Credit Risk Senior Manager

Marqeta

Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$180,600–$225,800 / yr
Posted
1 day ago

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This role $203k
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This role pays more than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $138,750–$221,612 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $203k versus about $180k for comparable roles.

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About Marqeta

Marqeta is a modern card issuing platform that provides open API technology for businesses to create, issue, and manage customized payment cards, powering payment programs for fintech companies and enterprises. Industry: Financial Technology & Card Issuing

Marqeta currently has 27 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $136,100–$170,100 across 17 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Credit Risk Senior Manager

As Marqeta’s Credit Risk Senior Manager, you will lead the development and scaling of credit risk and pricing strategies for new credit programs, partnering with internal teams and external bank partners to establish best-in-class solutions in the embedded credit space. Your daily tasks include creating and refining consumer and commercial credit card risk policies, building data-driven models with data scientists, and providing strategic guidance on securitization structures and loss forecasts. You will need expertise in Excel and SQL modeling, along with strong collaboration skills across finance, product, engineering, and compliance teams. This role requires 8+ years of experience in fintech credit card risk management, ideally spanning both consumer and commercial underwriting, and a background in finance or related fields. Marqeta’s flexible-first policy allows this position to be performed remotely within the United States, supporting the company's expanding managed credit card programs.

What you'll do

  • Own and implement end-to-end credit strategy initiatives for consumer and commercial cards.
  • Build and refine risk and pricing strategies in partnership with data scientists and product teams.
  • Provide analytical support to co-brand partners, including loss forecasts and profitability analysis.
  • Draft underwriting documentation and support bank partners on model validation and governance.
  • Serve as a strategic resource for cross-functional teams and external partners on credit matters.
  • Monitor and adjust credit card policies based on portfolio performance and risk trends regularly.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience in building credit card risk and pricing programs.
  • Proven ability to develop, monitor, and adjust credit policies and strategies.
  • Expertise in Excel and SQL for modeling and data analysis.
  • Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, finance, and bank partners.
  • Experience working on the full lifecycle of credit card initiatives from design to implementation.
  • Ability to translate complex credit concepts into clear communications for various audiences.
  • Comfortable adapting strategies in response to portfolio performance or macroeconomic changes.

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