IRB Model Development Manager, Level
IRB Model Development Manager, Level 4, Dublin
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Date: 23 Jul 2024
Location: Dublin, IE, IE
Company: Allied Irish Bank
Role: IRB Model Development Manager
Location: Molesworth Street, Dublin 2 (Hybrid)
This role is being offered on a permanent, full-time basis.
- Do you have at least 5 years’ experience encompassing model development/validation and decision support model relates roles and a bachelor’s degree in a quantitative analytical discipline (2.1 or higher)?
- Do you have an advanced level of SAS or SQL programming?
- Are you experienced in training and managing the day to day tasks of junior team members and also have a strong ability to build relationships and communicate with key stakeholders?
About the Role:
This role is in the IRB (Internal Rating Based Approach) Model Development Team. We are responsible for the design and delivery of predictive credit risk measurement models relating to the Bank’s Pillar 1 capital PD, LGD and EAD models. These models are used to determine the level of risk associated with individual borrowers and drive the determination of the Bank’s regulatory capital requirements. The team is currently undertaking a multi-year redevelopment of all IRB models followed by the rollout of new IRB models, which represents a key strategic objective for the bank.
The role involves working closely with our colleagues across the Business, Credit Risk and the Chief Data Office. The IRB Model Development Team is part of Risk Analytics, operating within the wider Risk function in AIB.
What is Risk Analytics?
Risk Analytics are a group of professional quantitative analysts, who provide quantitative risk & financial analysis and analytical expertise to business partners to help understand underlying risks in Credit portfolios. This covers a wide range of asset classes between Retail & Non-Retail borrowers, from the smallest personal customer to the largest international banks & governments.
As an advanced analytics team, Risk Analytics are passionate about driving insight and value from data. The team works across a spectrum of activities including data mining, visual analytics, time series modelling, regression modelling, machine learning, and pattern recognition. We value innovation and creativity, and this role presents a great opportunity for any analyst who has the capability to approach a business problem in an innovative way, identify and build a great solution, and communicate the outputs of that work across the business.
Key Responsibilities of this Role Include:
- Predictive Model Development: Take a leading role in building predictive models that are focussed on impacting core business elements, such as automated decisions, capital requirements and loss expectations.
- Leadership: Manage a team of quantitative analysts, coaching them in the development of technical skills as well as demonstration of core behavioural competencies.
- Analysis & Investigation: Undertake and guide junior quantitative analysts in various complex data analyses, investigations and/or modelling of business issues to improve the management, services, and products of the bank.
- Digital Protection: Access/utilise bank data within the policies and frameworks required by AIB.
- Expert Advice: Provide specialist advice to the business, with an emphasis on the impact and application of risk management requirements.
- Risk Segmentation Analysis: Creating segmentations that allow us to better understand the risks present in our lending portfolio and what we can do to better manage the risks.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Work with stakeholders across the Business, Finance and Risk and act as a conduit for delivering solutions to business problems.
What you will bring:
- At least 5 years’ experience encompassing model development/validation and decision support model relates roles. Examples include IRB; IFRS 9; loss forecasting; stress testing or economic capital modelling; propensity modelling; or a combination thereof. A bachelor’s degree in a quantitative analytical discipline (2.1 or higher), e.g., mathematics, applied mathematics, physics, statistics, engineering, econometrics. (Confirmation will be sought if successful for the role).
- Ideally have Advanced level of SAS or SQL programming – an equivalent level in an alternate programming language would be consider (e.g., R, Python, Matlab). Advanced experience in extracting, transforming, and cleaning data for modelling purposes.
- Experience writing technical documents that meet internal and regulatory standards. Experience in engagement with regulatory or audit bodies.
- Experience training and managing the day-to-day tasks of junior team members.
- Strong ability to build relationships and communicate with key stakeholders.
- Curiosity and inventiveness. Good problem solving skills with capability to defend their decisions from challenge both on a technical and business front.
Life at AIB
At AIB, we have a clear purpose - Empowering people to build a sustainable future. We want to be at the heart of our customers’ financial lives by giving them an exceptional experience. That goes for our employees too. We are building a culture that breaks the conventions of what our customer and employees expect of a bank.
We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live. Our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements. More details on our hybrid working arrangements and expected office attendance for your role will be provided to you during the recruitment process.
AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We celebrate diversity and believe in a culture of inclusion where all our employees can succeed. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at careers@aib.ie.
If you feel you have what it takes, click apply and fill in the online application form. If you would like more information please contact the Talent Acquisition Team at careers@aib.ie
By when? Closing date is Sunday 11th August 2024
Disclaimer:
Unsolicited CV’s sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.
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