Senior Credit Risk Analyst

Block Block · Fintech · CA · Remote · 30315 Foundational - SFS - Ops

Senior Credit Risk Analyst role at Block, focusing on credit risk analytics, data science, and strategic risk management within a fintech bank. The role involves leveraging AI-assisted analytics and predictive modeling to monitor credit performance, identify trends, and develop risk indicators. Responsibilities include building dashboards, analyzing early warning signals, tracking KRIs, reporting to management and the board, and supporting regulatory examinations. Requires 5+ years of credit risk experience and familiarity with regulatory requirements.

What you'd actually do

  1. Monitor credit performance across consumer and commercial portfolios
  2. Build and maintain credit risk dashboards that provide real-time visibility into portfolio health for senior management and the Board
  3. Analyze early warning signals (7-day delinquency, payment behavior changes, credit utilization patterns) to predict portfolio stress before it materializes in losses
  4. Track key credit risk indicators (KRIs) defined in the Bank's Risk Appetite Statement, including delinquency rates, charge-off metrics, risk grade distributions, and concentration limits
  5. Prepare monthly/quarterly credit risk reports for the management and board committees

Skills

Required

  • credit risk analysis
  • data science
  • strategic risk management
  • advanced querying
  • predictive modeling
  • BI tools
  • dashboard creation
  • report generation
  • regulatory compliance
  • communication skills

Nice to have

  • AI-assisted analytics
  • Looker Dashboards
  • Snowflake querying
  • Claude or AI skills

What the JD emphasized

  • credit risk experience
  • regulatory requirements and guidelines