Head of Credit Risk

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Finom

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2019

💳 Fintech

💸 Finance

🤝 B2B

Fintech • Finance • B2B

Finom is a fintech company offering comprehensive financial services for SMEs, freelancers, and companies. The platform provides tools for invoicing, expense management, and easy online account opening with added benefits like cashback and international IBAN accounts. Finom ensures data security through partnerships with banks like SolarisBank and Treezor, making it a fast and reliable service for business financial management.

📋 Description

• Own and drive the development of end-to-end credit risk framework for all credit products including eligibility, underwriting, scoring models, limit setting, risk appetite, monitoring, and reporting. • Engage with external vendors, where necessary, to enhance the credit risk detection capabilities; • Create the methodology and closely work with Machine Learning Engineers to develop and continuously improve Finom’s Credit Risk Engine; • Partner closely with Heads of Product and Engineering to embed risk into product design and strategy from day one; • Architect the data strategy: Decisioning tools, transactional data, multi-country bureau landscape, behavioural data, accounting software, government registry data and first-party transactional signals on Finom’s accounts. • Guide the ML & DS team in building, validating, and iterating credit scoring and related risk models. • Build and own the portfolio monitoring stack; • Design, build and calibrate the early warning indicators / credit monitoring system; • Act as a strong Second Line of Defence (2LoD), ensuring robust origination, monitoring, and collections processes; • Own and continuously improve credit risk policies, risk appetite frameworks, and reporting; • Ensure alignment with EMI / PS4 regulatory requirements and evolving European standards;

🎯 Requirements

• 7-10+ years of experience in credit risk, with hands-on expertise in SME lending and credit cards and the associated credit risks and fraud risks; • Strong experience with automated underwriting and risk models in fintech or digital banking environments; • STEM/quantitive degree: physics, data science, applied mathematics, statistics, econometrics or quantitive finance is a strong plus; • Solid understanding of risk governance, policies, and processes management; • AI-native mindset — comfortable leveraging AI tools and agents to enhance productivity and decision-making; • Unit-economics/ product led growth mindset (eligibility, conversion, expected loses, cost of risk, false-positives as missed revenues, risk-adjusted margin), not just control; • Critical thinker with a strong ownership mindset, who is keen to challenge traditional approaches; • Highly collaborative, with the ability to align diverse stakeholders (Product, Legal, Finance, Engineering, ML/DS); • Analytical, structured, and pragmatic — able to combine deep detail with big-picture thinking.

🏖️ Benefits

• Make a genuine impact on the product • Join our upward trajectory, and grow with us. We provide the resources and opportunities for continuous personal and professional development, empowering you to make a genuine impact on our evolving product. • Work in the EU • Embark on this exciting journey with us and enjoy the flexibility of traveling and working remotely or in a hybrid model across Europe. • Become a stock options holder • Unlock your inner entrepreneur and align your aspirations with ours through our Stock Options Program. This exciting opportunity is available to every team member, from junior team members to our founders. • Receive unwavering support and care • Finom stands by you at every step, embodying our commitment to your well-being and success reflected in our modern, friendly, and eco-conscious corporate culture. We offer constant support and care to ensure your Finom experience is successful and fulfilling. • Work & Swim program • Immerse yourself in our exclusive Work & Swim Program. Spend one month in a comfortable corporate apartment in enchanting Cyprus. It's the ideal opportunity to strike the perfect work-life balance while enjoying breathtaking Mediterranean views. • Equal Opportunity Statement • At Finom, we're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We embrace diversity and invite applications from all walks of life. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.