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ModelRiskSpecialist
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“Model Risk Specialist at ING. Skills: Model Risk Management, Quantitative Analysis, Framework Development, Stakeholder Management. Execute Model Risk Management Framework end-to-end. Develop and leverage data-driven capabilities”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure models add business value safely; Provide senior management with decision-ready risk information; Drive prioritisation, remediation, and decommissioning decisions; Signal clearly when escalation or intervention is required; Create measurable impact across the organisation; Ensure policies are operationalised; Ensure decisions are traceable; Ensure reporting is standardised; Provide senior management clear visibility of risks, hotspots, and escalations; Drive genuine behavioural change and accountability
Industry & Context.
Translating complex risk frameworks into scalable, data-driven solutions; Identifying patterns; Connecting dependencies; Translating findings into clear risk assessments; Translating findings into actionable recommendations
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Master's degree (or equivalent) in a quantitative discipline, 10+ years of experience in model risk, quantitative risk management, or a closely related field, Deep understanding of modelling techniques and their real-world application across risk domains such as Credit, Market, KYC, Operational, and Pricing, Hands-on experience with governance structures, Hands-on experience with regulatory interaction, Proven ability to work with data analytically, Solid knowledge of banking risk management practices, Solid knowledge of banking products, Solid knowledge of the regulatory landscape governing model use, Track record of leading high-impact framework, governance, or risk management initiatives from design through to delivery, Able to influence and challenge senior stakeholders with confidence
Nice to Have
CFA, CPA, FRM, Series 7/63/65, CAIA, CFP, ACCA, ACA
What You'll Do.
Execute Model Risk Management Framework end-to-end
Develop and leverage data-driven capabilities
Own the shift to portfolio-level risk management
Turn governance into practice
Serve as primary advisor on MoRM Framework
Drive accountability for model risk
Design and deliver training programmes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with product team; Cross-organisational initiatives; Influence and challenge senior stakeholders; Equip stakeholders across organisation
Communication Scope
Clear and compelling communicator; Presenting analytical findings; Framing risk implications
Process & Methodology
Leading high-impact initiatives from design through to delivery
Full Job Description
Models are at the heart of how ING makes decisions, across Credit, Market, KYC, Operational, Pricing, and beyond. They are a powerful asset, and managing the uncertainties and risks that come with their use is essential to ensuring that model output leads to the right decisions and that models add business value safely. We are looking for a hands-on, analytically driven Model Risk Specialist to join our Model Risk Portfolio Management & Frameworks team. **The team** The Model Risk Management department exists to make that happen, not through oversight alone, but by building a function that genuinely steers. Our ambition is to establish one global framework that works in practice: with clear roles and ownership across all lines of defence and locations, governance operationalised through our Model Risk Management platform rather than documents, and portfolio-level reporting that provides senior management with decision-ready risk information. That means moving from reactive, model-by-model risk management to active portfolio steering, where prioritisation, remediation, and decommissioning decisions are driven by agreed risk metrics and forward-looking indicators, not point-in-time issues. And it means reporting that does not just describe risk, but signals clearly when escalation or intervention is required. **Roles and responsibilities** You combine deep quantitative expertise with a strategic mindset, and you are energised by translating complex risk frameworks into scalable, data-driven solutions that create measurable impact across the organisation. Specific tasks and responsibilities * **Execute the Model Risk Management Framework end-to-end** : ensuring models across all domains and locations are consistently identified, classified, monitored, and assessed against a clearly defined Risk Appetite. * **Develop and leverage data-driven capabilities** to identify risk concentrations, dependencies, and emerging patterns across the model portfolio, translating analyt
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