Head of Lending – Credit Manager (Peru)

About the role

Revolut’s Credit team is expanding its lending footprint in Latin America. We are looking for a senior leader to design and execute credit risk policies for our retail lending products in Peru, building a local team and ensuring compliance with regulators.

Key responsibilities

• Define and implement the region’s lending strategy, including underwriting, portfolio management and collections.
• Build and lead a local team responsible for credit risk, product validation and market response.
• Oversee branch activities and monitor the overall risk of the loan portfolio.
• Manage relationships with regulators and local authorities, ensuring compliance.
• Develop and maintain risk models and credit decisioning frameworks.

Required profile

• 7+ years of experience in senior banking roles, preferably as a bank executive.
• Deep knowledge of retail lending products in the region.
• Entrepreneurial drive, resilience and strong logical reasoning.
• Proven ability to recruit, lead and develop high‑performing teams.
• Excellent communication skills and experience engaging with regulators.

Required skills

• Expertise in building risk models and credit decisioning processes.
• Strong understanding of credit portfolio performance and regulatory engagement.