Lead Quants Analytics Manager – Corporate Credit Risk

Santander View All Jobs; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 99,000 - 149,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Private medical insurance

Holiday entitlement (30 days + bank)

Job summary

Santander UK is seeking an experienced Senior Quants Analytics Manager to lead corporate credit risk model development across IRB, IFRS9 and stress testing. You will work with senior stakeholders, regulators and quantitative professionals to shape risk management strategy in Milton Keynes or London.

You will oversee lifecycle governance, provide technical leadership, and develop teams of quantitative professionals to deliver high-quality models and documentation in a complex regulatory

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in corporate/wholesale credit risk model development and validation.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills; able to apply econometric and ML techniques.
• Proficient coding in SAS, Python, SQL or similar.
• Knowledge of Basel, CRR, PRA, ECB and IFRS9 regulatory requirements.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex model development across IRB, IFRS9, Stress Testing, Climate Risk and Capital Modelling.
• Develop and monitor models through their lifecycle with governance and documentation.
• Ensure models are reproducible, well-documented and compliant with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Present developments and recommendations to governance forums and senior stakeholders.
• Coach and develop quantitative managers and analysts to deliver high-quality results.
• Collaborate with model owners, validators, auditors and regulators throughout the lifecycle.

Skills

IRB rating systems

IFRS9 provisioning

Stress testing

Climate risk modelling

Capital modelling

SAS / Python / SQL

Education

Degree in quantitative discipline

Tools

SAS

Python

SQL

AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot)

Job description

Santander UK is seeking an experienced Senior Quants Analytics Manager to lead corporate credit risk model development across IRB, IFRS9 and stress testing. You will work with senior stakeholders, regulators and quantitative professionals to shape risk management strategy in Milton Keynes or London.

You will oversee lifecycle governance, provide technical leadership, and develop teams of quantitative professionals to deliver high-quality models and documentation in a complex regulatory