Executive Director - Card Acquisitions Risk Strategy Director

Join Chase Card Services, the top credit card issuer in the U.S., and lead innovative credit strategies for mass affluent, near prime, and new to credit segments.

As a Card Acquisitions Risk Strategy Director in the Card Credit Decisioning Unit, you will lead efforts to expand our credit card portfolio by developing innovative strategies for mass, near prime, and new to credit segments.

You will collaborate with internal teams to ensure sound lending decisions that align with our financial goals and risk appetite.

Your work will be pivotal in managing risk-taking activities for card originations, ensuring we continue to grow responsibly.

Job Responsibilities
• Define the Credit Box in partnership with the Mass-Affluent Product GM's, Finance, and the second line of defense Credit Risk team
• Lead alignment with Product and Finance and Risk to define and execute on strategies to achieve credit goals
• Partner closely with product and risk teams in assessing new credit opportunities.

Define an execution plan for new credit opportunities
• Set up reviews and processes to ensure we are executing well on our credit box assumptions
• Partner with risk strategies in defining variables that would be included in new credit models and interface with the modeling team on the acquisitions modeling suite and roadmap
• Recruit and develop high performing talent to staff the acquisitions credit decisioning unit
• Develop and implement metrics to track acquisitions performance.

Lead the report outs for performance monitoring to senior leadership
• Help shape credit policies, underwriting standards, and risk management frameworks
• Ensure adherence to banking regulations and internal controls related to credit risk
• Work with teams across business lines (e.g., risk, underwriting, legal, finance) to balance growth and risk
• Provide approvals or recommendations for complex acquisitions related credit transactions

Required qualifications, skills and capabilities:
• Bachelor's Degree in finance, business administration, or a related field is required
• 10+ years of relevant experience in direct to consumer lending, originations, and/or retail credit experience at a complex large-scale financial services business
• Ability to evaluate and manage credit risk effectively along with deep knowledge of banking regulations and ensuring adherence
• Strong judgment in approving or recommending credit transactions and exceptional quantitative and qualitative finance and analytical skills
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and execution skills; insight and ability to proactively identify opportunities to innovate and improve the business
• Exceptional people leadership, relationship development and negotiating skills; ability to earn respect and trust among internal and external business partners and team members
• Proven experience in collaborating across teams and lines of business within large organizations
• Strong proficiency wit...