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As a Credit Underwriter based in Chicago, you will be part of a growing team responsible for evaluating, managing, and scaling credit risk across Adyen’s expanding suite of financial products. The team plays a critical role in assessing credit risk, underwriting SME and enterprise merchants, and ensuring that portfolio performance remains within Adyen’s risk appetite, while enabling sustainable growth for our merchants.
Job Responsibility:
Perform the credit underwriting and portfolio monitoring of different financial products, including loans to SMBs and other credit products to enterprise customers
Analyze the impact of business model, industry and macro-economic developments on the credit portfolios and the credit risk offering of Adyen
Develop and implement credit risk strategies to enhance portfolio performance while ensuring alignment with risk appetite and business objectives
Drive continuous improvement of our global and US-specific credit risk underwriting and monitoring framework, including policies, procedures and practices
Provide credit risk expertise to a variety of stakeholders to guarantee that credit risk is properly considered in new commercial product developments
Lead projects from beginning to end, and find optimal solutions that benefit our customers and improve our risk management practices
Requirements:
Minimum of 3+ years of experience in commercial credit underwriting, preferably within banking, fintech, or SMEs credit lending-driven environments
Strong analytical capabilities with demonstrated ability to interpret financial statements, assess borrower quality, and identify key risk drivers, trends, and early-warning indicators
Proven experience managing and assessing credit portfolios across products such as SMB lending, working capital solutions, overdrafts, charge cards, and/or asset-backed financing
Experience operating in high-volume, scalable credit environments is a strong plus, including exposure to payments, automation, and data-driven decisioning frameworks
Ability to balance risk and return, applying sound judgment to make credit decisions in line with defined risk appetite and business objectives
Familiarity with U.S. regulatory frameworks and guidelines related to credit risk
hands-on regulatory experience is a strong plus but not required
Results-driven and outcomes-focused, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for decisions and impact
Comfortable operating in a fast-scaling environment, contributing to the design of robust processes and building with automation and scalability in mind
Adaptable and resilient, able to adjust quickly to changing priorities, product offerings, and risk profiles
Collaborative team player with a low-ego, high-accountability mindset who values constructive challenge and shared success
Clear and effective communicator who is able to communicate straight and to the point
Comfortable engaging with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally, across functions and seniority levels
Capable of navigating complex and sensitive conversations with regulators, merchants, and partners, translating risk considerations into clear, actionable messages
Nice to have:
Experience operating in high-volume, scalable credit environments