Head of Valuations, Credit Strategy

Requirements

• You have solid experience leading valuations within retail lending
• You’ve managed and developed high-performing teams
• You’re comfortable working with Python based modelling environments
• You have deep experience with valuation and NPV modelling
• You’re a strong stakeholder manager who can influence senior audiences
• You combine strategic thinking with hands-on delivery
• You’re comfortable working in a fast-moving environment with high impact
• You have strong analytical and commercial judgement
• (Desirable) Experience across multiple lending products
• (Desirable) Experience leveraging valuations within decisioning pipelines
• (Desirable) Exposure to machine learning approaches within credit or valuations modelling
• (Desirable) Experience in fintech or fast-growing lending businesses

What the job involves

• The valuations team plays a critical role in shaping lending strategy and supporting growth across the bank. The models and frameworks built by the team underpin key business decisions across multiple lending products
• This is an opportunity to lead and evolve the future of valuations at the bank. The business is looking to move beyond a single NPV model approach towards a broader and more sophisticated suite of valuation tools that better support decision making across the lending lifecycle
• You’ll lead a team of credit analysts and data scientists, combining strategic thinking, stakeholder management and technical expertise in a highly visible role
• Lead the strategic direction for valuations modelling across the business
• Oversee development of account-level NPV models across multiple lending products
• Lead and develop a team of analysts and data scientists
• Partner with stakeholders across analytics, credit strategy, finance, product and risk
• Improve and simplify existing valuation frameworks where appropriate
• Drive the evolution of the bank’s valuations capability and roadmap
• Champion technical best practice across Python based modelling workflows
• Support strategic projects including new product launches and portfolio activity

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