Head of Policy & Quality Assurance - Risk Validation

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JOB PURPOSE:

The purpose of job is to manage model risk governance across all model family types within the group, as applicable. The job holder would be responsible for inventory consolidation, model health and risk assessment, due tracking of external and internal model related action items in coordination with various model owners across the group. As a 2.5 line of defense, the person is also expected to review quality of model validation deliverable. The job profile requires stakeholder management at execution level and the person is expected to be expert in stakeholder management. The role in addition to technical expertise majorly in Credit Risk Area, requires working knowledge of key model families like Market Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, IRRBB.  

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Consolidation and report of Group Model Inventory. Reporting to be done to Model Risk Management Committee in required form and content.
2. Maintainenance of Group Model Risk Policy; timely submissions of policies for renewal/upgrades
3. Quality control of Satellite model risk policies, procedures related to development, monitoring and validation of different models.
4. Conducting technical working groups for Credit Risk models, preparation of minutes and tracking of action items
5. Significant contribution to implementation of model risk governance platform leading to taking role of functional ownership.
6. Provide on demand data and summarized meaningful analysis to senior management,  development of discussion materials on market trends, upcoming regulations for Risk Committees.

Minimum Qualification

• Master’s degree (M.S.) in quantitative fields (statistics, mathematics, economics) from a reputed university.

Minimum Experience

• Around 12+ years of relevant experience in successfully executing Model development and Model validation / Monitoring role. Prior exposure to Model Risk in comparable institutions is desirable.
• Should have strong quantitative and risk management experience in reputed bank/ institutions.
• Should have demonstrated experience of working with/ managing experienced modelling professionals particularly Model Development and Validation and Monitoring.
• Strong Statistical background is required. The candidate should have complete understanding of all major statistical tests used for modelling viz. model stability, accuracy and risk discrimination and their consequent impact on Bank’s risk profile.
• Should have sound knowledge of latest Risk modelling regulations and regulatory expectations on Model Governance.
• Should have experience of working with Audit and Regulatory teams.
• Hands-on model development & validation experience on decision models (Application, Behavior and Collections) and Regulatory models (IFRS9 - PD, EAD and LGD) is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills – verbal and written.