Associate Credit Risk Analyst

About the role

PwC Advisory Risk team in Pune is hiring an Associate Credit Risk Analyst to evaluate client risk, support underwriting decisions, and enhance risk management capabilities. Day-to-day work includes leading due diligence reviews for Wealth Management clients and broker-dealers, conducting portfolio and stress-testing analyses, evaluating financing and Prime Brokerage risks, and partnering with Quantitative and Engineering teams to modernize risk frameworks. The role delivers data-driven recommendations to senior stakeholders and risk forums while ensuring alignment with governance standards.

What you’ll do

• Lead due diligence reviews for Wealth Management clients and broker-dealers from onboarding through periodic reviews
• Conduct portfolio-based analyses, including stress testing, concentration reviews, portfolio analytics, and exposure assessments
• Evaluate financing and Prime Brokerage risks while ensuring alignment with risk appetite and governance standards
• Partner with Risk, Quantitative, and Engineering teams to enhance margin methodologies, stress testing frameworks, risk monitoring, and escalation controls
• Deliver clear, data-driven recommendations to senior stakeholders and risk forums
• Support risk decision-making through robust underwriting and risk assessment practices

What you’ll bring

• Experience in Credit Risk, Financing Risk, Wealth Management Risk, or Prime Brokerage Risk
• Strong analytical skills with hands-on experience assessing portfolios, risk metrics, and stress-testing outcomes
• Proven experience leading due diligence and underwriting reviews for Wealth Management clients and/or broker-dealers
• Ability to communicate complex risk concepts effectively to senior stakeholders
• Experience partnering with Quantitative and Engineering teams to improve risk analytics, monitoring, margining, or stress-testing frameworks
• Understanding of governance processes and escalation mechanisms within a First Line Risk/Credit environment
• AI proficiency with the ability to leverage AI tools for analysis, productivity, decision support, and workflow optimization while maintaining appropriate governance and controls
• 2+ years of experience

Nice to have

Wealth Management experience

Skills

Education

Graduation/Post Graduation Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)