Analytics Risk Manager
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Position Overview & Specifications
Who you are
We are looking for ambitious people with significant drive! We need problem solvers, initiative takers, people that see opportunities and potential to improve. You should be passionate about your job and enjoy a fast-paced international working environment. You will play an important role in taking Klarna to the next level - thus, you should desire to go above and beyond to deliver and grow as an individual. At Klarna we embrace change, you should dare to challenge the status quo and be persistent in doing so.
What you will do
Your accountability line will be in the second line of defense within Risk Control’s Credit Risk Team. Klarna’s Risk Control function serves as the second line of defense, setting the principles and framework for risk management, facilitating risk assessment and performing independent follow-up. We also promote a sound risk management culture - and in this way enable business - by supporting and educating business line managers and staff. We are looking for analysts to join our team!
The Credit Risk team is a global team responsible for independently assessing and reporting on Klarna’s credit risk exposure. The Credit Risk team is responsible for independently assessing and reporting on Klarna’s credit risk exposure, and this is a newly created role on the team to further expand the team’s presence in the Europe and the US. Your competence line will belong to the Analytics competence where you will have a senior US Risk Control person as your Competence Lead ensuring your long term development at Klarna.
You will work in close collaboration with the first line of defense, advising and guiding the business on the improvement of Klarna’s credit risk management. You will also use your analytical skills to independently assess credit risk and to improve credit risk reporting to senior management and the board. Although your focus area will be credit risk, you will also have opportunities to support broader risk management projects and needs as Klarna’s business grows.
Day to day will see you:
- Proactively and effectively communicating with various stakeholders, discussing the root cause of trends, assessing their impact, and proposing solutions/optimizations.
- Lead workshops with senior stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities in Klarna’s risk and control environment.
- Deep dive into identified credit risk trends, working with business stakeholders to understand root cause and propose corrective actions.
- Ensure metrics and strategies are fit for purpose in terms of the current credit environment and emerging risks (e.g. macro trends).
- Supporting wider business objectives by providing analytical expertise on new products and markets and collaborating closely with other teams where relevant.
- Ensure adequate controls, monitoring and testing programs are in place.
- Developing as a professional in an entrepreneurial organization provides the opportunity to work with your areas of interest.
You should have:
- Experience: 3-5 years of background from consulting or a first or second line risk team at another bank/fintech.
- A degree from a university in Mathematics or a Business field.
- Excellent track record in optimizing business performance and identifying gaps in business strategy, with a focus on financial services, ideally credit risk.
- Significant drive and ambition.
- Experience in using structured approaches to problem-solving.
- Fantastic stakeholder management skills.
- A curious mindset - you’ll be someone who loves to question the why!
- Working proficiency and communication skills in verbal and written English.
Interested?
Please send us a CV in this application and we will come back to you as soon as possible if we find your profile relevant for the role.
What we offer:
Diversity & Community
Ownership & Impact
If you love what you do, you should love where you do it. We appreciate that everyone’s different and has their own preferences of where and how to work. We genuinely believe in the power of regular face-to-face interactions in building close connections with our teams, but we also strongly believe people can work effectively remotely. This means that combining both is the key to success.
At Klarna, You can choose between working from the office, remotely within your employment country, or even outside of it for up to 20 working days per year. Flex it up!
Challenges & Rewards
It is our commitment that every qualified person will be evaluated according to skills regardless of age, gender, identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion. Please refrain from including your picture and age with the application.
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
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