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Credit Risk Analyst roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations because they require at least a bachelor's degree in finance, statistics, economics, or a related quantitative field. Banks, credit unions, fintech companies, and insurance firms regularly sponsor H-1B petitions for this role, and the annual 85,000-cap lottery applies unless your employer is cap-exempt.
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Get Access To All JobsWhen you join Atlanticus, you become a member of a fast-growing, mission-focused company that is committed to aid in meeting the financial needs of middle-class Americans. With a culture of collaboration and a one-team mindset, we encourage entrepreneurial thinking to empower our customers toward financial well-being.
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.
Office Location
- Atlanta, GA
Work Culture
We foster a collaborative, innovative environment where everyone contributes to building something meaningful. You’ll be empowered to lead, grow, and make an impact.
The Role
What a day looks like:
The Risk Analyst, Portfolio Management, will support portfolio management strategy and key initiatives across the consumer credit risk lifecycle. This role is responsible for evaluating portfolio performance, identifying emerging credit trends, recommending strategic actions to senior leadership, and supporting initiatives that drive profitable growth and disciplined risk management. Key areas of focus include account management and/or acquisitions, pricing, credit bureau attributes, P&L drivers, portfolio scoring, and collections.
This position reports directly to the Vice President.
Key Responsibilities
- Support 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.
- Develop and present periodic credit risk updates, portfolio performance reviews, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
- Design, develop, and evaluate new portfolio tests, strategies, and performance management initiatives.
- Support the development, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of portfolio risk management models.
- Partner cross-functionally with marketing, operations, technology, finance, and other business teams to ensure portfolio strategies align with broader organizational goals.
You’re a great fit if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
- 0-4 years of relevant consumer credit risk experience within US consumer lending. Experience with US consumer credit cards is strongly preferred.
- Cross-functional experience in areas such as portfolio management, acquisitions, loss forecasting, marketing, pricing, and profitability analytics is a plus.
- Solid working knowledge of SAS, SQL, Python, or similar programming tools.
- Strong analytical, interpretive, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop practical solutions to complex business challenges.
- Some understanding of P&L dynamics and key profitability drivers within consumer lending.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable business insights.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with business partners across marketing, operations, technology, finance, and risk functions.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
This isn’t just a job, it’s a place to lead, grow, and thrive. If you believe in your skills and drive, we’ll provide the resources and support to help you succeed.
Benefits include:
- Generous PTO and holiday schedule
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Ongoing training (lunch & learns, financial and health webinars)
- Team volunteer outings
Atlanticus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, or other protected status.
When you join Atlanticus, you become a member of a fast-growing, mission-focused company that is committed to aid in meeting the financial needs of middle-class Americans. With a culture of collaboration and a one-team mindset, we encourage entrepreneurial thinking to empower our customers toward financial well-being.
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.
Office Location
- Atlanta, GA
Work Culture
We foster a collaborative, innovative environment where everyone contributes to building something meaningful. You’ll be empowered to lead, grow, and make an impact.
The Role
What a day looks like:
The Risk Analyst, Portfolio Management, will support portfolio management strategy and key initiatives across the consumer credit risk lifecycle. This role is responsible for evaluating portfolio performance, identifying emerging credit trends, recommending strategic actions to senior leadership, and supporting initiatives that drive profitable growth and disciplined risk management. Key areas of focus include account management and/or acquisitions, pricing, credit bureau attributes, P&L drivers, portfolio scoring, and collections.
This position reports directly to the Vice President.
Key Responsibilities
- Support 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.
- Develop and present periodic credit risk updates, portfolio performance reviews, and strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
- Design, develop, and evaluate new portfolio tests, strategies, and performance management initiatives.
- Support the development, implementation, and ongoing monitoring of portfolio risk management models.
- Partner cross-functionally with marketing, operations, technology, finance, and other business teams to ensure portfolio strategies align with broader organizational goals.
You’re a great fit if you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
- 0-4 years of relevant consumer credit risk experience within US consumer lending. Experience with US consumer credit cards is strongly preferred.
- Cross-functional experience in areas such as portfolio management, acquisitions, loss forecasting, marketing, pricing, and profitability analytics is a plus.
- Solid working knowledge of SAS, SQL, Python, or similar programming tools.
- Strong analytical, interpretive, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop practical solutions to complex business challenges.
- Some understanding of P&L dynamics and key profitability drivers within consumer lending.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analysis into clear, actionable business insights.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with business partners across marketing, operations, technology, finance, and risk functions.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
This isn’t just a job, it’s a place to lead, grow, and thrive. If you believe in your skills and drive, we’ll provide the resources and support to help you succeed.
Benefits include:
- Generous PTO and holiday schedule
- 401(k) with company match
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Ongoing training (lunch & learns, financial and health webinars)
- Team volunteer outings
Atlanticus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, or other protected status.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Credit Risk Analyst
Align your degree to the SOC code
USCIS scrutinizes whether your degree field directly relates to credit risk work. A finance, statistics, or economics degree maps cleanly to SOC 13-2041. If your degree is in a different field, gather transcript evidence showing quantitative coursework to pre-empt an RFE.
Use OFLC Wage Search before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your metro area and experience level. Pull the current figure from OFLC Wage Search so you know the floor before you enter salary discussions, not after an offer is signed.
Target employers with cap-exempt filing history
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated entities are cap-exempt, meaning your H-1B petition bypasses the lottery entirely. Credit risk roles exist at these organizations in areas like student loan risk, endowment management, and government-backed lending programs.
Find H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter Credit Risk Analyst listings on Migrate Mate by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history so you're applying only to companies that have sponsored this role before, not guessing based on company size or brand name.
Submit your petition early in the filing window
USCIS opens H-1B registration in March and closes it within days. If selected, your employer has until June 30 to file the full I-129 petition. Delays in gathering your credentials, degree evaluations, or employer documentation routinely push filings past that deadline.
Verify your employer is E-Verify enrolled before signing
If you're on OPT and transitioning to H-1B, your STEM OPT extension requires your employer to be enrolled in E-Verify. Confirm enrollment before accepting an offer, since withdrawing STEM OPT authorization after the fact creates a gap in your work authorization.
H-1B Visa Credit Risk Analyst: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Credit Risk Analyst role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. USCIS consistently treats Credit Risk Analyst positions as specialty occupations because the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as finance, economics, statistics, or mathematics. The key is that your employer's job description must specify a degree requirement, not merely a preference. Roles described as open to any bachelor's degree regardless of field have faced RFEs, so the posting language matters.
Which types of employers most commonly sponsor H-1B visas for Credit Risk Analysts?
Commercial banks, investment banks, credit card issuers, fintech lenders, insurance companies, and credit rating agencies are the most active H-1B sponsors for this role. You can identify which specific employers have filed LCAs for Credit Risk Analyst positions by searching Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers with verified DOL Labor Condition Application filing history for this occupation.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer's credit risk function is restructured or my role is eliminated?
Your H-1B status is tied to your specific employer and position. If your role is eliminated, you have a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsor, transfer your H-1B to a new employer, or depart the U.S. A new employer can file an H-1B transfer petition on your behalf, and you can start working as soon as USCIS receives that petition, not after approval, under the portability rules in AC21.
Can I use O*NET to verify that my Credit Risk Analyst role meets H-1B requirements?
O*NET lists Credit Analysts under SOC code 13-2041 and documents the typical education and knowledge requirements for the occupation. While USCIS doesn't rely solely on O*NET classifications, the profile supports your employer's argument that the position requires a specific bachelor's degree. Including O*NET documentation in your petition package alongside the job description strengthens the specialty occupation case.
Does the prevailing wage level assigned to my role affect my H-1B approval odds?
The prevailing wage level, set by DOL through OFLC, doesn't directly affect approval odds, but it affects what your employer must certify on the LCA. If your employer assigns a Level I wage to a senior analyst role, USCIS may question whether the position is truly specialized. Wage Level III or IV assignments for experienced Credit Risk Analysts are more consistent with the specialty occupation standard and less likely to trigger RFEs.