Lead Model Governance & Validation – Risk Analytics

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in the UAE is seeking a Manager for Model Governance & Model Validation. This role involves supporting the validation of models across various financial risks, ensuring compliance with regulations, and leading model risk management activities. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in risk consultancy and a strong academic background in quantitative analysis.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in a technical field within financial or risk consultancy.
• Strong academic background with a quantitative major.
• Professional certification in risk management is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support model risk management and perform various model risk activities.
• Lead the implementation of the model validation framework.
• Validate and review models focused on trading, credit, and market risks.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Model risk management

Statistical software (SAS, Python, VBA, R)

Credit risk modeling

Market risk expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

Professional certification in risk management (FRM, CFA, etc.)

Tools

Excel

VBA

R

Python

Job description

A leading financial institution in the UAE is seeking a Manager for Model Governance & Model Validation. This role involves supporting the validation of models across various financial risks, ensuring compliance with regulations, and leading model risk management activities. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in risk consultancy and a strong academic background in quantitative analysis.