Quantitative Risk Analyst - Northampton, Belfast

Allied Irish Bank; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major banking institution in Belfast is looking for an experienced Risk Analyst to join their Risk Analytics team. The successful candidate will undertake complex data analyses, develop robust monitoring procedures, and utilize programming skills to improve risk management processes. Ideal candidates will have a Master's or PhD in a quantitative subject and at least 1.5 years of experience. This position offers a hybrid work model and various attractive benefits.

Benefits

Market leading Pension Scheme

Healthcare Scheme

Variable Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Family leave options

Two volunteer days per year

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a quantitative risk or similar discipline.
• Ability to perform exploratory and ad-hoc data analysis.
• Capability to defend your decisions in challenges.

Responsibilities

• Undertake complex data analyses and modelling to improve bank services.
• Develop and maintain robust monitoring procedures for credit risk.
• Perform exploratory data analysis to generate insights.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

SAS programming

SQL programming

Exploratory data analysis

Education

Masters/PhD in a quantitative subject

2.1 degree in mathematics, physics, statistics, etc.

Tools

SAS

SQL

R

Python

Matlab

Job description

Location/Office Policy:
Belfast / Northampton with Hybrid (2 days a week in the office, moving to 3 days in office from Jan 2026)

- Can you undertake a range of analytic work and develop specialist skills within the team?
- Do you have demonstrable problem-solving skills with capability to defend your decisions from challenge?
- Do you have an academic background in quantitative analytical discipline?

What is the Role:

The Risk Function’s main objective is to ensure AIB has a robust risk management framework and culture in place to ensure risks are taken within the risk appetite set by the Board, in support of AIB’s customer franchise and social responsibility.

The role is positioned within the Risk Analytics team where we develop and support the deployment of risk models, strategies and decision tools for regulatory capital, internal capital and business decision making.

Key Accountabilities:

• Analysis and Investigation: Undertake various complex data analyses, investigations and/or modelling of business issues to improve the management, services, and products of the bank.
• Digital protection: Access / utilise bank data within the policies and frameworks required by AIB.
• Model Monitoring: Develop and maintain robust, efficient and resilient monitoring procedures, using statistical software, to track credit risk model performance. Communicate evidence-based findings to stakeholders.
• Data insights: Perform in exploratory and ad-hoc data analysis with a view to generating insights and using this to deliver actionable recommendations to the Business.
• Risk Segmentation Analysis: Creating segmentations that allow us to better understand the risks present in our lending portfolio and what we can do to better manage the risks.

What You Will Bring:

• Masters/PhD qualification in a quantitative subject or 1.5+ years' direct experience in a quantitative risk or similar discipline
• Demonstrable experience with SAS or SQL programming – experience in an alternative programming language would be considered (e.g. R, Python, Matlab).
• Demonstrable problem-solving skills with capability to defend your decisions from challenge.
• Minimum 2.1 degree in a quantitative analytical discipline e.g. mathematics, applied mathematics, physics, statistics, engineering, econometrics. (Confirmation will be sought if successful for the role.)
• Ability to perform exploratory and ad-hoc data analysis with a view to generating insights.

What We Offer:

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live, and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

Some of our benefits include:

• Market leading Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Scheme
• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options
• Two volunteer days per year

Please click here for further information about AIB’s PACT – Our Commitment to You.

Key Capabilities

• Ensures Accountability
• Collaborates
• Eliminates Complexity
• Risk Modelling & Scenario Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Statistical Modelling

If you are not sure about your suitability based on any aspects of the role advertised, we encourage you to contact the Recruiter for this role, Aisling Fitzpatrick, for a conversation.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request, apply to the Talent Acquisition team at careersaib.ie.

Disclaimer:

Unsolicited CVs sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model, and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.

Application deadline: 24th September 2025