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DIRECTOR OF RISK MODELING
Position Summary: The Director of Risk Modeling serves a critical role in this start up consumer focused financial services company. This position will provide leadership, planning and management for all areas of risk modeling development and implementation. The scope of these responsibilities includes model development, advanced analytics and insights, model validation and performance reporting and legal and compliance reviews. Team: The Director of Risk Modeling sits within the Chief Credit Officer’s remit and reports to the Head of Decision Sciences. This position falls within the function of Credit.
Responsibilities: * Responsible for supporting the Credit Risk team through the development of models and advanced analytics and insights * Duties will include building risk models in support of underwriting, pricing, collections and recovery * Must be able to complete model documentation, compliance and legal reviews * Manage and direct external model builds for risk management * Manage performance reporting and validation on all risk models
Experience & Qualifications: * Master or PHD degree in a science or engineering major such as computer science, statistics, and economics * 7 years of modeling experience * Experience with Machine Learning model development * Strong programming skills in Python, familiar with Python packages such as NumPy, Pandas, and Matplotlib * Experience within the financial services industry, consumer lending experience strongly preferred
Personal Attributes * Critical thinker, able to conceptualize and translate concepts into action. * Proven leadership and communication skills, decision oriented and able to coordinate technological operations as well as administrative and business operations, theories and governance processes * Excellent project management experience * Ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Commuter assistance
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Commute:
- Wilmington, DE 19807 (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wilmington, DE 19807
