Quantitative Risk, VP at State Street in Boston, Massachusetts

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State Street Corporation, VP, Head of SSBI Model Validation, Model Risk Management (Munich, Poland, Milan, Luxembourg)

Job Description

Who we are looking for

State Street's Global Model Risk Management (MRM) is seeking a Senior Validation Leader who will lead a Model Validation Team at State Street International Bank (SSBI) to provide the model validation and risk management oversight for SSBI and support the management and operation of the Model Validation Group globally. The Senior Validation Leader must promote risk excellence culture and understand how the execution of Model Risk Management contributes critically to this key initiative, and have the ability to influence across business line or reporting relationships to obtain the broad consensus required for the success of important MRM initiatives. In addition, the Senior Validation Leader must be capable of establishing the requisite stature, expertise, and overall credibility to successfully manage the validation team of high intellects. This role will report to the Chief Risk Officer of SSBI and the Global Head of Model Validation.

What you will be responsible for

As a Senior Validation Leader, you will

• Build and manage a team of 4-5 quantitative analysts to perform independent validations of the SSBI models in compliance with applicable local law and regulation, the Global Model Risk Management Policy, local portfolio specificity and use


• Form a strong rapport with SSBI business leaders and risk managers to raise the awareness of MRM's functions and key initiatives within SSBI


• Provide support for SSBI in meeting the regulatory expectations by providing an effective and robust challenge for the SSBI models serving a regulatory purpose


• Serve as the primary point of contact for important model validations and other MRM initiatives and represent Model Validation Group (MVG) at in high-level meetings, such as meetings with the Model Risk Committee, Corporate Audit, the European Central Bank (ECB) and other regulatory agencies


• Work closely with the Global Head of Model Validation to develop strategies that apply innovative thinking to transform and reengineer the current operating model and spearhead the execution of these strategies


• Recruit, train, and mentor the MVG staff, while fostering an environment of open challenge and debate


• Manage co-sourcing resources, integrate consulting resources into the MVG teams, as well as manage the budgets for these consulting engagements

These skills will help you succeed in this role

• Deep understanding of regulatory requirements on the Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) and ECB/EBA Stress Testing Framework


• Past experience in communicating with regulators (e.g. ECB, Deutsche Bundesbank)


• Model development/validation experience in the areas of credit risk, liquidity risk, stress testing, etc.


• Working knowledge of financial markets and products


• Strong written/ verbal communication skills and leadership/management skills


• Ability to break down silo and work across multiple business lines and locations


• Good project management skills exemplified by the ability to work independently on multiple projects and meet deadlines

• MS or PhD in Finance, Economics, Financial Engineering, Statistics, Math, or related field; 5+ years of model validation or relevant experience in a financial services firm


• Excellent quantitative modeling, analytical, research, and programming skills (e.g., MATLAB, R, Python, SAS, Stata, SQL)


• Deep knowledge of theoretical and empirical finance across a broad range of products and asset classes

The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.