Remote Finance Model Risk Lead Validator

Affirm, Inc.; Sioux Falls (SD); Remote; USD 164,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage for you and dependents

Tech stipends

Generous time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Lead Validator for Finance and Analytics models within the Model Risk Management (MRM) team.

You will validate ALM, forecast, and other finance models, lead high-complexity validations, and collaborate across Finance, Quant Research, and Growth Analytics to strengthen governance. The role emphasizes identifying model weaknesses, communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and partnering to implement the MRM framework.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years in model development, validation or quantitative finance.
• Exposure to financial/analytics model validation.
• Experience with scripting languages and large-scale datasets.

Responsibilities

• Perform independent validation of financial and analytics models; monitor validation results.
• Lead end-to-end validation engagements for high-complexity models.
• Identify weaknesses and communicate findings to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with model owners to remediate findings and strengthen governance.
• Assist cross-functionally to implement MRM framework.
• Support audit/regulatory requests with timely resolutions.

Skills

Model validation

Python

SQL

Data analytics

Communication

Critical thinking

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Quantitative field

Tools

Databricks

Excel

Python

SQL

Job description

Affirm, Inc. is seeking a Lead Validator for Finance and Analytics models within the Model Risk Management (MRM) team.

You will validate ALM, forecast, and other finance models, lead high-complexity validations, and collaborate across Finance, Quant Research, and Growth Analytics to strengthen governance. The role emphasizes identifying model weaknesses, communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and partnering to implement the MRM framework.