Lead Risk Analyst/Risk Modeler (Data Science/Data Analytics/Statistical
Needham, Massachusetts, United States - Remote
First Help Financial is one of the fastest growing and most diverse companies in the U.S. We provide auto loans to the underserved and care for our customers and partners with exceptional service. Through flexible financing options and tri-lingual support, we offer consumers an easier way to finance their first car. We lend to and support our portfolio which has consistently grown 40% each year over the last five years.
Are you a data science professional that enjoys statistical modeling?
First Help Financial, voted and certified as a “Great Place to Work” by our workforce for two years in a row, is adding a new partner to our Strategy & Analytics department to accommodate our remarkable growth! Here you will find hard-working colleagues that come from over 20 countries. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of professionalism but also enjoy our work. Our culture and benefits are geared towards making you successful in life and comfortable at work.
Your Title: Lead Risk Analyst/Risk Modeler
Your Location: Remote/ Anywhere in the US
You Report To: Director, Strategy & Analytics
Compensation: $99,500 plus bonus!
About the Opportunity:
The role will work closely with the CCO and other C-level execs to play a pivotal role in growing the company. You will see the challenges and opportunities of building a company through technology and data and use internal and external data to influence decision making. As part of a very small team focused exclusively on Strategy & Analytics, you will see everything that it takes to grow a business.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, validate, and maintain Originations, Pricing, Loss Forecasting, Servicing, and Collection scorecards.
- Evaluate various new programs and data sources and their impacts on the company’s profitability and potential growth.
- Perform ad-hoc and what-if analysis for various business process improvements and strategic initiatives.
- Continuously improve modeling methodology while keeping abreast of regulatory requirements for modeling usage in the auto industry.
What you bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in quantitative fields such as Statistics/Data Science/Econometrics/Mathematics/ Business Analytics preferred
- Prior 3+ years’ experience as a risk modeler, risk analyst, credit risk analyst, and statistical modeling in the financial industry including hands on experience in building end-to-end customer credit scoring model is preferred.
- Experience with a data scripting language (Python, SAS, R) & SQL and analyzing large and complex data sets is required
- Knowledge of various statistical techniques and having built statistical models (Logistic/linear Regressions, Boosting/bagging, SVM, Clustering, CHAID/Classification trees etc.) is required.
- Strong written & oral communication skills, with an ability to create clear and concise communication are required.
FHF Benefits:
Great Perks – We offer generous salaries, competitive health and welfare benefits, paid vacation, 401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, quarterly social outings, monthly lunches, a robust employee recognition program, and a training development program to enhance your career with us.
Culture - We are believers in maintaining a healthy work-life balance. While we work hard and care deeply about our customers and partners, we want you to have room for your family, friends, and yourself.
Growth - Company growth provides unprecedented career growth. FHF’s extraordinary year-over-year growth in revenue and new markets provides an opportunity for you to establish and develop your career growth. We engage each employee to build a career plan that benefits everyone, and we have a proven record of investing in you.
Diversity and Inclusion:
FHF is committed to building a culture that respects and embraces all walks of life, inclusive of all genders, race, culture, age, sexual orientation, and other identities. We will make accommodations when interviewing anyone with special needs.
Keywords: Risk Analyst, Risk Modeler, Lead Risk Modeler, Statistical Modeling, Risk Analytics, Credit Risk, Auto Risk
Tags: Analytics C Finance Mathematics Python Scripting SQL Strategy
Perks/benefits: 401(k) matching Career development Competitive pay Flex hours Flex vacation Health care Salary bonus Team events
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