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Model Risk Management Director- Business Risk Services - Operations Risk
Grant Thornton
New York, NY, United States
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Description
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Job Description: Our Operations Risk practice is looking for a Director to join the Model Risk Management (MRM) “Center of Excellence”. The candidate will be a member of the MRM leadership team and will be responsible of leading MRM engagement activities and go to market efforts. The candidate will be responsible to foster internal collaboration, design leading industry practices in model risk management and developing junior associates. The position requires an in depth understanding of the OCC 2011-12/ SR11-07 and related MRM regulatory guidance as well as extensive hands-on experience with model development methodologies and validation techniques. The candidate should have previous consulting experience, expertise in writing client proposals and ability to successfully initiate and manage client relationships.
The responsibilities will include:
• Lead work in model development, validation and model risk management projects across financial services industry. Particularly related to the areas of CCAR, DFAST, and BASEL regulations.
• Design and implement model validation methodologies, training and use cases.
• Build an industry network and enable collaboration and reuse of model risk management practices and expertise across the firm’s.
• Design, develop new modeling approaches and look for opportunities for commercialization of modeling expertise.
• Consistent deliver on client engagements to drive client satisfaction, revenue growth and advance the model risk practice.
• Lead go to market efforts to increase the model risk management pipeline and market penetration.
Qualifications
Required skills, experience and qualifications:
• Advanced Degree (PhD) in Statistics, Econometrics, Applied Math, Quantitative Finance or related disciplines Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Big 4 or related consulting experience
• Demonstrate deep understanding and command practical experience in the areas of model risk management including model development and model validation.
• Experience with different model families: Credit risk models, PD, LGD, dual credit risk rating models, IRB, ALLL, time series, linear regression and forecasting models.
• Understanding of OCC 2011-12/ SR11-07, CCAR, DFAST and BASEL regulations.
• Superior competence and is a credible source for external clients and internal colleagues.
• Practical experience designing and developing analytical models.
• Management experience , ability to lead multiple client engagements
• Experience executing go to market strategies and ability to initiate new client relationship
• A minimum 10 years of experience in model risk management, model validation, model testing and 5 years of experience in financial services.
• Ability to conceptualize practical work to design framework and methodologies.
• Hands on expertise with modeling software. Strong SAS expertise is a plus.
Benefits:
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Job Location: New York, Chicago, Charlotte (national role with travel)