Accion Ventures is an investment strategy that today pursues early-stage investments as part of Accion Impact Management.
About the role
The Senior Specialist, Data Analytics & Risk Management is Accion Advisory's technical owner of credit analytics and portfolio risk work for partner financial service providers. The role exists to turn partner data into decisions, building and validating statistical and machine-learning credit models, diagnosing portfolio quality, and recommending the policy and process changes that follow. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Industrial Engineering, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or Business
- 5+ years of experience in credit risk, portfolio analytics, or individual/retail lending within a regulated financial institution
- Demonstrated experience building and deploying credit scoring or credit risk models with financial institutions
- Credit risk modeling, statistical analysis, and data mining skills
- Programming in Python, R, or SQL for modeling and data extraction
- Professional fluency in English and Spanish, written and spoken
More about this role
Accion is a global nonprofit on a mission to create a fair and inclusive economy for the nearly two billion people who are failed by the global financial system. We develop and scale responsible digital financial solutions for small business owners, smallholder farmers, and women, so they can make informed decisions and improve their lives. Through targeted investment strategies, advisory solutions, and expert thought leadership, we work with local partners to develop and scale cheaper, more accessible, and customer-friendly financial solutions. Since 1961, Accion has helped build 267 financial service providers serving low-income clients in 75 countries, reaching 440 million people. More at https://www.accion.org.
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