Remote ML Model Risk Lead

Affirm; United States; Remote; USD 164,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Competitive vacation and holiday schedules

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Affirm is seeking a Model Risk Management professional to develop and oversee its MRM framework, identifying and mitigating risks associated with credit underwriting and fraud detection.

You will collaborate cross-functionally and contribute to enhancing model validations. The ideal candidate has 4-6 years of relevant experience, with strong skills in machine learning and a quantitative degree.

Competitive pay with comprehensive health benefits is offered, along with remote work flexibility.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in model development, validation, or data science.
• Strong expertise in machine learning modeling and credit risk management.
• Ability to work with Python and large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Perform independent challenges of machine learning models.
• Identify model weaknesses and recommend improvements.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance model validation processes.

Skills

Model development

Model validation

Data science

Machine learning

Python

SQL

Critical thinking

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

scikit-learn

pyspark

Job description

Affirm is seeking a Model Risk Management professional to develop and oversee its MRM framework, identifying and mitigating risks associated with credit underwriting and fraud detection.

You will collaborate cross-functionally and contribute to enhancing model validations. The ideal candidate has 4-6 years of relevant experience, with strong skills in machine learning and a quantitative degree.

Competitive pay with comprehensive health benefits is offered, along with remote work flexibility.