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SMBC Group · 5 days ago

Senior Model Validation Specialist

Jersey City, NJ

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$147K/yr - $195K/yr

7+ years exp

SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group offering a diverse range of financial services. The Senior Model Validation Specialist will develop and enhance the Model Risk Management framework, perform model validation, and ensure model quality and governance across SMBC businesses.

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Responsibilities

Conducts model validation and model risk governance across SMBC businesses and group companies

Applies robust model validation methodology to assess the conceptual soundness of model theory, quality of model implementation, and model ongoing monitoring

Develops and applies model quality assessment and approval criteria to ensure the integrity of model implementation, inputs, outputs, monitoring and reporting

Communicates findings from validate work to management and stakeholders, including recommendations as appropriate

Summarize and present model validation results to model risk management committee

Ensures business continuity under all conditions, sometimes adverse, with strict adherence to established guidelines and deadlines

Qualification

Model validationQuantitative analysisRisk managementWholesale credit modellingMaster's degreeAnalytical skillsProblem solvingInterpersonal skillsCommunication skillsFast learning

Required

7 years of wholesale credit modelling or validation experience in Financial Services

Master Degree in Quantitative Math, Finance or Physics a plus

Strong analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative

Good problem solver; able to work multiple cross-functional efforts

Effective interpersonal skills, strong communication, especially written

Ability to climb fast learning curves in areas of limited prior experience

Benefits

Annual discretionary incentive award

Competitive portfolio of benefits

Company

SMBC Group

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SMBC Group is a top-tier global financial group.

Founded in 1590

New York, New York, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.smbcgroup.com/americas

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