Lead Credit Risk Analyst

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Lead Credit Risk Analyst.

As a Lead Credit Risk Strategy Analyst, you will play a key role in driving data-led decisions and strategy design for unsecured retail portfolios. Reporting to the Portfolio Manager, you’ll have ownership over analytical initiatives and portfolio projects that shape how we lend, manage risk, and improve customer outcomes.

This is a high-impact role offering variety and challenge, with the opportunity to influence strategic direction across credit lifecycle decisions, including acquisitions, account management, and customers in financial difficulty.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role you will:

• Develop, enhance and maintain credit risk strategies that enable high-quality, data-driven decision-making, balancing customer needs and business objectives.


• Drive complex analytical projects from inception to completion with minimal supervision, ensuring outcomes are insightful, actionable and aligned with business goals.


• Clearly communicating conclusions and proposals, factoring in risk, reward, and customer impact, and working collaboratively to drive informed decisions.


• Actively challenge existing policies and practices by offering clear, evidence-based insights to drive better portfolio outcomes in alignment with overall business goals.


• Evaluate portfolio performance against agreed performance indicators, identifying areas of concern or opportunity to ensure sustainable and responsible growth.


• Ensure risks and issues are identified, tracked and addressed in a timely and transparent manner, collaborating with relevant stakeholders to maintain strong governance and accountability across the portfolio.


• Create an inclusive and inspiring environment that motivates individuals to perform at their best. You’ll ensure strong team engagement, enhancing knowledge, skills and confidence to enable a collaborative culture.


• Build strong relationships across the wider organisation, offering insight and leadership to influence change and drive improvements in customer outcomes, acting as a role model for HSBC values and behaviours.

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Essential experience in Retail Credit Risk, with a focus on credit strategy or portfolio management.


• Strong technical and analytical skills, with proficiency with SAS, SQL, VBA, or Python, to process large datasets, generate insights and drive decision-making.


• Track record in delivering successful cross-functional projects, with strong attention to detail and a structured approach to problem-solving.


• A strong understanding of retail credit products and consumer lending regulations (FCA), with experience of applying these in an unsecured consumer lending context.


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate and drive action.


• A passion for leadership and people development, with the ability to coach, inspire, and motivate a team.

 This role can be based in Leeds, Sheffield, Chester or Birmingham (Hybrid).

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk:

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: +44 207 832 8500