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Director Credit Decisioning & Risk Strategies

Haventree Bank

About Haventree Bank

Haventree Bank is a private Canadian Schedule 1 bank specializing in alternative mortgage programs and insured GIC deposits. We help hardworking Canadians from coast-to-coast achieve homeownership by offering flexible mortgage solutions. Our insured GIC deposits offer competitive rates and are available through a variety of wealth management platforms.

Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Haventree Bank is a mission driven alternative mortgage lender. The name Haventree is representative of the bank’s mission to help its customers find a place of refuge and to lay down new roots for the future. Haventree exists to be a catalyst of financial security and upward mobility for Canadians who are underserved by the traditional financial system.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Chief Risk Officer, the Director – Credit Decisioning & Risk Strategy is accountable for the design, oversight, and continuous evolution of the Bank’s credit decision frameworks, credit risk policies, and portfolio risk strategy across mortgage origination and account management activities. The role provides senior leadership of forward-looking credit risk management, ensuring alignment with risk appetite, regulatory expectations, and strategic growth objectives.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve credit decision strategies, frameworks, and methodologies across the mortgage lifecycle.
  • Design, approve, and optimize automated and risk-based decisioning strategies, including rules, scorecards, and analytics.
  • Maintain ownership of Residential Mortgage Underwriting Policy and ensure regulatory alignment.
  • Chair and drive the Credit Risk Committee and related governance forums.
  • Oversee portfolio monitoring, concentration analysis, dashboards, and KRIs.
  • Provide senior oversight of Quality Assurance programs aligned to decision quality.
  • Translate credit analytics and model outputs into actionable risk insights.
  • Partner with Operations, Finance, Compliance, ERM, and Technology teams on credit initiatives.
  • Mentor and provide strategic leadership to credit strategy and insights teams.
  • Mortgage collections, delinquency management, or default resolution.
  • Recoveries, legal enforcement, or loss mitigation execution.
  • Day-to-day servicing or arrears operations.

Qualifications & Experience

Degrees, Diplomas & Certifications

  • University degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Math, Statistics, or related discipline.

Years and Range of Experience Required to Perform the Job

  • 10+ years of experience in Consumer (secured & unsecured) Credit Risk Management.
  • 7+ years of senior leadership and people management experience.
  • Strong experience with automated decisioning, analytics, and regulatory governance.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Haventree Bank embraces equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion. Please let us know if you require any accommodations during the recruitment and selection process by contacting View email address on ca.talent.com

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