Director, Credit Risk Management & Loss Forecasting
On-siteMississauga, Ontario, Canada
Job Summary
Own and govern the credit loss forecasting methodology for the entire organization, ensuring a unified, consistent approach across business units. Lead the development, oversight, and continuous enhancement of loss forecasting models, scenario analysis, and stress testing while driving R&D initiatives to improve accuracy. Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership, using loss and risk insights to shape overarching credit risk strategy and risk appetite. Monitor the credit risk health of the entire organization, identifying emerging risks, trends, and loss drivers through ongoing portfolio surveillance and deep dives. Provide consulting oversight of credit risk monitoring frameworks, investigations, and targeted analytical deep dives. Create support materials and deliver training for Business Unit teams, reinforcing consistent application of COE standards and methodologies. Lead the compilation and delivery of enterprise loss forecasts based on the unified COE framework, with Business Units supplying data, reporting, and context. Support multiple engagement levels, ranging from advisory oversight to hands-on end-to-end execution, depending on business needs. Work closely with Risk, Finance, FP&A, Treasury, Collections, and Data teams to ensure a unified, consistent, and well-governed approach to credit risk and loss forecasting across all business units.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field
- 7+ years of progressive experience in credit risk management, portfolio analytics, loss forecasting, or related disciplines within financial services or consumer lending
- Deep expertise in credit loss modeling, forecasting, stress testing, and portfolio analytics
- Proven experience leading enterprise-level loss forecasting frameworks or COE-style models across multiple business units
- Strong partnership experience with Finance, FP&A, and senior leadership on forecasting and strategic decision-making
- Experience operating in a regulated environment, with exposure to audit, governance, and risk oversight forums
- Demonstrated people leadership experience, including building, mentoring, and leading analytical teams
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex risk concepts into clear insights for executive audiences
- All candidates considered for hire must successfully pass a criminal background check, credit check, and validation of their work experience to qualify for hire
Desired Qualifications
- advanced degrees or professional designations
- ideally within non-prime or near-prime environments
- experience with SQL, analytics tools, or modeling platforms
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