Hybrid Model Risk Validator – Financial Risk Oversight

Nationwide; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension (competitive)

Annual bonus potential

Training & development

Life assurance

Wellhub health & wellness

Job summary

Nationwide is seeking a Risk Analyst to support independent validation of business-critical models within Financial Risk Oversight. The role focuses on ensuring models are reliable, well-controlled, and compliant with regulations. You will present findings to senior management after technical reviews and statistical analyses.

Hybrid working is offered across the UK, with optional home working. The role requires strong statistics and programming skills (SAS/Python/R) and the ability to translate

Qualifications

• A numerate degree or equivalent with strong statistics background.
• Programming skills in SAS/Python/R; ability to manipulate data.
• Ability to interpret results and present findings to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent validation of models used for regulatory capital, credit risk, and forecasting.
• Perform data profiling, back-testing, and model documentation.
• Produce high-quality validation reports highlighting risks and limitations.

Skills

SAS

Python

R

VBScript

Education

Numerate degree

Tools

Modeling tools

Job description

Nationwide is seeking a Risk Analyst to support independent validation of business-critical models within Financial Risk Oversight. The role focuses on ensuring models are reliable, well-controlled, and compliant with regulations. You will present findings to senior management after technical reviews and statistical analyses.

Hybrid working is offered across the UK, with optional home working. The role requires strong statistics and programming skills (SAS/Python/R) and the ability to translate