Chief Credit Officer - Salt Lake City, United States - Varo Money Inc.

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    Charlotte, NC /

    Salt Lake City, UT /

    San Francisco, CA /

    US Remote
    Varo is a mission oriented group of bankers and technologists who are challenging the banking status quo. We believe that financial institutions should provide great products, services, and education to everyone, not just the affluent. Join us to change the future of banking.
    The Chief Credit Officer (CCO), Varo Bank is a critical leadership position reporting to the Chief Risk Officer.

    The CCO is accountable for the effective management of all credit and related activities as we scale our Lending business, consistent with Varo's Credit Risk Appetite.

    In pursuit of this goal, the CCO will partner broadly across the lines of defense and interface with executive management and the Board of Directors.

    What you'll be doing

    Use your deep credit risk management expertise to drive innovation and execution in Varo's credit and related activities (e.g. collections)
    Provide critical leadership for the independent credit function; ensure the appropriate skills and capabilities are resident on the team
    Provide insight and expertise, cross functionally, to support Varo's strategic roadmap; particularly expansion of Varo's bespoke credit products
    Ensure Varo's credit products are performing as expected in terms of revenues, credit losses and profitability
    Interface with Compliance to ensure Varo's credit products are in compliance with all consumer protections. Collaborate on Fair Lending analysis
    Chair the Credit Risk Management Committee, where all credit and related policies, programs and approvals are governed.
    Provide management reporting to the Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors on credit performance and initiatives. Own the Credit Risk stripe in Varo's Risk Appetite Framework
    Lead the Enterprise Risk Analytics team to provide actionable risk analytics; effectively administer the Model Risk Management program
    Collaborate with Finance on credit loss provisioning to ensure provisions are adequate and appropriate. Accommodate the credit product roadmap in our provisioning methodologies
    Bring insight and perspective broadly, to the development of Varo's risk & control culture and leadership behaviors
    You'll bring the following required skills and experiences

    You possess 15+ years of credit expertise gained from a diverse lending background including non-prime segments and digital channels
    Demonstrable understanding of credit operations across the credit lifecycle
    Exceptional analytical skills with the ability to conceptualize experimentation and analysis to drive tactical execution and strategic direction
    Ability to influence and effect change across the organization; willingness to consider alternative views and compromise as necessary to drive performance with stakeholders across the organization
    Sufficient gravitas to successfully represent management with the Board of Directors and the various regulatory bodies.
    You have an owner's mentality and are energized to be joining at the growth-stage of a promising start up with an exceptional Mission
    $250,000 - $325,000 a year


    For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all US-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies.

    Per applicable law, the salary range for this role is $250,000 - $325,000.

    Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors as well as candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the identified range.

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