Chase Card SMB Acquisitions - Credit Strategy - Vice President

About the role

Join a newly established first-line credit function where your expertise will directly shape risk appetite and lending strategy for one of the largest card portfolios in the industry. In this high-visibility role, you will collaborate with senior leaders across product, finance, and risk to define the future of small business credit decisioning — balancing growth with sound, responsible lending.

Responsibilities

• Define the credit risk appetite and credit box in partnership with Product, Finance, and the Credit Risk team
• Absess new credit expansion opportunities and develop execution plans in collaboration with product and risk partners
• Establish reviews and processes to monitor performance against credit assumptions and ensure disciplined execution
• Shape the variables included in new credit models and engage with the modeling team on roadmap development and priorities
• Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing talent within the credit decisioning function
• Design and implement performance metrics; lead performance monitoring reviews with senior leadership
• Drive policy and strategy development by shaping credit policies and risk management frameworks
• Maintain a strong regulatory and controls environment across all credit risk activities
• Collaborate with stakeholders across risk, underwriting, legal, and finance to balance growth objectives with sound risk management

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field
• 7 years of experience in direct-to-consumer lending, originations, or retail credit at a large-scale financial services organization
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and manage credit risk, with strong judgment in recommending or approving credit policy
• Exceptional quantitative and analytical skills, with experience working with complex, large-scale data
• Prior experience in small business or commercial credit risk strategy
• Familiarity with credit scoring models, underwriting systems, or automated decisioning platforms
• Proven strategic thinking and execution capabilities, with a track record of identifying and driving business improvements
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders within large organizations
• Develop executive-level presentation materials and leading senior leadership briefings
• High level of personal initiative with a demonstrated track record of setting and achieving challenging goals

Skills

• Analytical curiosity
• Comfort with complex data
• The ability to translate insights into clear, actionable strategy

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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