Lead Risk Specialist

Lightspeed is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Risk Specialist with previous credit risk management and credit risk strategy experience to join our growing team. You will play a crucial role in leveraging data-driven insights to enhance our business strategies, drive innovation, and optimize decision-making processes. The primary role for this position is to help set up various credit risk processes, risk management frameworks aimed at the growth of our capital lending product while ensuring optimum risk management and deployment of the credit risk strategies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver actionable solutions that drive our organization’s growth and success.

Role: 

• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Risk and Control.
• Develop and implement risk management initiatives and strategies to identify, assess, and mitigate risks across all aspects of the customer journey
• Develop, own, and execute the risk eligibility strategy around risk decisioning
• Lead the development and execution of the risk management reporting for the various risk management committees, including at the Board level.
• Lead and execute data/business analysis using various internal data sources to produce the quarterly risk profile of enterprise conduct risk management.
• Establish metrics to monitor the effectiveness of risk management initiatives and make data-driven recommendations for improvements of eligibility
• Work in collaboration with key technical stakeholders to deliver and improve Data Engineering pipelines as well as Data solutions and architectures for the eligibility process.
• Design, develop and deploy eligibility credit risk flow to manage the acquisition and account management risk
• Work closely with engineering, product management and data team to ensure the implementation of the credit risk strategies are within policy requirements
• Manage ingestion of the new data sources in the decision engine for risk rule engine management
• Collaborate with business leaders to understand their challenges and goals, providing data-driven insights and recommendations that drive strategic decision-making.
• Conduct analyses of internal portfolio data and external economic and demographic data to identify trends and patterns relevant to the business by leveraging data science and traditional analytical methodologies. 

Experience: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Analysis, Statistics, Computer Science, or Mathematics or Engineering.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in risk/portfolio management area with a successful track record of success in leading and implementing change in the financial services sector.
• Minimum 5 years experience in financial services, lending and/or risk management experience with a focus on analytics, retail, commercial and consumer credit risk. 
• Minimum 5 years of experience in fintech in risk management. 
• Strong experience in business analysis, business process, data analysis, data mining, data visualization and reporting.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to explain/communicate complex information to a non-technical audience. 
• Expertise in Python, SQL, and data manipulation using libraries like NumPy, Pandas, and sci-kit-learn.
• Effective communication and presentation skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

What’s in it for you:

• Join a growing team and help us move to the next level
• Amazing benefits & perks, including equity for all Lightspeeders
• Constant development of both your skill-set and business acumen with limitless growth opportunities
• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture
• Innovation time to explore and learn at work
• Shaping the company by joining cultural & technical committees
• Tons of growth opportunities into technical or people management roles
• Opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth company
• Opportunity to learn, expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family, a true Canadian tech success story

….  And enjoy a range of benefits that will keep you happy, healthy and (not) hungry.

• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners).
• Flexible paid time off and remote work policies.
• Health insurance.
• Contributions to your pension plan – RRSP.
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year.
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents.
• Mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services.
• Training opportunities to grow your skills and career
• Volunteer day.
• Fully stacked kitchen (hot and cold beverages, meals served) 
• Happy hours to build your relationships with colleagues after work

To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Where to from here?
Obviously, this has to be mutually beneficial: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day. For a glimpse into our world check out our career page here.

Lightspeed is building communities through commerce, and we need people from all backgrounds and lived experiences to do that. We were founded in 2005, in Montreal’s gay village and our original members were all part of the LGBTQ+ community. The ethos of our business has been about inclusion from the very beginning, and we strive to provide a workplace where everyone belongs.

Who we are:
Powering the businesses that are the backbone of the global economy, Lightspeed’s one-stop commerce platform helps merchants innovate to simplify, scale, and provide exceptional customer experiences. Our cloud commerce solution transforms and unifies online and physical operations, multichannel sales, expansion to new locations, global payments, financial solutions, and connection to supplier networks.

Founded in Montréal, Canada in 2005, Lightspeed is dual-listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: LSPD) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: LSPD). With teams across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the company serves retail, hospitality, and golf businesses in over 100 countries.
 
 
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