MeridianLink
Data Analytics Consultant
US Remote · Mid
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 15 days ago
SQLData AnalysisData VisualizationStatisticsProject ManagementExcelCommunicationProblem SolvingOrganizational SkillsMicrosoft OfficeUnderwriting
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About the role
- This role is ideal for individuals who are passionate about consumer credit, enjoy working directly with financial institutions, and take pride in delivering clear, actionable insights that influence lending strategy.
Responsibilities
- Interpret consumer credit reports, including tradelines, inquiries, utilization, and public records, to support risk profiling and policy recommendations.
- Support clients in balancing risk management and growth through data-backed policy and strategy recommendations.
- Lead and participate in client meetings to present findings, explain credit risk drivers, and discuss optimization strategies.
- Collaborate with internal analytics, engineering, and product teams to deliver high-quality analytics solutions.
- Assist in developing scalable tools and templates for portfolio monitoring and underwriting analysis.
Requirements
- Experience in analyzing loan performance, delinquency, and loss trends.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into business recommendations.
- Experience and demonstrated expertise in SQL is required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and client presentations.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain credit risk concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience working with consumer credit data, bureau reports (Experian, Equifax, TransUnion), or loan performance data strongly preferred.
- Solid understanding of consumer lending fundamentals, including underwriting, risk tiers, scorecards, and policy rules.
- Advanced competency in business intelligence tools (Power BI, Sisense, or similar) preferred.
- Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple client engagements.
- High attention to detail and strong commitment to data quality and accuracy.
Nice to have
- Develop a strong understanding of MeridianLink decisioning platforms, including MeridianLink Consumer and DecisionLender, and how applications flow through the underwriting and approval process.
- Analyze credit bureau data, application data, and loan performance data to evaluate portfolio risk, approval trends, and delinquency patterns.
- Review and assess underwriting guidelines, scorecards, and decision rules to identify opportunities for optimization.
- Evaluate key lending metrics such as approval rate, decline rate, capture rate, delinquency, charge-offs, and loss rates.
- Prepare client-facing reports and dashboards that clearly communicate portfolio performance and risk trends.
- Ensure accuracy and consistency across all analytical deliverables.
- Contribute to internal best practices, documentation, and training related to credit risk and lending analytics.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to clients on industry best practices in credit risk management and consumer lending.
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