Senior Manager, Model Development

About the role

Join a challenger bank that is remaking banking for Canadians. The Senior Manager, Risk Analytics, Models & Insights is a senior individual contributor responsible for developing, enhancing, implementing, monitoring, and governing enterprise credit risk models and analytics solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and monitor credit risk models supporting AIRB, IFRS 9, ICAAP, stress testing, climate risk, and portfolio risk management.
• Perform quantitative analysis, model calibration, validation support, annual reviews, performance monitoring, and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with Risk, Finance, Data, Technology, Audit, and Model Risk Management stakeholders to deliver analytical solutions and insights.
• Contribute to building a robust data infrastructure for model development and analytics.
• Leverage AI, machine learning, and automation to improve model development, risk monitoring, reporting, and decision‑making.

Required profile

• Master’s degree or higher in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Data Science or Computer Science.
• At least 2 years of experience in credit risk model development, validation or quantitative analytics within financial services.
• Strong knowledge of AIRB, IFRS 9, stress testing, ICAAP or similar risk‑management frameworks.
• Advanced programming skills in Python and SQL, with experience in statistical modeling and machine learning.
• Ability to independently manage complex analytical initiatives and communicate results to senior management.

Required skills

• Python
• SQL
• Statistical modeling
• Machine learning
• Data science techniques
• Generative AI
• AI‑assisted analytics
• Process automation