MODEL RISK OFFICER

The Model Risk Manager serves as a second line of defense and is responsible for maintaining the Model Risk Management ("MRM") program. Responsibilities include identifying, managing, and mitigating risks associated withvarious models while providing effective challenge to first line model owners. Role will ensure models are developed, implemented, and validated in line with regulatory and internal governance requirements while collaborating with model developers, risk teams, and senior management to ensure the integrity and reliability of the models.

Responsibilities

Daily responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Conducts independent model validation studies to manage and mitigate the risks that arise from the use of models utilized by the Bank that have fundamental errors and from the inappropriate use of model results.
• Analysis includes, but is not limited to, assessments of each model's conceptual soundness, statistical analysis of empirical model performance, the development of challenger models for benchmarking comparisons, and composition of robust validation reports.
• Effectively identifies items posing significant model risks to the Bank, proposes plans to address those risks, and presents recommendations for continued model use or rejection to Senior Management.
• Reviews include models used to drive business decisions including, but not limited to, financial planning, fraud detection, credit risk management, anti-money laundering, asset and liability management, and any other relevant models.
• Implements model risk-specific platforms, conducts quality control on validation reports and reviews, coordinates third-party consultant validation projects, and designs of specific governance procedures or workflows.
• Performs reviews of existing model documentation, and interviews model developers and model owners to understand the business context for model use and to facilitate the adoption of model risk management standards.
• Designs specific validation plans to provide an effective challenge to models, including assessments of overall design, underlying theoretical approaches, data quality and controls, model specification and estimation, development testing, implementation, use, and approvals.
• Analyzes empirical model performance using statistical techniques such as back-testing, scenario analysis, stress-testing, stability and sensitivity testing, and benchmarking against self-developed challenger models, and reviews inputs data to assess quality.
• Prepares comprehensive and detailed reports documenting the findings of validation review and analysis, and presents results and recommendations for changes, continued use or rejection of models to model developers, model owners, executive sponsors, and the Enterprise Risk Management Committee.
• Assists model developers, model users, and model owners in the completion of model documentation to track the on-going performance of models under their responsibility.
• Maintains the Bank's model inventory, risk assessment, and model documentation library.
• Identifies emerging model risk issues impacting the Bank, changes in industry best practice related to model development and validation, and communicates to model developers, Senior Management, and the Enterprise Risk Management Committee.
• Facilitates improved understanding of model risk by conducting individual educational presentations or other types of sessions as necessary and/or required.
• Maintains an advanced knowledge of financial industry status and trends, including but not limited to the Federal Reserves SR 11-7 and the OCC's Examination Manual on Model Risk Management.
• Assumes responsibility for special projects, gathers data and prepares reports for the Enterprise Risk Management Committee, audits, regulatory examination, and other personnel.
• Consistently applies superior decision-making techniques pertaining to inquiries, approvals and requests as they apply to existing policies and procedures, keeping within assigned approval limits and using these instances as learning tools for employee development.
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, statistics, or related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 4 years of experience working in the banking industry
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in quantitative analysis related to model risk management, include statistical analysis, modeling, and/or other quantitative disciplines i.e., validation.
• Minimum of 2 years in model risk governance, model risk audit, or risk management.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory guidelines (e.g., SR 11-7, OCC guidance).
• Experience in risk modeling techniques such as stress testing, credit risk models, market risk models, and liquidity risk models.
• Experience with statistical tools and programming languages such as Python, R, SAS, or MATLAB.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex information to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple projects
• Detail oriented
• Strong analytical and decision making skills
• Demonstrates initiative
• Excellent written and verbal communications
• Professional appearance and demeanor

Benefits

• 401(k) with a company match of up to 6%
• ESOP employer match
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Cancer / Disease insurance
• Accident insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Bank paid Life / AD& D insurance
• Voluntary Life / AD&D insurance
• Bank paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position requires sitting the majority of the time with limited walking and standing. All work occurs indoors and within regular working hours. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)