Senior Credit Risk Analyst

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled
**Senior Credit Risk Analyst**
to join the Data & Regulatory Reporting team, within the Retail Credit Risk team, which covers the full area of lending to retail/bb customers based on a portfolio approach, acting as a second line of defense. The Data & Regulatory Reporting team's responsibilities range from regulatory reporting to credit risk cost calculation and forecasting for retail and business banking portfolios and key regulatory bank projects.


**Key Responsibilities**
The candidate we are seeking will be responsible for performing detailed analyses of credit risk provisions, developing expected loss forecasts, and implementing risk cost optimization strategies. This role requires a combination of analytical, technical, and interpersonal skills to support our continued growth and risk management. The ability to oversee key bank projects as well as prepare ad hoc presentations for senior management will also be required. Specifically:



- Perform in-depth analyses of credit risk provisions, ensuring they comply with regulations and internal policies.
- Develop and maintain forecasting models to calculate expected losses for the different products, using statistical methodologies, historical data analysis, and macroeconomics forecasting trends.
- Collaborate with the credit risk teams to identify and assess risks associated with credit portfolios.
- Monitor, analyze, and report credit portfolio performance from a risk cost perspective to define optimization activities and highlight trends and areas for improvement, acting as a challenger for the search for optimizations.
- Propose and implement risk cost containment strategies through credit portfolio monitoring, helping to optimize the Bank’s profitability.
- Prepare monthly/quarterly Loan Loss Provisioning reporting for both regulatory and senior management purposes, ensuring key provision trends and providing recommendations based on actual and prospective analytical data.
- Define, contribute to, and monitor the main credit risk components for pricing and ROE calculations to support the strategic definition of risk-reward optimizations, collaborating with the bank's business departments.
- Prepare risk management presentations for top management.
- Ensure the credit risk implementation of some of the bank's projects and ensure delivery within defined deadlines.
- Stay up to date on credit risk regulations, best practices, and economic trends impacting the risk environment.

**Requirements**

- Bachelor’s degree in economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related disciplines; a master’s degree is considered an advantage.
- Minimum 7/10 experience in a similar position or related role, in financial institutions with a background in Modelling
- In-depth knowledge of relevant regulations (e.g., IFRS 9 for accounting for expected losses) and forecasting methodology.
- Ability to develop forecasting models for expected losses and analyze risk scenarios and macroeconomic impacts.
- Ability to use statistical analysis tools and data management software (advanced knowledge of SAS Base 9, advanced level of Excel, knowledge of database, other specific software).
- Ability to evaluate and interpret financial and credit data.
- Excellent communication skills to interact with cross-functional teams and present analyses to management levels.
- Problem-solving attitude and ability to work independently and in a team.
- Ability to rapidly adapt to dynamic and evolving work environments.
- Fluent in English

**Working conditions:**
Full Time


**Duration**
: Permanent


**Location:**
Milan (hybrid)


**About ING**
ING offers many opportunities to build a diverse and rewarding career. You will be joining an international innovative digital bank, the first in Italy to adopt a fully flexible smart working model, and you will be working in a stimulating environment where you can grow both as an individual and as a professional. Our purpose - empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business - represents our belief in people’s potential. We don’t judge, coach or to tell people how to live their lives. We empower people and businesses to realize their own vision for a better future.


#doyourthing is our brand direction with us each and every day. It is how we articulate our purpose and our promise to make banking frictionless to the world.


‘do your thing’ is about people being free to live the life they want to live, knowing that they will make their world a little better for it.


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**The Benefits Of Joining ING**
In addition to being a part of a great team, working in a fun and innovative environment, we offer:



- Super flexible smart working
- Competitive base salaries and performance based bonuses
- Diverse cultures & Innovative mindsets
- International Environment
- Commitment to sustainability
- Lots of training development opportunities to help you grow
- Lots of moments dedicated to physical and mental well-being
- A special day off when it is your birthday: we call it #doyourbirthday
- And of course we can’t forget: free water & coffee at the office

**Our Commitment**
Diversity is a fundamental element of our corporate culture, and we are fully committed to creating a safe and inclusive environment, based on mutual respect and the value of diversity, offering equal job opportunities to all qualified candidates.


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