EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Professional experience in model development or model validation.
• Experience of model types such as forecasting, IFRS 9, scorecards, and pricing.
• Able to deliver high quality, accurate work to deadlines, and support others.
• Able to communicate effectively to gain the support of management through reasoned argument and effective decision making.
• Analytical thinking who can interpret MI/BI and use it for sound decision making.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to influence, negotiate, feedback and constructively challenge at all levels.
• PC Literacy to include MS Office Word, Excel, Power Point.
• Proven ability to effectively plan and organise work effectively and prioritise deadlines whilst working at a fast pace.
• Strong ability to use initiative when concluding on testing results.
• Proven ability to work independently and pro-actively take ownership for own workload to meet deadlines.
• Ability to demonstrate a positive attitude and the ability to lead and motivate others.
• Ability to deputise for the senior manager as required.
• Excellent relationship management and influencing skills with the ability to balance assertiveness with need to build and maintain internal relationships
• Risk related qualification (e.g. IRM) desirable but not essential
• Strong experience in a risk management role
• Experience of advising on Risk and Control Self-Assessment work
• Experience of Risk Management Information Systems
• Natural problem-solving mindset that uses thoughtfulness, drive, and appropriate urgency
• Partnering with key stakeholders to ensure views are understood and agreement is reached using both information and judgement to create recommendations and support decisions.

• Lead independent validation of models used across the Bank to assess their conceptual soundness, technical design, and ongoing performance.
• Promote a positive culture driving the highest standards in model validation and management.
• Attend meetings with key stakeholders and senior leadership to deliver validation reports and effectively communicating model risk.
• Be a champion of effective model maintenance and management through development and ongoing validation in addition to driving discussion and challenge in model monitoring reviews.
• Identify model drift, weaknesses, non-compliance, business risks or control weakness, and communicate these to the relevant stakeholders.
• Review model compliance assessments.
• Deputise for the Senior Model Risk Validation Manager as required..
• Maintain a co-operative and effective relationship with senior management and colleagues across the business always assisting them to comply with relevant regulations and achieve fair customer outcomes.
• Promote a no-surprise approach to validation reporting
• Maintain an understanding of relevant business areas under review through asking intuitive questions and keeping regulatory requirements and the customer in mind.