Senior Model Validation Manager

Senior Model Validation Manager

Up to £90K + great benefits

Once a week in the Midlands office

The overall purpose of the role is to manage and direct a team of Senior Risk Analysts focused on technical model validation and verification activities to support effective model risk management. This includes:

• Line management of Senior Risk Analysts ensuring their ongoing performance is in line with expectations and professional development.
• Applying specialist subject matter expertise and statistical and analytical knowledge of model validation and verification activities to ensure the team's validation activity is in line with agreed internal processes.
• Leading the technical review and challenge of incumbent and new models used across the business, ensuring the models operate within agreed performance and governance standards.
• Documenting and presenting Validation findings to senior management and the Executive. This includes regular attendance at Model Risk Committee and attendance at other Risk Committees (e.g. Board Risk Committee) as required.
• Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with a range of key internal and external stakeholders.
• Supporting broader model risk management initiatives including calibration of risk appetite and ongoing development of appropriate model risk standards. This includes playing a key role in the ongoing SS1/23 internal alignment activity.
• Ownership of Model Validation Procedures and associated policies (e.g. Model Conservatism) ensuring ongoing relevance and effectiveness.
• Coordination of Retail Credit Model Committees and Financial Model Committees, ensuring appropriate content and record keeping.
• Supporting wider Financial and Model Risk team initiatives, including participating in thematic reviews.

Key Requirements:

• It is essential you have demonstrable experience of advanced internal ratings-based (A-IRB) or Credit forecasting models, ideally in the residential mortgage sector. The role holder is required to have a detailed technical knowledge of risk modelling and components, including of LGD and PD. You will have a breadth of experience of developing or validating models, ideally including IFRS9 plus application and behavioural scorecards.
• A good understanding of Finance and Treasury models, including behavioural models, would be advantageous.
• You will have an expert knowledge of regulatory standards and guidance relating to credit risk models. You will understand the regulatory framework and expectations relating to model risk management, ideally with experience of developing and reviewing relevant artefacts (e.g. Policies, Frameworks).
• You will have excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and make a positive impact. You will have prior experience of interacting with senior managers and external stakeholders. You must have strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical matters in a concise and easily understood format to non-specialists with clarity and conviction.
• You will have demonstrable experience of line management in a technical specialism such as Model Development or Validation. This should include performance management, development, and objective setting. You should be able to work effectively with other members of the risk function and wider business.

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