Lead, Financial Model Risk & Validation

Affirm; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 164,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

ESP P stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a Lead Validator for Finance and Analytics models within the Model Risk Management team. You will independently challenge and validate ALM, forecasting, and loan transition models, lead end-to-end validation engagements, and communicate findings to stakeholders across Finance, Quantitative Research, and Growth Analytics.

You’ll collaborate with owners to remediate issues, strengthen governance, and advance the MRM framework, while ensuring timely responses to audits and

Qualifications

• Independent challenges of financial and analytics models with validation and monitoring.
• Lead end-to-end validation engagements on high-complexity models.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to remediate validation findings and strengthen governance.

Responsibilities

• Perform independent validation of financial and analytics models (ALM, forecasting, loan and planning models).
• Lead end-to-end validation engagements on high-complexity, high-criticality models.
• Identify model weaknesses and clearly articulate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with model owners and stakeholders to remediate findings and strengthen governance.

Skills

Model validation

Python

SQL

Statistical modeling

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Databricks

Excel

Job description

Affirm is seeking a Lead Validator for Finance and Analytics models within the Model Risk Management team. You will independently challenge and validate ALM, forecasting, and loan transition models, lead end-to-end validation engagements, and communicate findings to stakeholders across Finance, Quantitative Research, and Growth Analytics.

You’ll collaborate with owners to remediate issues, strengthen governance, and advance the MRM framework, while ensuring timely responses to audits and