Credit Risk Analyst: Home Loans

What You'll Bring

• A passion for using data and analytics to solve complex business and credit risk challenges.
• Strong SAS programming skills with the ability to manipulate, interrogate and analyse large and complex datasets.
• Experience translating data into actionable insights that influence credit acquisition strategies and portfolio performance.
• A solid understanding of credit risk principles, risk metrics and retail lending environments.
• The ability to identify emerging trends, customer behaviours and portfolio risks through advanced analytical techniques.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence decisions across Risk, Sales, Finance, Collections, Product and Technology teams.
• Experience producing executive-level reporting, management information and performance insights with meaningful commentary and recommendations.
• The ability to communicate complex technical findings in a clear and concise manner to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Exposure to strategy implementation, user acceptance testing (UAT), post-implementation monitoring and continuous optimisation.
• A proactive and curious mindset, with a desire to challenge existing approaches and drive data-led improvements.

Key Accountabilities

Credit Risk Analytics & Strategy Optimisation

• Develop, enhance and optimise Home Loans acquisition strategies through advanced data analysis and risk analytics.
• Analyse large and complex datasets to identify performance trends, portfolio opportunities and emerging credit risks.
• Use data-driven insights to support customer acquisition, portfolio growth and risk management objectives.
• Evaluate strategy performance and recommend improvements based on quantitative analysis and business outcomes.
• Monitor the impact of strategy changes and provide recommendations for optimisation.

Portfolio Performance & Risk Insights

• Conduct detailed portfolio analytics to understand customer behaviour, risk trends and portfolio movements.
• Investigate anomalies, emerging risks and performance drivers to support proactive decision-making.
• Deliver meaningful insights that assist management in balancing growth, profitability and risk appetite objectives.
• Develop risk-based performance metrics and monitoring frameworks that enhance portfolio oversight.

Management Information & Reporting

• Produce high-quality management information, dashboards and analytical reporting that support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Generate insightful commentary and recommendations based on portfolio performance and risk trends.
• Present findings to stakeholders and senior management through data storytelling and visual analytics.
• Drive continuous improvement of reporting processes, methodologies and analytical outputs.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with Risk, Sales, Collections, Finance, Product and Technology teams to deliver data-driven business solutions.
• Support strategic discussions by providing robust analysis and evidence-based recommendations.
• Translate business requirements into analytical solutions that support portfolio performance and risk management objectives.
• Build strong relationships across the business and act as a trusted analytics partner.

Strategy Implementation & Governance

• Support the implementation of new acquisition strategies, scorecards and policy changes.
• Conduct User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and validate strategy outcomes before deployment.
• Monitor post-implementation performance and ensure expected business outcomes are achieved.
• Ensure all strategies, analytics and reporting comply with internal governance standards and regulatory requirements.

Why Join This Team?

This role offers a unique opportunity to combine advanced analytics, credit risk, business strategy and stakeholder engagement within one of the bank's most important portfolios. You will play a key role in shaping customer acquisition strategies, influencing business decisions, and driving portfolio performance through data and insights. Your work will have direct visibility across senior leadership, providing an excellent platform to further develop your career within Credit Risk and Analytics.