Remote Quant Analytics Manager – Bank Model Risk & Validation

Affirm; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 195,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Flexible Spending Wallets

Time off

ESPP

Job summary

Affirm is seeking an experienced professional to join the Bank Model Risk Management team. You will validate credit/fraud models, develop automated monitoring in Python, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, compliant risk management.

You will collaborate with internal audits and compliance, supporting bank-owned models and remediation of findings. A deep understanding of credit/fraud areas and strong Python/SQL skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in credit/fraud/financial risk modeling or similar.
• Deep understanding of consumer credit lifecycle or fraud detection.
• Expert-level Python for modeling and backtesting.
• Mastery of SQL for large datasets and data lineage audits.

Responsibilities

• Full-Stack Model Validation of credit/fraud models, focusing on soundness and data integrity.
• Develop automated Python monitoring for KRI/KPI drift and PSI in real time.
• Remediate validation findings with model developers to ensure robustness.
• Coordinate with Audit, Controls and Compliance for regulatory requests.
• Support Bank Model Risk Management for bank-owned models.

Skills

Python

SQL

Model Validation

Risk Modeling

Communication

Tools

pandas

scikit-learn

statsmodels

Job description

Affirm is seeking an experienced professional to join the Bank Model Risk Management team. You will validate credit/fraud models, develop automated monitoring in Python, and work with cross-functional teams to ensure robust, compliant risk management.

You will collaborate with internal audits and compliance, supporting bank-owned models and remediation of findings. A deep understanding of credit/fraud areas and strong Python/SQL skills are essential.