Credit & Risk Strategist (B2C, Fintech) at NBFC industry · Mumbai · 3 - 6 years · ₹30L - ₹40L / yr · Posted 3 Jan 2026

REVIEW CRITERIA:
- Strong Credit & Risk strategist profile
- Must have 2.5+ years of experience as credit and risk strategist/analyst in unsecured personal loan in B2C Fintech Product Companies (or NBFC)
- Must have strong understanding of automated underwriting and SMS underwriting for lending
- Must have experience with scorecards, rule engine, bureau data, device signals and behavioural insights
- B2C Fintech Product companies
ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are looking for a Credit & Risk Lead who can craft smart, data-driven credit strategies to scale the app while keeping delinquencies low.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Build and refine credit strategies for short-tenure, small-ticket unsecured personal loans.
- Work with Data Science to improve decision engines, scorecards, rules, and real-time underwriting models.
- Create sharp risk segmentation using behaviour, device signals, bureau data, fraud patterns, and portfolio trends.
- Analyse bounce rates, roll rates, early-bucket trends, and cohort behaviour to identify segments driving delinquencies.
- Share clear insights with Collections to boost pre-due and early DPD performance and improve cure rates.
- Track vintages, cohorts, and DPD curves to iterate policies, limits, and approval logic continuously.
- Strengthen fraud detection, identity checks, and thin-file underwriting frameworks to ensure clean approvals.
- Own policy governance, compliance, documentation, and alignment with RBI Digital Lending Guidelines.
- Stay ahead of market trends, competitor practices, and regulatory shifts to keep the risk engine future-ready.
IDEAL CANDIDATE:
- 2.5+ years in unsecured personal loan risk within a fintech or NBFC.
- Strong understanding of digital underwriting, policy design, and credit decisioning for short-tenure PL.
- Experience working with scorecards, rule engines, bureau data, device signals, and behavioural insights.
- Ability to work closely with Data Science, interpret large datasets, and convert insights into clear credit actions.
- Strong communication, cross-functional collaboration, and a proactive, analytical mindset.
PERKS, BENEFITS AND WORK CULTURE:
- Work directly with Founders: Mikhil Innani, former co-founder of PharmEasy and ex-Product Head at Hotstar, and Diksha Nangia, a former banker and CFA Charterholder.
- Best of both worlds: startup energy + listed company stability.
- Competitive pay and fast-track growth.

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- Analyze structured and unstructured data to identify patterns, trends, and business opportunities.
- Perform exploratory data analysis (EDA), feature engineering, and data preparation.
- Develop, evaluate, and optimize machine learning models for prediction, classification, clustering, and forecasting.
- Apply statistical techniques to solve business problems and validate model performance.
- Design and execute experiments to improve model accuracy and business outcomes.
AI Solution Development
- Collaborate with AI Engineers, Data Engineers, and domain experts to build AI-powered solutions.
- Translate business requirements into scalable data science approaches.
- Contribute to Generative AI and advanced analytics initiatives where applicable.
- Document methodologies, model performance, and key findings.
Required Technical Skills
- Strong programming skills in Python and SQL for data analysis, feature engineering, and machine learning.
- Strong understanding of Statistics, Probability, Linear Algebra, and Calculus as applied to machine learning and data science.
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Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field.
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Soft Skills
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