Head of Global Risk

Summary

Join Jeeves, a leading financial operating system company, as their Head of Global Risk. This senior executive role oversees the credit risk strategy, underwriting policies, and risk management across global operations, with a primary focus on Latin America. You will lead credit risk management strategies, optimize risk-adjusted returns, and ensure compliance. The role reports to the CFO and involves close collaboration with senior leadership. The ideal candidate possesses strong credit acumen and a commercial mindset, driving growth while managing risk. This is a full-time remote position.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field; Master’s degree or MBA preferred
• 10+ years of experience in credit risk management, underwriting, and/or commercial lending, with a focus on B2B
• 5+ years of experience leading a global team of credit risk professionals, ensuring that talent is recruited, developed, and retained to meet the evolving needs of the organization
• Proven experience in managing credit risk portfolios in Latin America (Mexico, Brazil, Colombia), with in-depth knowledge of the region's financial markets, regulatory landscape, and economic conditions
• In-depth knowledge of credit risk models, credit assessment frameworks, and portfolio management techniques
• Understanding of regulatory requirements in the global credit space, with particular expertise in LATAM regulatory frameworks
• Thrives in fast-paced entrepreneurial environment

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the global credit risk strategy, focusing on business growth while ensuring robust risk mitigation frameworks, with primary focus on Latin American markets; align credit risk management practices with overall business objectives to drive sustainable growth and profitability
• Serve as a key strategic partner to the CFO and senior leadership in shaping the company’s financial direction, and collaborate with the senior leadership team, providing strategic guidance on credit strategy as well as credit risk exposure and helping to drive business initiatives while managing downside risks
• Oversee the B2B underwriting process and manage the credit and underwriting teams, ensuring that credit assessments are thorough, aligned with the company’s risk profile, and in compliance with global and regional standards
• Lead and refine global credit risk policies, underwriting standards, and risk appetite across diverse business units (corporate lending, trade finance, structured finance, etc.), driving decisioning for large-scale, complex transactions
• Leveraging data, develop and enhance robust underwriting and monitoring risk models, and identify new products and opportunities; work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Data, and Sales to execute
• Build and lead a high-performing global credit risk team with a "player/coach" mentality, rolling up sleeves when needed while setting strategic direction; foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and excellence within the credit risk function
• Provide regular KPI and performance reporting to exec team, BoD, and key stakeholders
• Partner with Capital Markets to maximize reliable funding sources at optimal cost of funds and launch credit facilities, securitizations and forward flow arrangements

Benefits

This role is a full-time remote position