Background & experience
Nordic banking, credit risk, and technology delivery
From PD models and portfolio steering to leading Azure application operations — with a growing focus on AI automation and agent systems.
- Experience
- 7+
- Employers
- 5
- Degrees
- 3
Background
Story & record
Credit risk roots, delivery leadership, and the quantitative tooling in between.
Credit risk and data professional with ~7 years in consumer finance and banking, now bridging into technology delivery and IT operations. Strong track record in PD models, scorecards, ECL forecasting, credit engine optimization, and portfolio steering. Combines quantitative risk expertise (Python, SQL, Power BI / Fabric) with cross-functional delivery experience across Azure platforms, middleware, and DevOps-aligned operations.
Career
Experience
Seven years across Nordic consumer finance — from credit analysis to technology delivery lead.
Santander Consumer Bank Nordics
Finland / NordicsDelivery Lead (Technology Delivery)
Jan 2026 – Present
- Lead IT Application Operations for Azure and middleware services, turning complex initiatives into predictable, measurable delivery.
- Coordinate cross-team work across cloud platforms, DevOps, and IT operations with emphasis on flow, clarity, and outcomes.
- Apply a data-driven approach to delivery decisions, dependencies, and operational metrics at team and leadership level.
Senior Risk Analyst
Sep 2023 – Jan 2026
- Developed and monitored PD models, scorecards, and expected credit loss (ECL) forecasts.
- Used Python, SQL, and Power BI (Fabric) to analyze trends, build dashboards, and automate reporting.
- Supported portfolio steering: emerging risk identification, customer segment evaluation, and credit engine requirement changes.
- Collaborated with Nordic and European stakeholders on risk alignment while adapting to Finnish market context and regulation.
- Mentored junior analysts and helped build in-house analytics capability from the ground up.
Risk Analyst
Jul 2022 – Oct 2023
- Credit risk analysis and monitoring within the Santander Nordics consumer finance portfolio.
- Cross-functional collaboration on risk processes, reporting, and portfolio insights.
Resurs Bank
Sweden / NordicsCredit Analyst
Aug 2019 – Jul 2022
- Credit assessment for new payment solution partners and B2B loans.
- Part of the credit scorecard development team: cut-off setting and in-production monitoring.
- Development and testing of changes in the credit engine platform (Provenir).
- Data analysis for Credit, Business, and Customer Service to optimize decision-making.
- Regular monitoring of risk KPIs; Modern Workplace Change Agent.
Finnish Defence Forces
FinlandConscript (Kaartin Jääkäri)
Jan 2019 – Jun 2019
- Mandatory military service.
City of Helsinki — Social and Health Authority
Helsinki, FinlandOffice Administrator
Nov 2016 – Jun 2017
- Customer service, account management, and assessment of supplementary/preventive income support.
Bank of Greece
GreeceIntern
Sep 2015 – Mar 2016
- B2B/B2C customer service, currency exchange, and daily accounting procedures.
- Assessment of banks' currency withdrawals and deposits.
Academic
Education
Quantitative finance and big data analytics foundations.
MSc, Big Data Analytics
2021–2024Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki
Machine learning methods in business environments; analytical service design.
MSc, Banking and International Finance
2017–2019University of Jyväskylä
Quantitative finance, economics, financial accounting, and banking.
Bachelor's in Economics
Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)
Toolkit
Skills
Credit risk, data analytics, and delivery operations.
Credit & Risk
Data & Analytics
Delivery & Operations
Multilingual
Languages
Continuous
Training & more
- Power BI Data Analyst training — Sulava, 2023
- ScanAgile 2026 — Nordic agile conference, Helsinki (Agile Finland)