Commercial Credit Risk Consultant

Commercial Credit Risk Consultant

Equifax is where you can power your possible. If you want to achieve your true potential, chart new paths, develop new skills, collaborate with bright minds, and make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you.

Equifax is currently looking for a Commercial Credit Risk Consultant to join our Commercial team. This role is focused on providing pre- and post-sales consulting on technical and analytical solutions. The specialist will work in partnership with Sales and the broader Technology/Analytics organization to demonstrate innovative solutions and provide exceptional value-add to address our customers' objectives. This position involves traveling to customer sites as needed for collaborative assignments.

What you'll do

• Support commercial lending clients implementing Equifax's credit risk and portfolio management solutions
• Consult clients on how best to use these Equifax's solutions to proactively manage their commercial credit risk, improve their portfolio management capabilities, and to assist in their capital planning processes
• Provide technical support to clients relating to Equifax's commercial risk products, primarily Equifax's Absolute Probability of Default and other portfolio management products
• Provide training and demos on Equifax's commercial risk solutions
• Participate in Client Business Reviews and leverage Equifax's solutions and data to provide statistics on client portfolios and to consult on optimizing client's portfolio management strategies
• Work closely with clients to help answer product related questions or to research potential issues associated with Equifax's portfolio management and commercial risk products
• Analyze the performance of Equifax commercial risk solutions, institutions' own risk ratings or models, and current credit/risk practices to produce proof of concept analytics for prospective clients and to inform strategy recommendations for existing clients
• Be able to explain Equifax solutions, analyses, and findings to internal stakeholders and external customers
• Collaborate with other Analytics professionals, Sales, Operations, I.T. staff, and management to support Equifax's customers' needs and to consult customers on designing credit risk strategies leveraging Equifax's products
• Work on a variety of other projects, as they arise
• Travel: up to 10% (e.g. once per month, usually a day trip or one night stay)

What experience you need

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience are required
• 3+ years Client Facing experience/post sales support experience
• Three or more years of experience in Credit, Risk, Collections, or Portfolio management related roles
• College degree, preferably in a business/finance/economics major or a quantitative major (mathematics/statistics), or relevant experience
• Consistent with Equifax's 4/1+ 10 flexible work framework, a willingness to work Monday - Thursday in Equifax's Chicago-based office.

What could set you apart

• Master's Degree
• Client facing or Consulting experience within financial services or commercial lending spaces
• Fluent English and strong verbal and written communications skills
• Knowledge of SQL or other similar programming languages and tools
• Coursework or practical experience with Accounting and Statistics, particularly analyzing and working with very large datasets or lending portfolios

Position does not offer immigration sponsorship or support, including F-1 STEM OPT extension support.

We offer comprehensive compensation and healthcare packages, 401k matching, paid time off, and organizational growth potential through our online learning platform with guided career tracks.

Are you ready to power your possible? Apply today, and get started on a path toward an exciting new career at Equifax, where you can make a difference!

Primary Location: USA-IL-Chicago

Function: Sales Support

Schedule: Full time