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Manager-Risk Management

Develop acquisition credit-risk strategies for American Express in Japan. The role analyses lending performance and improves underwriting decisions using portfolio data.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Analyse acquisition losses, profitability and emerging portfolio risks.
Develop and refine credit-underwriting strategies.
Evaluate additional data and analytical methods with central risk teams.

What they ask for

Required

Analytical credit-risk work
SQL and Excel
Credit economics and underwriting
Stakeholder communication
English

Preferred

Python
Predictive modelling or machine learning
Japanese

Education: Quantitative bachelor’s or advanced qualification preferred; no minimum degree required.
Experience: At least 5 years in analytical work; existing eligibility to work in Japan is required.
Languages and tools: SQL
Excel
Markets: credit

How to prepare

Evaluate a credit-acquisition strategy using out-of-time outcomes.
Analyse approval, loss and profitability trade-offs by segment.
Build a monitoring report identifying changes in portfolio risk.

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with American Express and doesn’t handle applications.