Principal Credit Risk Analyst

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Job Description

Principal Credit Risk Analyst

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Chicago IL USA
Hybrid
119K-205K Annually
Senior level
Fintech • Financial Services
We’re boldly disrupting banking norms to do good for our members employees and communities.
The Role
This role involves leading analytical projects to assess credit risk across various loan portfolios developing frameworks for loan origination and loss forecasting and collaborating with stakeholders to improve underwriting processes.
Summary Generated by Built In

In this hybrid role based at our Chicago Headquarters you will provide data-driven insights and recommendations for the effective management of the risk-return trade-off across consumer lending portfolios such as credit cards personal loans auto loans etc.. Lead significant workstreams and initiatives leveraging data and analytics. Build productive and constructive relationships with key partners across different functions including but not limited to business line managers finance compliance. Drive the development of analytical frameworks and strategies for loan origination loss forecasting capital planning and CECL. Analyze data to identify the quantitative and qualitative factors driving the credit risk for consumer & mortgage loans.

Essential Responsibilities

  • Use data and analytics to develop analytical frameworks and strategies for loan origination strategies loss forecasting capital planning and CECL.
  • Analyze origination risk factors and recommend improvements in underwriting criteria and loan product pricing to increase loan volumes within the risk appetite.
  • Review and monitor credit risk for existing accounts in open-ended lending products such as credit card HELOCs etc. and recommend line management strategies.
  • Support new data acquisition and guide less experienced analysts and other functional areas on current data intricacies.
  • Conduct third-party quarterly mortgage & consumer loan portfolio performance analysis.
  • Provide thought leadership and rule recommendations for loan origination system implementation and maintenance.
  • Assess the risk-adjusted profitability (NPV) of new originations across the portfolios managed.
  • Drive analytical projects of high complexity from inception to completion and provide guidance to less experienced analysts on specific projects.
  • Ensure effective communication with management and key stakeholders from other functional areas.
  • Complete credit risk analytics which includes but is not limited to loan origination strategy economic capital setting credit loss modeling and mitigation CECL implementation
  • Partner with other areas such as Loss Prevention & Recovery to enable sound collection strategies.
  • Collaborate with database administration to streamline two-way communication to ensure data quality.
  • Query the data warehouse and other databases to extract summarize and save relevant data.
  • Drive improvements in test set-up to more accurately assess effectiveness of proposed risk strategies and team up with other departments for project implementation.
  • Evaluate implement and monitor internally developed or third-party scoring solutions.
  • Present recommendations and findings to management
  • Develop periodic reports for audit and regulatory compliance and assist with ad hoc requests.
  • Help formulate and revise credit policies and procedures to address new regulations.

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Education & Years of Experience

  • Minimum - Graduate Degree in Mathematics Statistics Quantitative Finance Financial Engineering Computer Science or related
  • Minimum  - 6 Years of Analytics Credit Risk or related

In Lieu of Education

  • 10 years of Analytics Credit Risk or related

Compensation & Benefits:

Typical hiring range:‏‏‎ ‎ $119400.00 to $204600.00‎ Annually. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience skills & knowledge. 

Benefits: Alliant provides a benefits package including health care vision dental and 401k with employer match including:

  • Annual performance bonus
  • Work from home up to 3 days a week
  • Paid parental leave
  • Employee discount programs
  • Time off including paid personal and sick days
  • 11 paid holidays 
  • Education reimbursement

*Note that eligibility and cost of benefits can vary depending on the number of regularly scheduled hours and job status such as regular full-time regular part-time or temporary employment.


Adhere to and ensure compliance of all business transactions with policy and process of the Bank Secrecy Act. Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal laws company procedures and policies. Maintains integrity and ethics in all actions and conversations with or regarding credit union members and their accounts; complies with Privacy Act directives. 

The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice

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This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

Top Skills

Computer Science
Data Analytics
Data Warehouse
Financial Engineering
Mathematics
Quantitative Finance
Risk Modeling
Statistics

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The Company
HQ: Chicago IL
906 Employees
Year Founded: 1935

What We Do

Alliant is unlike any other financial institution — a digital credit union that wows our members. We’re boldly disrupting banking norms to do good for our members employees and communities. With 90 years of history and more than $19 billion in assets Alliant Credit Union is the largest credit union in Illinois and one of the largest in the U.S. Our industry-leading financial products seamless digital experiences and exceptional customer service make banking simpler for our 900000+ members. Fully digital fully human and full of possibility we work to provide our members with experiences that redefine the financial industry challenge the status quo and unleash brilliance.

Why Work With Us

Our employees enjoy a hybrid schedule allowing for flexible remote work and purpose-driven outcome-focused onsite opportunities. Driven by Alliant's guiding principles and values employees across all teams build together to provide our members with industry-leading financial products seamless digital experiences & exceptional customer service.

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Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

Alliant offers a purpose-driven outcome-focused hybrid workplace model.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
HQChicago IL
We are located near O'Hare. We have plenty of parking space available.

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Date Posted

04/24/2026

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