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Arturo Martinez

Fractional Chief Risk Officer | Credit & Portfolio Risk | Fintech & Digital Lending | ERM Strategy & Scalable Risk Frameworks

About Me

I’m a senior executive with 25+ years of experience in credit, fraud, portfolio risk, and enterprise risk management across fintech, banking, and consumer lending. I specialize in building end-to-end risk frameworks, optimizing credit portfolios, strengthening regulatory and governance structures, and driving disciplined growth in high-velocity environments. As a Fractional CRO, I help organizations identify critical risks, design scalable and data-driven policies, and implement resilient controls across credit, fraud, operational, and strategic risk. I partner closely with Product, Data, Finance, and Engineering teams to align underwriting, pricing, portfolio strategy, and ERM with business goals. I bring a hands-on, pragmatic approach—balancing strategic oversight with actionable execution. Whether the need is to design a risk function from scratch, improve portfolio performance, strengthen governance, or prepare for regulatory scrutiny, I deliver clarity, structure, and high-integrity leadership. Let’s connect if you need a trusted, execution-focused risk leader to elevate your risk intelligence and support sustainable growth.

Jurisdiction

Mexico | United States

Notable Employer

  • Director, Credit Risk & Portfolio Management at El Palacio de Hierro
  • Risk Manager | Credit Strategy at GE Money

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
Fractional Chief Risk Officer | Credit & Risk Strategy Executive
2023 - Present

* Provide CRO-level leadership for fintechs and consumer lenders, designing credit, fraud, and portfolio-risk frameworks aligned with growth and profitability goals. * Assess and strengthen underwriting, pricing, segmentation, and automated decisioning across the credit lifecycle. * Build risk governance models, early-warning controls, cohort analytics, and portfolio forecasting tools. * Advise CEOs and founders on risk appetite, capital deployment, and scaling strategies. * Lead rapid-iteration experiments to validate new credit products and improve unit economics.

Director, Credit Risk & Portfolio ManagementNotable
2010 - 2023

* Led credit policy, scoring, and portfolio-governance modernization for a $555MM USD consumer-credit portfolio, delivering delinquency <4% while scaling revenue. * Improved segmentation, underwriting, and pricing strategies to stabilize losses and grow near-prime and subprime segments. * Implemented IFRS9 provisioning frameworks, improving predictability and aligning reserves with risk appetite. * Built fraud-prevention tools, early-warning controls, and dynamic collections strategies that improved recoveries by 20%. * Partnered with Technology, Data, and Operations to streamline decisioning, increase automation, and accelerate turnaround times.

Head of Auto-Loan Risk, Credit & Collections
2008 - 2010

* Built the auto-loan business from scratch, defining credit policy, risk models, collections frameworks, and fraud controls. * Designed segmentation strategies and scoring criteria to support rapid scaling while protecting portfolio quality. * Established operational controls ensuring continuity of personal-loan performance.

Risk Manager | Credit StrategyNotable
2003 - 2008

* Directed end-to-end risk framework across acquisition, account management, pricing, fraud, and collections for large consumer portfolios. * Developed scoring models, credit policies, and champion/challenger tests improving risk-return performance. * Strengthened governance and regulatory compliance while supporting major product-launch initiatives.

Education

Degree of Cybernetics and Computer Science EngineeringUniversidad La Salle, Ciudad de México
1985 - 1990

Certification

Total Certifications1

Certified Wine Sommelier

Organización Nacional de Sommeliers de México (ONSOM)

2021

Skills

Core skills1
Languages2

Skills

Risk Management & Credit Policy Design Operational Excellence & Process Optimization Strategic Thinking & Decision-Making Cross-Functional Team Leadership Regulatory Compliance & Internal Controls Business Continuity & Crisis Management Data-Driven Analysis & Reporting Fast Execution & Problem Solving in Agile Environments Empathetic Leadership & Conflict Resolution Fintech & Digital Transformation Experience

Languages

English
Spanish

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