State Street's Global Model Risk Management (MRM) is seeking a Senior Validation Leader who will lead the Treasury Model Validation Team. The Senior Validation Leader must promote risk excellence culture and understand how the execution of Model Risk Management contributes critically to this key initiative, and have the ability to influence across business line or reporting relationships to obtain the broad consensus required for the success of important MRM initiatives. In addition, the Senior Validation Leader must be capable of establishing the requisite stature, expertise, and overall credibility to successfully manage the validation team of high intellects. This role will report to the Global Head of Model Validation.
What you will be responsible for
As a Senior Validation Leader, you will
Manage a team of 10 quantitative analysts located in US, Germany and Poland.
Form a strong rapport with SST corporate and SSBI business leaders and risk managers to raise on model specific issues.
Provide support for SST corporate and SSBI in meeting the regulatory expectations by providing an effective and robust challenge for the SST and SSBI models serving a regulatory purpose.
Responsible for addressing internal/external Audit, Federal Reserve Board (FRB) and European Central Bank (ECB) inquiries on model validations performed in her/his space.
Work closely with the Global Head of Model Validation to develop strategies that apply innovative thinking to transform and reengineer the current operating model and spearhead the execution of these strategies
Recruit, train, and mentor the MVG staff, while fostering an environment of open challenge and debate
Manage co-sourcing resources, integrate consulting resources into the MVG teams.
What we value
These skills will help you succeed in this role
Deep understanding of regulatory requirements on Comprehensive Capital and Analysis Review (CCAR) framework.
Deep understanding of regulatory requirements on the Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) and ECB/EBA Stress Testing Framework
Past experience in communicating with regulators (FRB and preferably with ECB).
Model development/validation experience in the areas of market/credit risk, asset valuation, term structure modeling, structured securities (e.g US/European/Australian MBS, CMBS, CLO, ABS), value-at-risk, balance sheet modeling, deposit modeling, stress testing, etc.
Validation experience in vendor models and balance-sheet management software.
Working knowledge of financial markets and products
Strong written/ verbal communication skills and leadership/management skills
Ability to break down silo and work across multiple business lines and locations
Good project management skills exemplified by the ability to work independently on multiple projects and meet deadlines
Education & Preferred Qualifications
MS or PhD in Finance, Economics, Financial Engineering, Statistics, Math, or related field; 5+ years of model validation or relevant experience in a financial services firm
Working knowledge of Quantitative Risk Management (QRM) balancesheet management software with its term-structure and credit modules.
Deep knowledge of theoretical and empirical finance across a broad range of products and asset classes
Salary Range: $120.000 - $202.500 Annual
The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
