Quantitative Model Development Analyst - Credit Modeling

U.S. Bank; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 98,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

401(k)

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Adoption Assistance

Sick Leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank's Model Development & Decision Support (MDDS) team seeks a motivated Model Developer to build and implement expected loss forecasting models for Commercial Real Estate and Small Business portfolios, ensuring CECL and CCAR compliance.

You will collaborate with credit risk management, corporate finance, model validation, and audit services to integrate modeling into BAU activities while supporting model performance monitoring and backtesting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field with 5+ years of relevant experience OR
• MA/MS in a quantitative field with 3+ years of related experience OR
• PhD in a quantitative field with <2 years of related experience

Responsibilities

• Develop credit risk models for CRE and Small Business portfolios and ensure compliance with CECL/CCAR.
• Communicate model functions and results to stakeholders for risk management and BAU integration.
• Monitor model performance, backtesting, and data quality reviews; support data development and maintenance.

Skills

Banking knowledge

Communication skills

Python

SAS

Model risk management

Analytics

Git

Data quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative field

MA/MS in quantitative field

PhD in quantitative field

Tools

Python

SAS

Git

Job description

Job Description

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Model Developer to join our Model Development & Decision Support (MDDS) team. In this role, you will support the development and implementation of expected loss forecasting models for Commercial Real Estate (CRE) and Small Business portfolios, ensuring compliance with CECL, CCAR, and other regulatory requirements.

In this position, you will contribute to the development of credit risk models for Commercial Real Estate and Small Business portfolios, ensuring alignment with diverse financial and regulatory requirements. You will be responsible for maintaining consistency with the Bank’s risk management policies, procedures, and practices by collaborating with colleagues in credit portfolio risk management, corporate finance, external reporting, model validation, and audit services. You are expected to communicate statistical model functions and predictions to stakeholders to demonstrate effective risk management and compliance as well as to foster integrations of credit risk modeling into business as usual (BAU) activities. You will also support ongoing model performance monitoring, including backtesting review and investigation of unexpected results, as well as wholesale data development and maintenance.

Key deliverables include comprehensive written model technical documents, oral and written presentations, as well as fluent programming skills.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, and five or more years of relevant experience OR
• MA/MS in a quantitative field, and three or more years of related experience OR
• PhD in a quantitative field, and less than two years of related experience

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Understanding of banking, financial metrics, and credit risk management
• Knowledge of banking regulation and requirements for stress testing and credit reserves.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Programming experience in Python and SAS
• Experience in building credit models for commercial exposures
• Experience working with internal model validation and model risk management
• Thorough data compilation, data quality review, and qualitative analysis skills
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem-solving, negotiation, and project management skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks across various timelines
• Demonstrated independence, teamwork and leadership skills
• Code management and version control using Git
• Experience with model performance monitoring

LOCATION EXPECTATIONS:

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank Location three (3) or more days per week. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
• Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).

Pay Range: $98,175.00 - $115,500.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment.

U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.