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Specialist, New Lending Credit Strategy

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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Entry level
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London, Greater London, England, GBR
Entry level
Develops and optimizes credit risk strategies for new customer acquisition and embedded finance portfolios. Responsibilities include monitoring strategy performance, analyzing trends, improving reporting, supporting product launches and portfolio migrations, designing decisioning strategies, and influencing stakeholders through data-driven recommendations. The role requires SQL proficiency, financial services and consumer credit experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple initiatives independently.
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Mission Statement & Summary 

As a Specialist in New lending Credit Strategy at NewDay, you’ll play a key role in shaping and optimising credit risk strategies for new customer acquisition, with a primary focus on NewDay’s embedded finance portfolios. 

You’ll use data, analysis and commercial insight to help develop and refine credit strategies, assess performance and support sustainable business growth while delivering positive customer outcomes. 

How You'll Contribute 

  • Monitor and continuously optimise the newly launched ArgosPay credit strategy, working with the wider acquisition team to ensure risk performance and key metrics meet agreed targets. 

  • Enhance analysis and reporting, identifying emerging trends and translating insights into clear, data-led actions. 

  • Support product launches and portfolio migrations, providing risk insight, performance analysis and recommendations throughout the process. 

  • Contribute to the design and implementation of innovative credit strategies for the AO product, using new features such as upfront payments and basket-level data to enhance decisioning. 

  • Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business, using your analysis and expertise to influence decisions and support the wider New Lending team. 

  • Take ownership of your work and contribute to a collaborative team environment, sharing knowledge and supporting colleagues where appropriate. 

We're Looking for These Essential Skills 

  • Proficient use of SQL for data analysis and strategy development. 

  • Experience within financial services, with knowledge of consumer credit products and a background in risk and/or analytics. 

  • Ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, delivering high-quality work independently and to agreed deadlines. 

  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to generate insights, identify trends and communicate findings clearly to a range of stakeholders. 

 It’s a Plus If You Also Have These Skills 

  • Experience developing credit risk strategies, including policies and controls governing new customer lending. 

  • Experience in embedded finance or a business development environment. 

  • Familiarity with visualisation tools such as Power BI or Tableau. 

  • Proficiency in Python for data analysis. 

  • A working understanding of decisioning systems such as Provenir. 

 

  

At NewDay, we value all types of diversity. We’re an equal opportunity employer and believe that our differences create a vibrant, authentic working culture. We want all our colleagues to feel able to bring their whole selves to work. We don’t discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics or identities. We make sure that every job is crafted to be inclusive and that people with disabilities or caring responsibilities can take part in the application and interview process.

Tell us if you need accommodations: We’ll put reasonable adjustments in place to support you.

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NewDay London, England Office

7 Handyside Street​, London, United Kingdom, N1C 4DA

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