Head of Global Credit Risk
Core
Lead global credit risk operations for counterparty risk in acquiring (chargeback) and issuing/financial products (capital lending, charge cards), managing exposures and collections.
Role type
Senior IC Head of Credit Risk (Global Operations)
Builds
Operational risk management frameworks and collections strategies for financial products
Domain
Fintech, high-volume payments, capital lending, charge cards
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
credit risk leadership, counterparty risk management, chargeback risk management, capital lending underwriting, collections strategy, global team leadership, risk policy formulation, stakeholder negotiation
Preferred skills
experience with merchant lifecycle, bankruptcy risk analysis, multi-region team management
Technologies
MPL (Merchant Potential Liability) framework, Adyen Capital, Charge Cards
Responsibilities
Lead and scale a global team across Amsterdam, Singapore, and Chicago; oversee daily monitoring and manual review of high-exposure merchants; act as final operational escalation point for high-risk merchant decisions; influence Credit Models, Risk Policies, and Risk Appetite using operational data; direct the global Collections function; maintain partnerships with Product and Second Line Risk
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC