John Kizilay

About John Kizilay

US permanent resident with two decades of total experience in data science, quantitative…

Experience

1. Senior Manager - Portfolio Analytics & Strategy

   PNC

   Oct 2021 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Leveraging business/product expertise to rigorously analyze large datasets, improve risk-adjusted returns, deliver profitable growth, and communicate conclusions. Synthesizing analytical results and developing, recommending, and implementing business strategies that will enhance lending decisions, assist in managing risk, increase revenues, reduce exposure to losses, meet business goals, and improve performance. • Applying predictive models, third-party data, and other tools to develop and execute appropriate segmentation and targeting for acquisition and portfolio strategies to provide insight into portfolio risk while maintaining appropriate governance and oversight.• Providing financial and regulatory reporting and analyses to maintain adequate controls over the financial and regulatory reporting processes. Responsible for running complex business performance, risk and operational analytics. • Working with business, credit, data, and model development partners to design, develop, and monitor test designs and analytical reporting to track and enhance strategies.• Collaborating with the line of business, Finance, and Risk partners to assess and establish credit risk appetite and to understand its implications, as well as to establish policies and procedures governing the identification, monitoring, and management of risk appetite.

Education

• Tilburg University

  Master's degree, Finance, General

  2009 — 2011

• Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University

  Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2001 — 2006

• Bilkent University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General

  2007 — 2009