Claudio Cañizo Iturriaga
Driving risk innovation and portfolio growth across MX, LATAM, US, and EU markets.
Mexico City, MX
Full time
Hybrid
Risk management professional with 15+ years of experience in prominent financial institutions across Mexico, the US, LATAM, and Europe. Led multi-disciplinary...
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My Career Journey
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NOWPORTS
Global SR Risk Manager
Jun 2024 - Present | 2y 1m
Responsible for the complete credit life cycle. Designed credit, acquisitions and portfolio management as well as collections and compliance policies and strategies. Launched the MVP for lending products...
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CLARA
Risk Portfolio Manager
Nov 2022 - May 2024 | 1y 6m
Led collections, portfolio management, and liquidity risk. Determined eligibility criteria for MVP and new product launches. Mediated risk-related processes and policies, managed PQR meetings, led transition...
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ITALIKA
SR Portfolio Manager
Jun 2021 - Jul 2022 | 1y 1m
Defined risk strategies for business units, managed and analyzed information and databases, estimated credit losses and forecasting, developed and automated KPI and PQR dashboards, and supported new products...
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CITI
Assistant Vice President
Jul 2020 - Jun 2021 | 11m
Redesigned compensation schemes for over 25,000 employees, implemented new bonus and commission calculations, calculated capacity plans for projects and teams, and reevaluated positions to ensure fair...
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CREDITO REAL
Risk Coordinator
Jun 2016 - Jul 2019 | 3y 1m
Oversaw all risk-related metric calculation and reporting, participated in centralizing risk-product-finance data across 12 portfolios and 3 regions, and implemented risk-product committees to encourage...
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SANTANDER BANK
SR Credit Risk Auditor
Sep 2015 - Aug 2016 | 11m
Examined the full credit cycle for compliance with internal and regulatory frameworks across MX and EU, led judicial collection auditing, and established criteria to resolve regulatory discrepancies between...
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CITIBANAMEX
Portfolio & Risk Analyst
Sep 2012 - Oct 2015 | 3y 1m
Calculated and analyzed risk metrics for 15 portfolios, implemented estimation models, organized committee decks, and developed forecasting models approved by US regulators. Automated risk metrics reporting,...
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Banco Azteca
Risk Analyst
May 2011 - Sep 2012 | 1y 4m
Automated provision and expected loss calculations for MX and LATAM, coordinated risk committee deck, ensured regulatory compliance, and developed a non-parametric model for loss estimation reducing provision...
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Leadership
Business Acumen
Analytical Skills
Active Learning
Most proud of (2/3)
1st
Led credit lifecycle and digital transformation at NOWPORTS, growing the lending portfolio while ensuring compliance.
2nd
Led CEO pitch and a cross-functional team to implement fully digital lending onboarding, resolving delays with milestones and training.
Career Highlights
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Led pitch to CEO and cross‑functional validation team
Validated & de‑risked digital onboarding for lending
Mexico City, MX, 2025
In a digital lending transformation I led the pitch to the CEO to implement a fully digital onboarding...
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My values
Collaboration
Communication
Accountability
Growth Mindset
Education
Marist University, CDMX
Actuarial Science
Ongoing
Certifications & Qualifications
Leadership & Communication
2026
TOEFL ITP
2026
Financial Risk Management
Actuary Hunters, CDMX2026
Risk Management
ABM, CDMX2026
Language(s) I speak
Spanish
Fluent
English
Fluent