Manager I - Credit Portfolio Strategy - San Francisco, CA

Location San Francisco, CA 94105   We've had a hand in helping build communities for over 100 years. We're listed on Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2006. It pays to work at WaMu. We've added even more benefits to our generous package.Learn more at wamu.com/careers Manager I - Credit Portfolio Strategy - San Francisco, CA At WaMu, our core values inspire and guide our talented team as they help us write our extraordinary ongoing success story.  We believe that a diverse group of talented, committed individuals—working as a team—can make a real difference. We celebrate our successes, learn from our failures, and keep our egos in check. We also manage to keep a sense of humor along the way.  So if you’re ready for WaMu, read on!   You will develop or support the development of risk management strategies for existing customers.   •  Execute or supervise execution of data extraction, data mining, and analysis needed to develop credit risk management strategies or to track existing strategies.  Conduct financial analyses to support recommendations. •  Improve segmentation and treatments for existing customers.  Analyze the usefulness of new sources of data to improve strategies, and lead projects to integrate new data into production. •  Perform custom analytic projects to answer strategic questions that impact credit risk and profitability. •  Coordinate with cross-functional teams and outside vendors to develop new analytic models, software, and systems to reduce credit losses and delinquencies. •  Support team by testing and implementing new strategies on TSYS platforms. •  Provide guidance to highly-skilled professionals within Credit Risk Management team.  •  Foster strong, productive, collaborative relationships with Legal, Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management, and adhere to internal and external policies, procedures and documentation, and process control.  Minimum Skills Required: •  The qualified candidate will have 5+ years of experience in the financial services industry, preferably in consumer credit risk management. •  Bachelor’s degree in a qualitative field or business. •  Have very strong programming skills in SAS, SQL.  •  Have a solid quantitative background and proven analytical skills.  •  Have strong oral and written communication, and presentation skills. •  Have the ability to effectively organize and manage several projects and have ability to shift priorities as needed. •  Have the ability to work effectively with internal and external customers.  •  Demonstrate strong leadership skills.Previous experience managing a team.   Preferred but not required: •  Master’s degree in statistics, operations research, economics, business or math preferred.     Washington Mutual is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace differences, welcome diversity, and value a culture of respect. .