Corporate Model Risk Analyst II - Kalispell, United States - Glacier Bancorp

Description

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 banks Model Risk Management (MRM) program to ensure compliance with model risk governance policy and regulatory expectations. Responsible for reviewing, documenting, validating, and challenging models and non-models across the organization with a focus on Credit. Participate in MRM governance, including policy and procedures, committee reporting, and findings tracking. Opportunity to ensure compliance with the institutions stress testing policy and provide effective challenge to stress testing results performed by the first line of business.

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 $90,285.74 + / 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

In conjunction with the Model Risk Manager, designs and executes model validations and reviews according to guidelines based on SR 11-7 and FDIC to include an assessment of model usage, documentation, conceptual soundness, data integrity, control environment, and the software environment. Presents results and deliverables through formal reports and verbal presentations to model owners and senior management.
Assists in the creation and maintenance of the policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures required to implement the Banks 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.
Provides guidelines to model owners for effective model development or acquisition, adequate documentation, input data quality, testing, outcomes analysis, and model performance monitoring
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.
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.

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

Bachelors Degree

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Economics/Econometrics, Artificial Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Actuarial Sciences, or other quantitative discipline

Experience

Required/Preferred

Experience Level

Description

Required

3 years

Statistical analysis, Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or Credit Management

Required

Advanced Experience

Statistical tools R, SAS, or advanced Excel /other analytical tools

Required

Advanced Experience

Analytical/quantitative skills (ability to handle, analyze, interpret, and utilize data to solve complex problems)

Required

Advanced / Specialized Knowledge

MS Excel, Powerpoint, Word, and ability to create user friendly technical reports

Required

Beginner Experience

Query/database and business intelligence tools such as Cognos, Tableau, PowerBI, SQL and data governance fundamentals

Preferred

Knowledge Of

Model development, governance, validation principles

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

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.

Ability to effectively challenge model assumptions and results to senior management.

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.

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

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