Senior Analyst - Credit Risk & Underwriting

Stockholm March 20, 2026 Greenhouse
Senior Analyst - Credit Risk & Underwriting Analytics - Analytics · Stockholm · Full-time · kr 662,476 SEK - kr 831,010 SEK Overview Application What you will do As an Underwriting Analyst within Klarna’s credit decisioning function, you will help ensure that credit decisions are responsible, fair, and efficient by combining data-driven models, bureau insights, and underwriting expertise. You will work cross-functionally to streamline risk policies, migrate underwriting logic into a global platform, and optimize credit strategies that enhance consumer trust, portfolio health, and profitability. • Analyze consumer credit risk using large datasets, SQL, Python, and credit bureau information to improve underwriting policies. • Collaborate with product, risk, and regional teams to migrate logic into Klarna’s Global Underwriting Platform (GUP). • Support rollout of consistent POS credit policies across multiple markets. • Align purchase power and pre-qualification logic across Klarna’s App and One Card. • Optimize credit bureau strategies for efficiency and cost-effectiveness. • Translate complex data into actionable policy improvements balancing growth and risk. Who you are • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Data Science, Mathematics or related field. • Experience in consumer credit risk, underwriting, or credit policy roles. • Proficient in SQL and comfortable with large datasets. • Familiar with credit bureau data, repayment behavior, and credit risk modeling. • Analytical and detail-oriented with a problem-solving mindset. • Effective communicator with strong policy translation skills. • Self-driven and excited to build the future of global credit underwriting at Klarna. Closing • Please include a CV in English. Curious to learn more about Klarna and what it’s like to work here? Explore our career site! Apply Hire with Privacy Policy
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  • Klarna is a licensed Swedish bank, not just a BNPL app, which means roles across the company touch real banking regulation (CRD/CRR, PSD2, GDPR, AML/KYC, consumer credit law) and the bar for compliance literacy is higher than at most consumer fintechs.
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