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Model Risk Analyst
Zions Bancorporation
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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Description
Zions Bancorporation is currently hiring an experienced Model Risk Analyst to join our team! The ideal candidate will have the skills and experience to:
The successful applicant will play a critical role in the Company's process for independently validating quantitative models. The environment is dynamic, as model assessment work will involve multiple areas of the bank (credit, operations, interest-rate risk).
Specific job duties include:
• Providing independent assessments of; theoretical model soundness, defensibility of assumptions, model limitations, and the overall practicality of the modeling approach given the business purpose.
• Summarizing work in formal written reports.
• Prioritizing and negotiating resolution of identified model issues.
• Continually staying abreast of the industry's advancements in the quantitative modeling and measurement of risks.
Applicants should have a high aptitude for critical thinking and analyzing risks. The specific attributes and experience we are looking for are:
Qualifications
Preferred:
• Bachelors or Master's degree in Statistics or other related field.
• Ability to use SAS or other comparable tool to process and analyze large quantities of data, and perform model diagnostic and replication work.
• 1 to 2 + years’ experience in quantitative modeling.
• Strong business writing skills.
• Ability to work constructively with a variety of departments and to persuasively present recommendations and work results.
Desired:
• Previous experience working in financial services.