Kamalabha Bhattacharjee
@kamalabhabhattacharj
Senior credit risk leader driving portfolio optimization and data-driven risk strategy.
What I'm looking for
I am a senior credit risk professional with over 13 years of experience across banking and fin-tech, leading credit risk strategy, underwriting, portfolio optimization, and collections initiatives for US and Indian products.
At Wells Fargo I lead Risk Analytics for Small Business Card operations, built and managed a high-performing risk analytics team, created unified data pipelines, and drove underwriting, line assignment and pricing changes that delivered a $132MM NPV gain annually. Previously I led portfolio and product-level risk strategies at JPMorgan Chase, YABX Technologies and other firms, improving payment performance, scaling disbursals, and delivering measurable NPV and revenue gains.
I combine advanced risk segmentation, predictive analytics, stress testing and stakeholder management to reduce losses and grow revenue. I seek senior-level roles where I can apply data-driven frameworks and cross-functional leadership to optimize portfolios and influence strategic risk decisions.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Lead strategic credit risk initiatives for Small Business Card operations, delivering a $132MM annual NPV gain through underwriting, line assignment, and pricing optimizations while building and managing a high-performing risk analytics team.
Vice President
YABX Technologies
Jan 2022 - Nov 2022 (10 months)
Drove 5x micro-loan disbursal growth across African markets and improved 90 DPD payment rate from 60% to 85% by deploying advanced underwriting, credit limit strategies, and smart debit optimizations.
Led credit line assignment strategy for US Cards, delivering $56MM NPV improvement via recession-ready 'Marginal Controls' and increased product exposure to drive a $4.6MM NPV uplift for a card product line.
Senior Manager
Axis Bank
Apr 2016 - Apr 2019 (3 years)
Drove mutual funds and insurance business growth, developed INR 280Bn regional budgets, and increased revenue 12% via cross-sell strategies, earning recognition for outstanding business performance.
Senior Associate
Capital One
Jun 2013 - Apr 2016 (2 years 10 months)
Optimized US Cards collections strategy ensuring TCPA compliance, improved promise-to-pay rates by 16% via auto-dialer optimizations, and managed a 40K-customer multi-card collections program.
Business Analyst
Mu Sigma
Aug 2012 - May 2013 (9 months)
Provided data-driven insights for a European telecom client to inform decision-making and operational improvements.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
National Institute of Technology, Silchar
Bachelor of Technology, Electrical Engineering
2008 - 2012
Grade: 7.85/10
Completed a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering with a CGPA of 7.85/10 from NIT Silchar between July 2008 and August 2012.
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