Sr Quantitative Financial Analyst

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Job Description:
This job is responsible for conducting quantitative analytics and complex modeling projects for specific business units or risk types. Key responsibilities include leading the development of new models, analytic processes, or system approaches, creating technical documentation for related activities, and working with Technology staff in the design of systems to run models developed. Job expectations may include the ability to influence strategic direction, as well as develop tactical plans.

Responsibilities:

• Performs end-to-end market risk stress testing including scenario design, scenario implementation, results consolidation, internal and external reporting, and analyzes stress scenario results to better understand key drivers
• Leads the planning related to setting quantitative work priorities in line with the bank’s overall strategy and prioritization
• Identifies continuous improvements through reviews of approval decisions on relevant model development or model validation tasks, critical feedback on technical documentation, and effective challenges on model development/validation
• Maintains and provides oversight of model development and model risk management in respective focus areas to support business requirements and the enterprise's risk appetite
• Leads and provides methodological, analytical, and technical guidance to effectively challenge and influence the strategic direction and tactical approaches of development/validation projects and identify areas of potential risk
• Works closely with model stakeholders and senior management with regard to communication of submission and validation outcomes
• Performs statistical analysis on large datasets and interprets results using both qualitative and quantitative approaches

Skills:

• Critical Thinking
• Quantitative Development
• Risk Analytics
• Risk Modeling
• Technical Documentation
• Adaptability
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Risk Management
• Test Engineering
• Data Modeling
• Data and Trend Analysis
• Process Performance Measurement
• Research
• Written Communications

Required Skills and Experience:

Successful candidates will have a minimum 5 years relevant experience and will possess the following skills:
•    Strong Python and Spark software development skills
•    Familiar with software design principles: separation of concerns, single responsibility, DRY, etc.
•    Understanding of algorithms and data structures
•    Experience with Linux operating system and command line tools
•    Experience with version control systems, i.e., Git
•    Knowledge of SQL
•    Strong communication skills and ability to effectively communicate quantitative topics to technical and non-technical audiences
•    Strong team player able to seamlessly transition between contributing individually and collaborating on team projects; Understands that individual actions may require input from manager or peers; Knows when to include others
•    Experience implementing models into various production environments
•    Demonstrated leadership skills; Ability to exert broad influence among peers
Strategic thinker that can understand complex business challenges and potential solutions
•    Sees the broader picture and is able to identify new methods for doing things
Ability to work in a large, complex organization, and influence various stakeholders and partners
•    Ability to work in a highly controlled and audited environment

Desired Skills and Experience 

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills and experience: 
•    GRA Core Platform (GCP) experience
•    Familiar with systems architecture concepts: service based, layered, microservices, scalability patterns
•    Experience with engineering complex, multifaceted processes that span across teams; Able to document process steps, inputs, outputs, requirements, identify gaps and improve workflow
•    Experience creating, optimizing, and debugging software solutions deployed into distributed computing environments (experience with Spark is a plus)
•    Familiar with use of vectorization and data locality concepts to optimize software efficiency 
•    Experience with high performance Python libraries, i.e., Numpy, Numba, Cython
•    Experience with LaTeX
•    Familiarity with SDLC tools: unit testing libraries, Jira, Jenkins
•    Consumer Financial Product Industry experience