Senior Model Validation & Risk Lead

Skipton Building Society; Skipton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Leave + holidays

Pension matching

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing apps

Volunteer opportunities

Cycle-to-work

Home & tech vouchers

Gym discounts

Job summary

Skipton Building Society is seeking a Model Validation Lead to validate critical models, providing robust challenge and assurance across a diverse set of models and algorithms. You will influence senior stakeholders through clear reporting and trusted recommendations.

You’ll combine technical expertise with commercial insight, supporting regulatory compliance and governance as part of a collaborative team in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience validating complex statistical models using independent review and performance testing.
• Strong Excel, SAS and SQL skills with ability to learn new tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent validation of material models delivering robust challenge and assurance.
• Assess model performance across the full lifecycle including data quality, design, implementation, monitoring and governance.
• Produce clear validation reports and present findings to senior stakeholders and governance committees.
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear messages for non-technical audiences.
• Provide data science and model risk guidance to analytical teams.
• Support regulatory compliance, audits and model governance activities.

Skills

Model validation

Statistical modeling

Excel

SAS

SQL

Regulatory knowledge

Communication

Data science lifecycle

Education

Degree in mathematics / statistics / data science

Job description

Skipton Building Society is seeking a Model Validation Lead to validate critical models, providing robust challenge and assurance across a diverse set of models and algorithms. You will influence senior stakeholders through clear reporting and trusted recommendations.

You’ll combine technical expertise with commercial insight, supporting regulatory compliance and governance as part of a collaborative team in a hybrid work environment.