Vice President or Senior Director, Credit Risk

3 days ago


KOHO CAN, Canada KOHO Full time
About KOHO

We're on a mission to make financial services better for every Canadian. That means no hidden fees, no predatory interest rates - just financial products designed to help our users spend smart, save more, and build real wealth. We're a performance organization with a strong heart: we care deeply about outcomes, and everything ties back to our mission - to financially empower a generation of Canadians.

At KOHO, we're not your average 9-5. We believe real impact comes from people who are trusted, empowered, and supported to do their best work - without sacrificing their lives to do it. We prioritize work-life integration, not just work-life balance. That means asynchronous collaboration, flexible hours, and a remote-first setup built around autonomy and high trust.

KOHO is entering its next chapter - leaner, smarter, more AI-integrated. We're building for impact, not bureaucracy. If you thrive in environments that value clarity, ownership, and bold thinking, you'll fit right in.

About the Role

KOHO is seeking an exceptional leader in Credit Risk who combines strategic vision with hands-on execution to lead and scale our credit risk management function. In this role, you'll define the credit risk vision, drive strategy across product lines, and ensure robust risk practices are embedded into our decisioning, analytics, and operations. You will build and lead a high-performing team of risk professionals and collaborate with cross-functional partners to drive innovation in credit risk management practices.

What You'll Do
  • Architect and execute KOHO's credit risk strategy across all lending products.

  • Build and scale teams, managing multiple levels of talent responsible for credit risk modeling, strategy, reporting, and governance.

  • Design and implement credit policies, underwriting guidelines, and credit lifecycle strategies (origination, limit management, collections, and recovery).

  • Define and monitor key credit risk metrics, portfolio trends, and early warning indicators.

  • Drive data-driven decision-making in product development, pricing, and growth initiatives.

  • Lead credit risk governance and deliver strategic insights to internal and external stakeholders including the Board, risk committees, and investors.

  • Partner with Finance on portfolio forecasting and debt facility management.

  • Lead regulatory examinations and maintain relationships with regulators on credit risk matters

  • Ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance, including IFRS9 reporting and credit loss provisioning.

  • Present to and advise the Board Risk Committee on credit portfolio performance, emerging risks, and strategic initiatives

  • Own budget accountability for the credit risk function.

  • Establish strategic partnerships with credit bureaus, data providers, and risk technology vendors.

  • Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and cross-functional collaboration.

  • Mentor and develop future credit risk leaders across the organization.

What You'll Need
  • 15+ years of experience in credit risk, including 7+ years in a leadership role.

  • Extensive expertise in consumer credit risk across the lifecycle—preferably in fintech, challenger banks, or alternative lending environments.

  • Proven track record building credit risk functions through high growth phases

  • Experience managing managers and directors across modeling, strategy, and risk analytics.

  • Expert knowledge of credit data, scoring systems, and risk governance frameworks.

  • Proven track record influencing senior stakeholders and working cross-functionally.

  • The ability to communicate complex credit risk concepts to diverse audiences.

  • Hands-on experience with risk infrastructure, decision engines, and reporting tools.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to the Board and executive leadership.

  • Passion for developing inclusive teams and mentoring talent.

Description de poste en françaisVice-président·e ou Directeur·trice senior, Risque de créditÀ propos du poste

KOHO cherche un·e leader exceptionnel·le en Risque de crédit qui combine vision stratégique pis exécution pratique pour diriger pis mettre à l'échelle notre fonction de gestion du risque de crédit. Dans ce rôle, tu vas définir la vision du risque de crédit, piloter la stratégie à travers les lignes de produits pis t'assurer que des pratiques de risque robustes sont intégrées dans notre prise de décision, notre analytique pis nos opérations. Tu vas bâtir pis diriger une équipe performante de professionnel·les du risque pis collaborer avec des partenaires interfonctionnels pour stimuler l'innovation dans les pratiques de gestion du risque de crédit.

Ce que tu vas faire
  • Architecturer pis exécuter la stratégie de risque de crédit de KOHO à travers tous les produits de prêt.

  • Bâtir pis mettre à l'échelle des équipes, en gérant plusieurs niveaux de talent responsables de la modélisation du risque de crédit, de la stratégie, du reporting pis de la gouvernance.

  • Concevoir pis implémenter des politiques de crédit, des lignes directrices de souscription pis des stratégies de cycle de vie du crédit (origination, gestion des limites, recouvrements pis récupération).

  • Définir pis surveiller les indicateurs clés de risque de crédit, les tendances du portefeuille pis les indicateurs d'alerte précoce.

  • Piloter la prise de décision basée sur les données dans le développement de produits, la tarification pis les initiatives de croissance.

  • Diriger la gouvernance du risque de crédit pis livrer des insights stratégiques aux parties prenantes internes pis externes incluant le Conseil d'administration, les comités de risque pis les investisseurs.

  • Travailler en partenariat avec les Finances sur les prévisions de portefeuille pis la gestion des facilités de crédit.

  • Diriger les examens réglementaires pis maintenir les relations avec les régulateurs sur les questions de risque de crédit.

  • Assurer la préparation aux audits pis la conformité réglementaire, incluant le reporting IFRS9 pis le provisionnement des pertes de crédit.

  • Présenter pis conseiller le Comité des risques du Conseil d'administration sur la performance du portefeuille de crédit, les risques émergents pis les initiatives stratégiques.

  • Être responsable du budget pour la fonction risque de crédit.

  • Établir des partenariats stratégiques avec les bureaux de crédit, les fournisseurs de données pis les vendeurs de technologie de risque.

  • Favoriser une culture de propriété, d'amélioration continue pis de collaboration interfonctionnelle.

  • Mentorer pis développer les futur·es leaders du risque de crédit à travers l'organisation.

Ce dont tu auras besoin
  • 15+ ans d'expérience en risque de crédit, incluant 7+ ans dans un rôle de leadership.

  • Expertise approfondie en risque de crédit à la consommation à travers le cycle de vie — préférablement en fintech, banques challengers ou environnements de prêt alternatif.

  • Historique prouvé de bâtir des fonctions de risque de crédit à travers des phases de forte croissance.

  • Expérience à gérer des gestionnaires pis des directeur·trices à travers la modélisation, la stratégie pis l'analytique de risque.

  • Connaissance experte des données de crédit, des systèmes de pointage pis des cadres de gouvernance du risque.

  • Historique prouvé d'influence auprès des parties prenantes seniors pis de travail interfonctionnel.

  • La capacité de communiquer des concepts complexes de risque de crédit à des audiences diverses.

  • Expérience pratique avec l'infrastructure de risque, les moteurs de décision pis les outils de reporting.

  • Excellentes compétences de communication écrite pis verbale avec la capacité de présenter au Conseil d'administration pis à la haute direction.

  • Passion pour le développement d'équipes inclusives pis le mentorat de talent.

KOHO is for builders.

If you're energized by challenge, motivated by mission, and want to be part of a team that punches above its weight - we want to hear from you.

The KOHO culture is one of collaboration, creativity, and diverse perspectives. We are committed to building and fostering an inclusive, accessible environment for everyone. If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding accessibility needs, please contact and the People and Culture team will be happy to help.

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Note: this posting is for an existing vacancy that we are seeking to fill.

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