Senior Manager - Independent Model Validation

Datatech Analytics; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based financial services provider is seeking a Senior Manager for Independent Model Validation. This role involves leading the review of models, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining validation frameworks. Candidates should possess strong analytical and communication skills, alongside experience in model development or validation within financial services. The position also includes coaching junior members of the team to foster a strong model risk culture. Competitive salary and benefits package offered.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in model development or validation within financial services.

Responsibilities

• Lead review and challenge of models for methodology and soundness.
• Shape and maintain the model validation framework.
• Produce reports and present findings at internal committees.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Regulatory alignment

Data quality monitoring

Job description

Job Description

Senior Manager, Independent Model Validation

The organisation

Our client is a UK based financial services provider with a strong focus on responsible growth and long term customer relationships. They offer specialist products to retail and business customers and are investing heavily in data, modelling, and risk capabilities. This role sits within a central model risk function, providing independent challenge to models used across the business.

The role

As Senior Manager for Independent Model Validation, you will :

Lead independent review and challenge of models, including:

• Methodology and theoretical soundness
• Regulatory alignment
• Data quality, monitoring, and performance
• Implementation, documentation, and model use

Shape and maintain the model validation framework, policies, and standards.

Work closely with model developers, owners, and users on model changes, performance issues, and remediation.

Produce clear written reports and present findings at internal committees and forums.

Support and coach more junior team members, helping to build a strong model risk culture.

What we are looking for

Highly numerate, with strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.

Experience in model development or validation within financial services, for example credit risk, capital, provisioning, or stress testing.

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