Senior Risk Analyst - Credit Risk Review
KeyBank•Cleveland, OH
•$116,000 - $216,000•Hybrid
About The Position
The Senior Risk Analyst serves as a key contributor within the Credit Risk Review (CRR) organization, supporting the team's independent review and challenge responsibilities through advanced reporting, analytics, automation, and process improvement initiatives. This role is responsible for designing, developing, and enhancing data-driven solutions that strengthen CRR's ability to identify emerging risks, monitor portfolio trends, support continuous monitoring activities, and provide independent insights to senior management and governance committees. The position partners closely with CRR review teams, risk partners, and data stakeholders to build scalable reporting frameworks, improve analytical capabilities, and enhance operational efficiency. The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with risk management acumen to support CRR's strategic direction and evolving risk intelligence capabilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Risk Management, Data Analytics, Information Systems, Statistics, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in Risk Management, Credit Risk, Credit Risk Review, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Audit, or related financial services functions.
- Demonstrated experience building, enhancing, and automating reporting and analytical solutions.
- Experience working with large datasets and developing management reporting dashboards and analytics.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Experience supporting risk management, risk oversight, audit, review, or independent challenge functions.
- Ability to synthesize complex information into clear and actionable insights for multiple audiences.
Nice To Haves
- Experience within Credit Risk Review, Credit Risk Management, Commercial Banking, Leveraged Lending, Commercial Real Estate, Consumer Credit, or other banking risk disciplines.
- Experience supporting second-line risk management or independent review functions.
- Proficiency with Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Python, Alteryx, SAS, Snowflake, or comparable analytical and automation tools.
- Knowledge of credit risk metrics, portfolio monitoring, risk rating systems, concentration analysis, and risk reporting.
- Familiarity with regulatory guidance applicable to Credit Risk Review and independent risk oversight.
- Experience with risk intelligence, continuous monitoring, and emerging risk identification frameworks.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain independent reporting and analytics that support CRR's review and challenge activities.
- Produce meaningful risk intelligence, portfolio monitoring, trend analysis, and management reporting that provide actionable insights into credit risk exposures and emerging risks.
- Develop dashboards, scorecards, and analytical tools that support continuous monitoring, risk assessments, review planning, and executive reporting.
- Perform data analysis to identify themes, concentrations, outliers, and trends that warrant independent review or challenge.
- Support the development of risk indicators, monitoring metrics, and analytical methodologies that strengthen CRR's independent perspective.
- Lead initiatives to automate and streamline reporting, monitoring, and operational processes across the CRR organization.
- Develop scalable solutions that improve data quality, reporting accuracy, efficiency, and consistency.
- Identify opportunities to leverage technology, automation tools, and advanced analytics to enhance CRR effectiveness and coverage.
- Partner with stakeholders to improve data sourcing, integration, governance, and reporting infrastructure.
- Support the continuous evolution of CRR's operating model through process optimization and technology-enabled solutions.
- Support CRR's independent assessment of credit risk through robust data analysis and objective reporting.
- Assist in the development of portfolio monitoring frameworks that provide early identification of emerging credit risks and changing risk profiles.
- Deliver independent analyses that support review planning, thematic reviews, and ongoing challenge activities.
- Prepare analytical materials and reporting for senior management, governance committees, and other stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development of independent risk perspectives through evidence-based analysis and risk aggregation activities.
- Support CRR's strategic priorities related to risk intelligence, independent reporting, continuous monitoring, and analytical capability development.
- Collaborate with review teams to understand business and portfolio risks and translate those needs into scalable analytical solutions.
- Stay current on industry trends, regulatory expectations, and emerging analytical techniques relevant to credit risk review and second-line oversight.
- Assist in establishing best practices for reporting, data analytics, and risk intelligence across the CRR organization.
Benefits
- eligibility for incentive compensation which may include production, commission, and/or discretionary incentives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
