Business Unit: Model Risk and Analytics
Salary range: up to circa £93,000 per annum DOE + Red Hot benefits!
Location: UK remote with the option to attend a local HUB.
Contract type: Permanent
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Our Team
It’s an exciting time to be joining Model Risk Governance, a central pillar in the Model Risk & Analytics (MR&A) team. Ensuring we have a robust Model Risk Management (MRM) framework is essential for us to manage risk arising from using models for our decision making, while complying with complex regulations and increasing regulatory expectations. Also, the advent of new technologies (e.g., AI) and emerging sources of financial risk (e.g., climate change) drive innovation in the modelling space that must be managed appropriately.
You’ll be helping to embed new MRM practices and a brand-new technology solution (MAx) that will transform the way we manage model risk, whilst delivering insights and analytics across the expanding universe of models and other objects we look after.
What you’ll be doing
Driving the remediation plan to achieve and maintain material compliance against new regulation SS1/23 (MRM Principles for Banks), representing a multi-year journey towards elevated MRM standards / practices across the model lifecycle.
Leading a small team of expert model governance analysts/specialists and analysing trends that highlight model risks, issues, remediation actions and commercial opportunities.
Maintaining the MRM Policy Framework, including Model Risk Policy, Validation Framework, and other MRM Standards (e.g., PMA standards).
Developing and introducing new principles, practice and tools as needed, ensuring that the developments are industry recognised, proven, and refined by other professional such as third parties & management within the function.
Representing the Bank with external bodies including external audit functions, external consultancies, and the Regulator.
Providing MRM training for Senior management across technical fora (e.g., CMTF), Model Governance Committee and Board.
Supporting the development of the End User Computing (EUC) Standard and identification and management of EUCs across the bank
Ensuring the following are included embedded into policy and operation to ensure the best practise and professionalism of the model risk function: model risk identification, quantification, mitigation, and reporting
We need you to have
Specialist knowledge covering Model Risk Management, regulatory requirements (e.g. SS1/23, CRR), policy and frameworks, model governance, risk appetite and industry best practice.
Technical knowledge within a range of modelling approaches (e.g. Credit Risk modelling – Scorecards, PD, EAD, LGD) and understanding the impacts on strategy and customers.
An in-depth knowledge of the Financial Services market and the opportunities and threats.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to constructively influence and challenge Senior Management and the Regulators effectively.
Highly developed analytical and quantitative skills, demonstrable through a numerate degree or equivalent technical experience.
It’s a bonus if you have but not essential
Experience in working with Exec & Leadership teams.
A track record of dealing with and effectively influencing the Regulators.
Red Hot Rewards
Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more.
Up to five extra paid well-being days per year.
20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt.
Market-leading pension.
Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance.
Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness.
Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows).
And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.
Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.
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