Vice President, Portfolio Management

Job Details

Location:

Atlanta, GA 30328

Atlanticus™ technology enables bank, retail, and healthcare partners to offer more inclusive financial services to everyday Americans through the use of proprietary analytics. We apply the experience gained and infrastructure built from servicing over 20 million customers and over $40 billion in consumer loans over more than 25 years of operating history to support lenders that originate a range of consumer loan products.

These products include retail and healthcare, private label credit and general‑purpose credit cards marketed through our omnichannel platform, including retail point‑of‑sale, healthcare point‑of‑care, direct mail solicitation, digital marketing, and partnerships with third parties. Additionally, through our Auto Finance subsidiary, Atlanticus serves the individual needs of automotive dealers and automotive non‑prime financial organizations with multiple financing and service programs.

We foster a collaborative, innovative environment where everyone contributes to building something meaningful. You’ll be empowered to lead, grow, and make an impact.

Atlanta, GA - Located in the Queen Building (King & Queen Towers, Sandy Springs), with easy access to I‑285, GA‑400, and a free shuttle to MARTA.

Vice President, Portfolio Management

The Vice President, Portfolio Management, will manage portfolio management strategy and oversee key initiatives across the consumer credit risk lifecycle. This role is responsible for evaluating portfolio performance, identifying emerging credit trends, recommending strategic actions to executive leadership, and supporting enterprise‑level initiatives that drive profitable growth and disciplined risk management. The ideal candidate will bring strategic thinking, quantitative analytics, financial acumen, and leadership capability.

This individual should have deep experience in unsecured consumer lending, with particular emphasis on account management and/or acquisitions, pricing, credit bureau attributes, P&L dynamics and key profitability drivers, portfolio scoring, and collections.

• Manage end‑to‑end credit portfolio management strategies, including credit line increases and decreases, second‑account acquisitions and account management, usage programs, over‑limit authorization strategies, high‑risk account management, retention, reissue, and related portfolio initiatives.
• Monitor portfolio performance through ongoing review of asset quality reporting, delinquency and loss trends, industry developments, peer benchmarking, and the regulatory environment.
• Develop and present periodic credit risk updates, portfolio performance reviews, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership and risk committees.
• Identify revenue opportunities, risk trends, and portfolio optimization strategies by analyzing existing portfolio performance, growth opportunities, and broader market conditions.
• Design, develop, and evaluate new portfolio tests, strategies, and performance management initiatives.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of portfolio risk management models.
• Build and manage relationships with senior and executive stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Lead and develop a team of risk analysts responsible for portfolio strategy analysis, deep‑dive reviews, data quality remediation, automated SAS‑ and Tableau‑driven management information systems, and business partner support.
• Partner cross‑functionally with marketing, operations, technology, finance, and other business teams to ensure portfolio strategies align with broader organizational goals.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of relevant consumer credit risk experience within US consumer lending. Experience with US consumer credit cards is strongly preferred.
• 2+ years of managerial experience, including direct leadership of analytical, risk, or portfolio management teams.
• Cross‑functional experience in areas such as portfolio management, acquisitions, loss forecasting, marketing,…