Model Risk (Risk Management) : Job Level - Vice President

860 Morgan Stanley Svcs Canada Co; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Vice President in Model Risk Management in New York, NY. This position involves model validation and regulatory compliance, requiring expertise in quantitative disciplines and significant experience in risk management. The right candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and contribute to the firm's strategic goals while ensuring the integrity of the firm's models.

Benefits

Comprehensive employee benefits

Ample opportunity for career development

Qualifications

• 5 years' risk management experience including model risk management.
• Working knowledge of financial instruments and statistical techniques.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform independent review and validation of models.
• Develop challenger model methodologies.
• Communicate validation conclusions to senior management.

Skills

Risk management

Model risk management

Quantitative finance

Statistical techniques

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Masters or Doctorate in a quantitative discipline

Tools

R

Python

Job description

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Model Risk (Risk Management) : Job Level - Vice President

Apply locations New York, New York, United States of America time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday time left to apply End Date: August 4, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id PT-JR013920

Morgan Stanley's Firm Risk Management (FRM) Division is an exciting and rapidly growing space. We support Morgan Stanley to achieve its business goals by partnering with business units across the Firm to realize efficient risk-adjusted returns, acting as a strategic advisor to the Board and protecting the Firm from exposure to losses as a result of credit, market, liquidity, operational, model and other risks.

Primary Responsibilities:
- Perform independent review and model validation activities compliant with Model Risk Management policies and procedures, regulatory guidance, and industry leading practices.
- Develop challenger model methodologies for the official production models.
- Write comprehensive validation documentation for models validated.
- Effectively communicate model validation conclusions to senior management and relevant stakeholders.
- Represent Model Risk Management team in interactions with regulatory agencies.

Required Skills:
- 5 years' in relevant risk management experience including model risk management and risks analytics preferred for Vice President?
- Masters or Doctorate degree in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science or Engineering is preferred?
- Working knowledge of statistical techniques, quantitative finance and programming is essential; good understanding of various complex financial instruments is preferred.
- Familiarity with commodity and energy market, or modeling climate risk and working with climate data is a plus.
- Prior experience with developing or validating models is a plus.
- Prior experience with fixed income products (for example, securitized products, rates and corporate credit) is a plus.
- Prior experience with the treasury investment portfolio is a plus.
- Strong written and verbal communication, critical thinking, problem solving and team collaboration skills.
- Familiarity with coding languages (R and Python preferred).
- Familiarity with regulatory requirements e.g., Comprehensive Capital Analysis and review (CCAR), Internal capital adequacy assessment processes (ICAAP) and regulators such as Fed, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Property Reserve Analysis (PRA), European Banking Authority (EBA) is desired?
- Desire to work in a dynamic, team-oriented environment focusing on challenging tasks mixing fundamental, quantitative, and market-oriented knowledge and skills preferred

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $120,000 and $200,000 year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

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