Model/ Analysis /Validation Officer

Model/ Analysis /Validation Officer

Citibank, N.A. seeks a Model/ Analysis /Validation Officer for its Irving, Texas location.

Duties: Develop probability of default models used to rate corporate and private bank obligors for Citi Risk Rating Analytics (RRA) team in the Obligor Risk Analytics (CORA) business. Engage with the business and cross-functional teams, including Risk, Model Development, Risk Rating Process, Technology, Finance, and Model Risk Management, to ensure the risk rating models fit both the business and regulatory purposes and provide reliable inputs and governance standard to assess loan loss reserves, risk capitals and regulatory capitals. Address needs of the business partners by analyzing and connecting business rules to the model developments and risk rating procedure. Collaborate with Senior Risk and Business Managers, regulators, auditors, and Citi's Model Risk Management Group for validation of the models developed. Perform policy requirements analysis and prove the soundness of the model performance, including the choice of model and regression methodology, variable selections, and back testing on historical default rate analysis. Work with geography and industry-specific default and financial data to build models that provide a means of evaluating obligors' credit risk on a consistent basis across all regions and industries. Clearly communicate key analytical initiatives to stakeholders and manage project deliveries. Mentor a team of Modelers and Analysts who research, develop and implement credit risk models and produce technical and non-technical documentation. Participate in regulatory exams and internal audits. Research and study methodologies used in external rating agencies to ensure best industry practice. Stay abreast of the most up to date academic studies on statistical regression methodologies. Conduct industry-specific researches and summarize business rules based on the experience and outlook of first line of defense partners. Use codes in Python, JSON and SQL to perform business analysis and Excel, Power Point and Word for documentation. A telecommuting/hybrid work schedule may be permitted within a commutable distance from the worksite, in accordance with Citi policies and protocols.

Requirements: Requires a Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Finance, Quantitative Finance, Economics, Econometrics, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field and 3 years of experience as a Model/ Analysis /Validation Senior Analyst or related position involving the development and documentation of full lifecycle of risk rating models for a global financial institution. Alternatively, will accept a Bachelor's degree in the stated fields and 5 years of the specified progressive, post-baccalaureate experience. 3 years of experience must include: Model risk management; Python programming; Advanced Excel; Developing Technical communication materials; Relational databases; SQL programming; and Developing business analytics using statistical regression. Applicants submit resumes at https://jobs.citi.com/. Please reference Job ID #25907342. EO Employer.

Wage Range: $140,942.5 to $180,000