Risk Model Management Specialist

ITConnect Sp. z o.o.; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ITConnect is seeking a senior professional to own the development, validation, and governance of transaction monitoring models within its Financial Crime Prevention function. The role combines model risk expertise with hands-on analytics, driving governance in the Transaction Monitoring Unit.

You will set direction for model development, document designs, and mentor the analytics team in SOPs and data governance, while collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field (e.g., CS, actuarial science, statistics, mathematics).
• Extensive experience in model risk management, governance, and validation.
• Strong background in data science, statistics, and quantitative methods.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in academic or technical writing.

Responsibilities

• Own the development and validation of transaction monitoring models, with a focus on model documentation, model review, and model governance.
• Drive model governance activities within TMU, including validation assessments and implementation of 2nd line feedback.
• Set and execute the direction for model development and experimental design, balancing analytical rigor with practical constraints.
• Document model design and outcomes, iterating with analytics to ensure accuracy and understanding of assumptions and weaknesses.
• Provide hands-on support for prototyping tests and analytical methodologies.
• Mentor and uplift the analytics team to design, test, and implement model SOPs (data lineage/governance, tuning, calibration, monitoring).
• Represent the organization professionally with external and internal stakeholders.

Skills

Model risk management

Model governance

Validation

Data science

Statistics

Quantitative methods

Academic/technical writing

Stakeholder management

Communication & presentation

Mentoring

Education

Advanced degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Mathematics)

Job description

Own the development, validation, and governance of transaction monitoring models within a Financial Crime Prevention / AML function.

The assignment combines model risk expertise with hands-on analytical work, driving model governance within the Transaction Monitoring Unit (TMU).

• Own the development and validation of transaction monitoring models, with a focus on model documentation, model review, and model governance
• Drive model governance activities within TMU, including validation assessments and implementation of 2nd line feedback
• Set and execute the direction for model development and experimental design, finding the right balance between analytical rigor and practical constraints
• Document model design and outcomes, iterating with the analytics team to ensure accuracy, completeness and analysis of model assumptions, limitations and weaknesses
• Provide hands-on support for prototyping tests and analytical methodologies
• Mentor, uplift and collaborate within the analytics team to design, test, and implement model SOPs (e.g. data lineage/governance, tuning and calibration, monitoring of model operations and outcomes)
• Represent the organisation with a high degree of professionalism in collaboration with external and internal stakeholders
• Extensive experience in model risk management, model governance, and validation
• Strong background in data science, statistics and quantitative methods
• Experience in academic or technical writing, particularly in the context of model documentation
• Advanced degree in a quantitative field, e.g. Computer Science, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or equivalent
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills
• Organised, structured and professional, able to take initiative and work proactively under own direction
• Assertive communication with the ability to set direction and achieve results in a dynamic, changing environment