Credit Risk Analyst – SME
Pliant
Seniority
Midweight
Model
Hybrid
Sector
Salary
Undisclosed
Contract
Full-Time
About the role
As Credit Risk Analyst – SME, you will be responsible for building and optimizing automated credit strategies for small and medium-sized enterprises. You'll bring hands-on coding expertise to work directly with data pipelines, API integrations, decision engines, with the option to branch into model building (PD, LGD, EAD, EL).
What you'll do
- Design, develop, test and calibrate automated credit risk strategies and continuously improve them based on empirical tests. Implement monitoring processes. Design and build early warning systems.
- Build PD, LGD, EAD, EL models at a later stage.
- Analyze portfolio performance, identify risk drivers and mitigation strategies based on empirical data or feature engineering.
- Build dashboards for insights. Measure and monitor process efficiency, identify bottlenecks and blockers in workflows and resolve them together with the team.
- Build E2E data pipelines using SQL, Python and decision engines.
- Partner with Risk Management, Data and Engineering teams to build E2E data processes together. Manage cross-functional projects.
- Support data-driven decision making within the credit risk domain and foster open dialogue focused on mutual respect.
What you'll need
- Degree in a quantitative or engineering discipline or related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in risk modelling, quantitative analytics, financial engineering or similar domain.
- Good understanding of credit risk strategies for unsecured SME exposures; familiarity with open banking data and transaction-level insights is a plus.
- Strong data analysis and engineering capabilities, SQL and Python is essential.
- Experience in working with APIs, decision engines, as well as data aggregation and orchestration services is a strong plus.
- Experienced in agile development, and ability to own and drive cross-functional projects.
- Fluent in English; additional European languages are a plus.
What they offer
- Attractive remuneration
- Flat hierarchy and transparent communication in a relaxed, professional atmosphere
- Opportunity to develop your talent in a dynamic team with ambitious goals
- Flexibility and possibility to work remotely
- Pliant Card with monthly credit to explore the product and enjoy food with colleagues

