Assistant Vice President, Acquisition Credit Strategies

Assistant Vice President, Acquisition Credit Strategies
New York

As a Barclays Assistant Vice President, Acquisition Credit Strategies, you will be driving the development of underwriting and line assignment strategies leveraging bureau data, application data, alternative data, partner data and other new data sources. You will be responsible for strategy implementation and validation, and partner level performance tracking for both internal and external reporting. The Credit & Data Analytics area focuses on first line risk responsibilities for the US Consumer Bank acquisitions and high-risk account management. 

Salary / Rate Minimum: $140,000
Salary / Rate Maximum: $160,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any another type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

We currently offer a hybrid working model where colleagues have the flexibility to split their time working from home and an office. Everyone has the opportunity to integrate their professional and personal lives through this dynamic working model.

What will you be doing?

•    Developing and monitoring customized acquisition underwriting and initial line assignment process 
•    Being responsible for evaluating new data and partner data sources for underwriting and line assignment strategies 
•    Using statistical analysis techniques such as CHAID Decision Trees, optimization procedures, loss forecasting, enhanced process monitoring, and data quality analyses
•    Incorporating score implementations supporting launch for development
•    Collaborating with Segment /Strategic Analytics /Decision Science staff to ensure project completion within agreed time frames and end-client satisfaction 
•    Ensuring effective implementation of the strategies for reporting
•    Analysing, validating, tracking, and monitoring delivered projects

What we’re looking for:

•    Bachelor’s degree; Master’s degree or PhD is a plus (quantitative disciplines)
•    Prior analytical experience in financial services industry; credit card experience is a plus; experience in developing credit strategies in a lending product
•    Prior experience with SAS/SQL or other relevant statistical tools; solid knowledge of Hadoop and Excel is a plus
•    Proficiency with analytical software (e.g. SAS), SQL tools (e.g., Oracle), Unix platforms, Knowledge Seeker, and MS Office is required

In addition to the skills required to execute the job well, we're looking for people with the following capabilities to grow and contribute to our culture:

•    Empathy: An ability to see a situation from another person’s perspective 
•    Ownership: A strong sense of pride in your work
•    Connection: Build relationships with partners and colleagues 
•    Innovation: Openness to finding creative solutions
•    Persistence: Desire to go above and beyond when necessary to get the job done
•    Collaboration: Work well with others while building projects together

Skills that will help you in the role:

•    Solid analytical, technical and statistical skills with proven ability to process vast amounts of data into meaningful information
•    Solid communication skills & ability to work independently
•    Ability to work with multiple stakeholders and thrive in a dynamic and fast paced environment

At Barclays we understand that power of great customer experiences and we work hard every day to make sure that the needs and expectations of our customers are met and exceeded.  We focus our energies on making every customer engagement better than before.    

Where will you be working?

You will be working at our Rise building at 43 West 23rd Street. Rise was created as a global community of the world’s top innovators working together to create the future of financial services. This is a world-class facility in the heart of the Flatiron District. 

We offer an environment that enables you to thrive and make an impact. Our colleagues are hard-working, focused on solutions, and collaborative. Here you will find people helping people at every level. Our culture is dedicated to innovation and maintaining a sense of balance and well-being.

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