Manager, Commercial Credit Risk - Europe at Navan | London, England | Rezi

Manager, Commercial Credit Risk - Europe at Navan

Manager, Commercial Credit Risk - Europe

Navan · London, England

1 weeks ago

Manager, Commercial Credit Risk - Europe

Navan · London, England

12 days ago
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About the Role

Navan is seeking an experienced commercial credit professional to lead underwriting and credit operations across Europe. This role involves hands-on underwriting, portfolio management, credit operations, and process improvement, with a focus on balancing analytical rigor with commercial judgment.

Responsibilities

  • Underwrite commercial credit requests using financial and bank statements, funding/ investment history, commercial credit bureau data and macro/ industry data
  • Lead the execution and continuous improvement of credit operations, including workflow management, queue prioritization, operational metrics and process optimization
  • Own ongoing monitoring of portfolio performance across Europe, identifying emerging risks and providing actionable insights to leadership
  • Own credit decisions within delegated authority and serve as a trusted advisor on complex commercial credit opportunities
  • Drive the evolution of underwriting policies and approval frameworks by balancing portfolio performance, customer experience and commercial growth
  • Identify opportunities to leverage automation, AI and data analytics to improve underwriting efficiency while maintaining strong risk controls
  • Partner with Sales, Account Management and Customer Success to evaluate complex opportunities, resolve credit issues and deliver timely decisions that support customer growth
  • Partner closely with our internal and external technology partners to continuously driven improvement and innovation in our credit risk management tech stack

Requirements

  • Experience underwriting businesses across multiple European jurisdictions, with a strong understanding of differences in financial reporting, bureau data and local business practices
  • 5+ years of commercial credit underwriting, ratings or related functional experience
  • Multilingual fluency is strongly preferred
  • Hands-on experience in development of credit risk management policy and expertise in credit approval framework and policy
  • Proven ability to manage competing priorities and make sound decisions in a high-volume, fast-paced environment
  • Experience in leveraging internal portfolio, macroeconomic, industry and external data in the development of risk appetite frameworks, credit policies and forward-looking forecasts
  • Very strong analytical experience
  • Commercial card, B2B credit and or travel industry credit risk management is a plus
  • Strong partnership skills and proven success in working with business partners in sales, client management, product and operations
  • Hands-on experience in a fintech/ startup environment
  • Analytics experience in working with financial and/or transactional data
  • Demonstrated ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution in a fast-paced environment

Skills

  • Underwriting
  • Credit Operations
  • Portfolio Management
  • Process Improvement
  • Financial Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Automation
  • AI
  • Data Analytics
  • Partnership
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Operational Execution

Location

  • Europe

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • 5+ years

About the Company

  • At Navan, we're redefining business travel, payments, and expense management for thousands of companies around the world.
  • Every credit decision we make enables customers to access Navan's payment solutions while protecting our portfolio and supporting sustainable growth.