellent communication skills with a clear, concise, and structured approach to explaining complex concepts
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to process complex information for optimal decision-making
• The ability to balance thorough risk assessment with the need for timely execution and business impact

Building a global financial super app isn’t enough. Our Revoluters are a priority, and that’s why in 2021 we launched our inaugural D&I Framework, designed to help us thrive and grow everyday. We're not just doing this because it's the right thing to do. We’re doing it because we know that seeking out diverse talent and creating an inclusive workplace is the way to create exceptional, innovative products and services for our customers. That’s why we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences to join this multicultural, hard-working team.

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