What are the responsibilities and job description for the Corporate Model Risk Analyst II - Credit position at Glacier Bancorp?
About The Role
Summary
Under the supervision of the Model Risk Manager, the Model Risk Analyst II - Credit will use quantitative expertise, critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills in the bank’s Model Risk Management (MRM) program to ensure compliance with model risk governance policy and regulatory expectations. Will be responsible for reviewing, documenting, validating, and challenging models and non-models across the organization with a primary focus on Credit. Will comprehend and execute on advanced mathematical modeling techniques and communicate effectively at all levels. Will also participate in MRM governance, including policy and procedures, committee reporting, and findings tracking. Will ensure compliance with the institution’s stress testing policy and provide effective challenge to credit and enterprise wide stress testing results performed by the first line of business. A successful candidate will have strong analytical/mathematical skills and display an interest in all areas of risk management, but have a particular passion for credit risk, stress testing, Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL), and forecasting.
All compensation offers are analyzed individually and take into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, years of experience, and educational background.
Duties and Responsibilities
About You
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education
Required/Preferred
Education Level
Description
Required
Bachelor’s Degree
Bachelor's degree in Economics/Econometrics, Artificial Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Actuarial Sciences, or other quantitative discipline
Experience
Required/Preferred
Experience Level
Description
Required
3 years
A minimum of 3 years’ experience in model risk management, model development, model assessments and validation, or quantitative analysis related to model risk management, including statistical analysis, modeling, or other quantitative disciplines in a Risk, Finance, Banking, or Regulatory environment.
Required
Advanced Experience
Statistical tools R, SAS, or advanced Excel /other analytical tools
Required
Advanced Experience
Microsoft PowerPoint, Word to create user friendly technical reports
Required
Advanced Experience
Analytical/quantitative skills (ability to handle, analyze, interpret, and utilize data to solve complex problems)
Preferred
Beginner Experience
Query/database and business intelligence tools such as Cognos, Tableau, PowerBI, SQL and data governance fundamentals
Preferred
Knowledge Of
Artificial Intelligence
Knowledge Of
Credit/CECL related aspects within a financial institution
License/Certification
Required/Preferred
License/Certification
Description
Preferred
Other Relevant Certification
Artificial Intelligence certifications
Additional Requirements
Travel
Up to 10% travel required: (e.g. 2 days/month) by automobile (as driver and passenger), commercial airlines, rental vehicles and public transportation and be able to lodge in public facilities. Travel will be necessary to conduct the duties of this job, and the employee must have the ability to drive and have proper licensing.
Environment: Indoors, a climate-controlled shared work area.
Noise Level: Moderate noise; not extreme or excessive; within reasonable limits.
Lifting: Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Vision
Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, view a computer terminal, and read the computer screen, printed materials, and handwritten materials.
Physical Activities
Frequency
Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
Infrequent – rare.
Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
Infrequent – rare.
Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
Infrequent – rare.
Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Infrequent – rare.
Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects such as size and shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.
Infrequent – rare.
Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Daily.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Infrequent – rare.
Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Infrequent – rare.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
Infrequent – rare.
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Infrequent – rare.
Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Infrequent – rare.
Repetitive Motion: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Daily.
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Infrequent – rare.
What We Offer
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Starting salary is dependent upon relevant experience and may vary based on the geographic location of the position. We offer an extensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, a health savings account option, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a health rewards program, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, discounts on banking products and services, Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays. Visit our website for more details!
COMPANY OVERVIEW: We are a family of banks whose unique local presence reflects the communities we serve. We welcome the opportunity to grow and change as our customers and communities do the same. Read our story, learn about our banks, and experience life at Glacier Bancorp, Inc. all from our website. Check it out!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants or employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, mental or physical disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. does not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.
No Recruiters or unsolicited agency referrals please.
Summary
Under the supervision of the Model Risk Manager, the Model Risk Analyst II - Credit will use quantitative expertise, critical thinking, problem solving, and analytical skills in the bank’s Model Risk Management (MRM) program to ensure compliance with model risk governance policy and regulatory expectations. Will be responsible for reviewing, documenting, validating, and challenging models and non-models across the organization with a primary focus on Credit. Will comprehend and execute on advanced mathematical modeling techniques and communicate effectively at all levels. Will also participate in MRM governance, including policy and procedures, committee reporting, and findings tracking. Will ensure compliance with the institution’s stress testing policy and provide effective challenge to credit and enterprise wide stress testing results performed by the first line of business. A successful candidate will have strong analytical/mathematical skills and display an interest in all areas of risk management, but have a particular passion for credit risk, stress testing, Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL), and forecasting.
This is a Corporate position which may be located at an available bank division location across our eight-state footprint in AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, UT, WA, or WY. The mid-rate for this position is $79,730.20 / per year. (calculated for Kalispell, MT).
All compensation offers are analyzed individually and take into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, years of experience, and educational background.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provides effective challenge and second line of defense oversight over various business lines to ensure proper risk mitigation of activities under taken by the first line of defense.
- Engage model developers (internal and external) to understand and challenge model functionality, use case, and reliability. This will include ensuring the model is adequately documented with input data quality testing, outcomes analysis, back testing, and a plan for model performance monitoring.
- In conjunction with the Model Risk Manager, designs and executes model validations and reviews according to guidelines based on SR 11-7 and FDIC-22-2017 to include an assessment of model usage, documentation, conceptual soundness, data integrity, control environment, and the software environment. Development of an independent challenger model is often an integral part of the validation process. Presents results and deliverables through formal reports and verbal presentations to model owners and senior management.
- Collaborates with Credit Department to ensure all models are identified, model documentation is current and complete, model changes are logged, and 1st line of defense monitoring controls are sufficient. Prepares remediation plans and monitors the actions taken by model owners.
- Enhances the stress testing program framework including appropriate governance standards, policies, procedures, inventories, findings, and remediation expectations. Challenge scenarios and assumptions within stress testing models.
- Assists in the creation and maintenance of the policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures required to implement the Bank’s Model Risk Management Framework that covers model and computational tool identification and classification, model development and testing, model documentation, model validation, and model performance monitoring.
- Must comply with all company policies and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control. Must complete the assigned online training courses and achieve a passing score by due date.
About You
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education
Required/Preferred
Education Level
Description
Required
Bachelor’s Degree
Bachelor's degree in Economics/Econometrics, Artificial Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Actuarial Sciences, or other quantitative discipline
Experience
Required/Preferred
Experience Level
Description
Required
3 years
A minimum of 3 years’ experience in model risk management, model development, model assessments and validation, or quantitative analysis related to model risk management, including statistical analysis, modeling, or other quantitative disciplines in a Risk, Finance, Banking, or Regulatory environment.
Required
Advanced Experience
Statistical tools R, SAS, or advanced Excel /other analytical tools
Required
Advanced Experience
Microsoft PowerPoint, Word to create user friendly technical reports
Required
Advanced Experience
Analytical/quantitative skills (ability to handle, analyze, interpret, and utilize data to solve complex problems)
Preferred
Beginner Experience
Query/database and business intelligence tools such as Cognos, Tableau, PowerBI, SQL and data governance fundamentals
Preferred
Knowledge Of
Artificial Intelligence
Preferred
Knowledge Of
Credit/CECL related aspects within a financial institution
Would an equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience be considered?: Yes
License/Certification
Required/Preferred
License/Certification
Description
Preferred
Other Relevant Certification
Artificial Intelligence certifications
Required Skills and Abilities
- Ability to effectively challenge model assumptions and results to senior management.
- Strong analytical skills and business orientation with proven ability to use data and analytics to drive business results and identify and quantify levels of risk.
- Ability to read, interpret, and comprehend laws and regulations with the ability to summarize key points succinctly to audiences and ensure compliance.
- Excellent technical writing and oral communication skills with particular emphasis on being able to articulate complex topics in a manner digestible to a wide audience.
- Demonstrated self-starter with ability to take ownership and accountability of assignments and who can work independently with minimal supervision at times.
- Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet varying deadlines; adaptability to frequent changing demands.
- Passion for continuous growth, learning, and improvement as well as embracing opportunities to lead initiatives.
- Understand and comply with bank policy, laws, regulations as applicable to your job duties. This includes but is not limited to: complete compliance training and adhere to internal procedures and controls; report any known violations of compliance policy, laws, or regulations and report any suspicious customer and/or account activity.
- Employee must be capable of interacting calmly and professionally with a variety of people from diverse backgrounds at various levels within and outside of the organization.
- Employee must be capable of regular, reliable, and timely attendance.
Additional Requirements
Travel
Up to 10% travel required: (e.g. 2 days/month) by automobile (as driver and passenger), commercial airlines, rental vehicles and public transportation and be able to lodge in public facilities. Travel will be necessary to conduct the duties of this job, and the employee must have the ability to drive and have proper licensing.
Working Conditions
Environment: Indoors, a climate-controlled shared work area.
Noise Level: Moderate noise; not extreme or excessive; within reasonable limits.
Lifting: Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Vision
Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, view a computer terminal, and read the computer screen, printed materials, and handwritten materials.
Physical Activities
Frequency
Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces.
Infrequent – rare.
Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms.
Infrequent – rare.
Crawling: Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
Infrequent – rare.
Crouching: Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
Infrequent – rare.
Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects such as size and shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of the fingertips.
Infrequent – rare.
Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
Daily.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Infrequent – rare.
Kneeling: Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
Infrequent – rare.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
Infrequent – rare.
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Infrequent – rare.
Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Infrequent – rare.
Repetitive Motion: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Daily.
Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist.
Infrequent – rare.
What We Offer
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Starting salary is dependent upon relevant experience and may vary based on the geographic location of the position. We offer an extensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, a health savings account option, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a health rewards program, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, discounts on banking products and services, Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays. Visit our website for more details!
COMPANY OVERVIEW: We are a family of banks whose unique local presence reflects the communities we serve. We welcome the opportunity to grow and change as our customers and communities do the same. Read our story, learn about our banks, and experience life at Glacier Bancorp, Inc. all from our website. Check it out!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants or employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, mental or physical disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. does not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.
No Recruiters or unsolicited agency referrals please.
Salary : $79,730
