Earnest
At Earnest, we empower you to take control of your career so you can empower students to take control of their finances.
Senior Quantitative Risk Analyst
Location
California
Posted
56 days ago
Salary
$126K - $145K / year
Bachelor Degree3 yrs expEnglishPythonSQLTableau
Job Description
• Lead loss forecasting by leveraging data science models and applying business overlays to project portfolio performance.
• Monitor and analyze credit metrics across multiple loan products, identifying key risks, trends, and opportunities.
• Prepare and present portfolio forecasts and credit/fraud performance updates to executives, the Board, and rating agencies.
• Validate and challenge credit and fraud risk models to ensure methodological soundness, transparency, and regulatory compliance.
• Partner cross-functionally with Finance, Capital Markets, and Data Science to align risk insights with business strategy.
Job Requirements
- 3+ years in a data-driven role, ideally within credit or fraud risk.
- Strong proficiency in SQL for data extraction and Python for statistical modeling and analysis.
- Experience with loss forecasting, particularly in consumer lending products.
- Skilled in data visualization and BI tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau) as well as Excel and PowerPoint.
- Strong analytical thinker with excellent communication and presentation abilities.
- Detail-oriented, intellectually curious, and able to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
Benefits
- Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans
- Mac computers + work-from-home stipend to set up your home office
- Monthly internet and phone reimbursement
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- 401(k) plan to help you save for retirement plus a company match
- Robust tuition reimbursement program
- $1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary to anywhere in the world
- Competitive days of annual PTO
- Competitive parental leave
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