Manager – Analytical Modeling

Manager – Analytical Modeling Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Manager – Analytical Modeling to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Prepare model validation report summarizing findings and providing recommendations;
  • Lead UAT / production activities in accordance with the UAT plan for deployment of scorecards;
  • Development of modeling strategies for automated decision making;
  • Development of the model implementation process;
  • Development of Model and monitoring process including back testing as needed;
  • Experience on CECL/IFRS9 and regulatory models;
  • Development of a model calibration process as a remediation for improving models;
  • Good to know development of benchmark ML models using different techniques;
  • Participate in client meetings and provide assistance and support in explaining findings to business partners;
  • Work hands-on on critical validation projects;
  • Mentor and review work of team members;
  • Validation for the source data quality, forecast data quality as well as change management;
  • Maintain traceability throughout the entire UAT lifecycle to ensure that test cases meet user requirements;
  • Provide technical guidance to team on the validation projects;
  • Point in time / hazard model development.

Requirements:

  • Has exposure on project management and shown expertise of communicating and coordinating across multiple business divisions;
  • Ambitious, proactive, “can-do” attitude. Ability to work under ambiguity and with minimal direct supervision;
  • Good client management and communication/presentation skills – written & verbal;
  • 3+ years’ experience in credit risk model development or validation;
  • Ability to network across teams and business vertical, negotiation and influencing skills;
  • Understanding of banking regulations on Capital, Provisioning – Basel, IFRS9 and experience of developing or validating regulatory models preferred;
  • Proficient in SAS programming;
  • Ability to work independently on projects;
  • Programming in additional languages like Python, R, preferred;
  • Client management and interpersonal skills – written & verbal;
  • Minimum of a Master of Science in Statistics/Economics/Finance;
  • Understanding of consumer/ commercial products and credit risk in lending;
  • Experience and knowledge of statistical/quantitative modeling techniques including regression, segmentation, time series, survival modeling etc;
  • Experience in GitHub for code version control Python/R and SAS e-miner is a plus;
  • Knowledge of implementation of ML/legacy models in the devops framework.