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We are looking for a Portfolio Risk Manager.
We’re launching a new business line in Mexico and looking for a strong leader to own credit risk end-to-end. You’ll set the risk vision, design frameworks, build and lead the team, and ensure sustainable portfolio growth while keeping losses under control.
Day-to-day responsibilities:
- Build from scratch: design credit origination policy, limit setting, pricing guardrails, early-warning triggers, and collections feedback loops
- Own risk metrics: manage risk appetite and ensure portfolio performance stays within it; maintain live dashboards and explain drivers of metric changes
- Portfolio analytics: perform segmentation, stress-testing, cohort analysis, and vintage tracking
- Team leadership: recruit, mentor, and develop analysts; foster a data-driven and experimentation-focused culture
- Cross-functional collaboration: embed risk controls in product specifications, customer journeys, and work closely with finance and 2nd line of defence teams
The ideal candidate:
- 3+ years in product management or credit risk management focused on retail or consumer lending portfolios (banking or fintech)
- Strong understanding of scorecard design, ML techniques, and alternative data for credit decisioning
- Proficient in SQL and Python/R with hands-on experience working with data
- Proven leadership experience — managed teams, set OKRs, and developed analysts
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or Mathematics; MBA or CFA is a plus
- Strong technical or quantitative background with a strategic mindset
- B1 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team
Our ways of working:
- Innovative Spirit: a commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions
- Honest Feedback: valuing open, transparent communication
- Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community
- Celebrating Achievements: recognizing our wins together
- High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances
Our benefits:
- Relocation support to Mexico with assistance for the employee and their family
- Flexible work: hybrid or full-time from our office in Mexico
- Healthcare Coverage
- Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications
- Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements
- Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave
To apply for this job please visit careers.bancoplata.mx.
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Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America and borders the United States of America to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundaries with the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the southeast, and the Gulf of Mexico to the east. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km2, and is the thirteenth-largest country in the world by land area. With a population exceeding 134 million as of 2026, Mexico is the tenth-most populous country in the world and is home to the largest number o
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