Head of Credit Intelligence

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Basic information
Job role
Credit Risk Management
Career level
Director (10-20 years)
Keywords
Head of Credit Intelligence - Credit Risk - Director
People
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Description
  • Design and maintain the company's end-to-end AI underwriting architecture.
  • Build and deploy borrower risk scoring and Probability of Default (PD) models.
  • Lead feature engineering across traditional, behavioral, and alternative data sources.
  • Develop risk-based pricing models tied to borrower risk tiers.
  • Monitor model performance, detect drift, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Partner with Credit Strategy to translate model outputs into lending policies.
  • Collaborate with Data Infrastructure to ensure accurate, production-grade model deployment.
  • Build underwriting capability across car financing, student loans, and personal loans - with SME lending to follow.
Requirements
  • 8-12+ years in credit risk modeling, with proven production deployments.
  • Strong ML background - gradient boosting, neural networks, logistic regression.
  • Experience with alternative and behavioral data sources for credit decisions.
  • Python proficiency and familiarity with ML frameworks (scikit-learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow or similar).
  • Track record building models for at least one of: personal loans, auto loans, student loans, BNPL, or SME lending.
  • Understanding of model explainability requirements in a regulated environment.
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Company information
Industry
Financial Services
Area
New Cairo