Come join our analytics team!

The position in brief:

PRA Group Europe is hiring a Portfolio Analyst to drive impactful analysis from raw data to full investment cases, providing advice to our Investment Committee. This role combines technical expertise in machine learning and statistical analysis with skills in presentation and collaboration. You will develop and refine predictive models, improve investment strategies, and work across teams to optimize portfolios in Europe.

Ideal candidates will have experience in R or Python, SQL, machine learning, and data visualization tools. A Master’s degree in a relevant field is required, with 3-5 years of experience preferred. PRA Group values curiosity, integrity, and teamwork, offering growth opportunities, competitive compensation, and flexibility. The role is ideal for those who want to make a significant impact while working in a supportive, inclusive environment.

Do you want to know more? Please read the full advertisement!

 
 
The Portfolio Analyst Position 
 
This is an exciting opportunity for somebody who is looking for more than a typical analyst position. With PRA Group Europe, you will have the opportunity to influence and make a much larger impact on the direction of the company than many other analyst positions. You will own the analysis from raw data points to full investment case. You then provide meaningful advice to the Investment Committee, complementing the commercial and relationship considerations that our Investment Directors present. This role provides you with a balance of time to build up an understanding and expertise in applied machine learning in an investment environment, whilst also honing your presentation and relationship building skills in a collaborative and supportive environment. 

As a Portfolio Analyst, you will accurately and successfully contribute to value portfolios for investments across Europe and have a key role in our drive for success. This role includes the following tasks: 

• Continuously improve our existing models and create new tools/models for analysis and valuate potential accounts / portfolios. Test and validate results. 
• Develop predictive models, using statistical tools and techniques to increase accuracy and improve collections.
• Present and explain valuations and predictions to PRA Group’s Investment Committee and Stakeholders. 
• Take responsibility for valuation in one of our markets and work together with your fellow colleagues, Investment director and Operational teams to develop our Investments offering.
• Collaborate and build good relationships with other departments and stakeholders throughout the company. 
• Work with the local operational team(s) to identify requirements for predictive models to improve our collections strategy and profit. 
• Contribute to PRA Group Analytical Labs to keep pushing the boundaries in modelling, predictive analytics and business insights ensuring PRA Group is taking advantage of the latest developments in Data Science and analytics. 

 
Some of the technologies in use include R and / or Python for statistical analysis, Power BI, Git / Azure DevOps, and SQL Databases. 
 

Our core values- what and who are we looking for? 
All employees share a common set of values and commitments that define how we treat each other, how we relate to our customers, and the responsibilities we have to clients, shareholders, regulators, and others. Simply put, they’re the principles that reflect our company’s culture, why PRA was started, and who PRA is today. Our goal is for every PRA employee to personify and live these shared values—because they are guidelines for everything we do.

CARES:
Committed to always doing our best work. Accountable for our actions. Respectful in our interactions with each other. Ethical in every situation. Successful because we work together as a team.

 
You are curious, analytical and have a high level of integrity and dependability. You thrive when given the opportunity to solve and explain complex problems and you can communicate with people at all levels. We are committed to helping our employees reach their highest potential by offering:

• Growth and development opportunities
• Competitive reward packages
• Work-life balance and flexibility

These are some of the things that we are looking for: 

• Experience in using statistical computing languages R, Python or SAS to manipulate data and draw insights from those data sets. 
• Programming experience and problem-solving ability with programming tools is a plus. 
• Experience with Machine Learning models, such as linear models, regression- and pricing models.
• Experience with SQL and data warehouse.
• Business understanding. It is a plus if you are interested in finance and macroeconomics.
• Good presentation skills.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Master’s Degree in Mathematics / Statistics / Computer Science / Data Science / Industrial Economics / Physics / Quantitative Business degree or similar. 

It would be great if you also could tick off these boxes:

• 3-5 years of work experience.
• A background in data science.
• Experience with visualization, such as Tableau and / or Power BI.

If you don’t tick off all the boxes, we still want to hear from you! As a person, we believe that you are communicative, like problem solving, you are curious and driven. You also have the ability to work with deadlines on projects and can prioritize your work tasks in a good and structured manner.


Life as an analyst at PRA Group Europe 
 
Our division is small enough to ensure everyone feels important and able to make an impact. We are close-knit and friendly analytics team who champion inclusion, energy and recognition. We are nimble with a clear shared strategic vision. Decisions are fact driven and based on data. 

Our mission is to deliver non-performing loan solutions that drive success through a long-term focus and customer care. Our vision is to be the trusted leader, changing the world`s perception of the non-performing loan industry. We are committed to always doing our best work. We are accountable for our actions. We are respectful in our interactions with each other. We are ethical in every situation and we are successful because we work closely and collaboratively as a team. 


We hope that this makes you curious about the position and that you want to learn more about our company. Please show your interest by sending in your CV and a short cover letter, telling us a bit more about yourself and your experience with data analysis. We will send out more information about the company and the role to candidates of interest. If you have any questions prior to applying, please contact our recruitment advisors Stian Iversen or Masa Mandic at Orion & Partners.