Remote Financial Model Risk Lead

Jackalope Digital LLC; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

ESPP - Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Time off - vacation and holidays

Flexible Spending Wallets

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a Lead Validator for Finance and Analytics models within the Model Risk Management team. You will validate a range of financial and analytics models, lead complex validation engagements, and collaborate across Finance, Quantitative Research, Growth Analytics, and Internal Audit to strengthen model governance.

The role requires strong technical skills in Python/SQL, a deep understanding of corporate finance and ALM, and the ability to communicate findings to senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in model validation, quantitative finance, or data analytics.
• Strong knowledge of corporate finance, treasury, ALM, or actuarial/statistical forecasting.
• Experience with scripting languages and large-scale datasets; familiarity with Excel/Python/Databricks/SQL.

Responsibilities

• Perform independent validation and ongoing monitoring of financial and analytics models (ALM, forecasting, loan transition models, etc.).
• Lead end-to-end validation engagements on high-complexity models.
• Identify weaknesses and articulate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with model owners and stakeholders to remediate findings and strengthen governance.
• Partner to implement and maintain the Model Risk Management framework.
• Coordinate with Internal Audit, Controls, Accounting, and Compliance on audit requests.

Skills

Python

SQL

Excel

Databricks

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Quantitative Field

Tools

Databricks

Excel

Python

SQL

Job description

Affirm is seeking a Lead Validator for Finance and Analytics models within the Model Risk Management team. You will validate a range of financial and analytics models, lead complex validation engagements, and collaborate across Finance, Quantitative Research, Growth Analytics, and Internal Audit to strengthen model governance.

The role requires strong technical skills in Python/SQL, a deep understanding of corporate finance and ALM, and the ability to communicate findings to senior stakeholders.