What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chase Card SMB Acquisitions – Credit Strategy – Associate position at JPMorgan Chase?
Job Description:
As an Associate in Card Acquisitions Risk SMB Strategy, you will directly engage and influence Acquisitions risk strategies in the newly created 1st line credit function within the Card Credit Decisioning Unit (CDU). You will play a key role in defining the risk appetite for Small Business within Card acquisitions, managing credit risk, ensuring sound lending decisions that balance value creation and prudent risk management. Additionally, you will develop risk management strategies in partnership with the Credit Risk organization, and shape underwriting policies to align with the bank’s financial goals. This includes management of risk-taking activities for card originations from approve/decline to credit line assignment for the business card portfolios within Card’s ~10mm new accounts annually. This role requires analytical curiosity, experience with complex data, and a detail oriented mind.
Job Responsibilities:
- Evaluate the Credit Box in partnership with SMB Acquisitions Lead, Product GM’s, Finance and the second line of defense Credit Risk team
- Directly engage in assessing new expansion opportunities. Execute against approved opportunities
- Set up reviews and processes to ensure we are executing well on our credit assumptions
- Partner with risk strategies in defining variables that would be included in new credit models and interface with the modeling team on the modeling suite and roadmap
- Develop and implement metrics to track performance
Maintain a strong regulatory and controls environment
Collaborate across stakeholders in business lines (e.g., risk, underwriting, legal, finance) to balance growth and risk
Required qualifications, skills and capabilities:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in finance, business administration, or a related field is required
- 2 years of relevant experience in direct to consumer lending, originations, and/or retail credit experience at a complex large-scale financial services business
- Ability to evaluate and manage credit risk effectively; Exceptional quantitative and qualitative finance and analytical skills