Senior Retail Risk Validation Manager (f/m/x)
Join the Validation Lighthouse team, where we validate various retail credit risk models, including regulatory and business-driven models, setting and maintaining high standards in model validation and contributing to RBI's model governance.
Be part of our diverse team of experts dedicated to enhancing the quality of retail risk models, ensuring compliance, and shaping the future of banking across Austria and 12 CEE countries.
Your role at RBI
- You will be responsible for initial and regular validations of all models of selected CEE countries and for the supervision of the validation condition fulfilment
- You will contribute to the update and maintenance of the Validation Concepts
- You will support the related strategic projects and activities in the RBI Group
- You will be part of a great team of knowledgeable and supportive colleagues; individual attention for your optimal working environment and ambitious goals
- You will have an opportunity to shape with us agile working environment
Your core competencies
- You have University degree in Mathematics, Physics, Economics or in a comparable field with strong quantitative focus
- You have multiple years of experience in risk management of a bank, financial institution or consultancy company, thereof proven practical experience with credit risk model validation or development, preferably in an IRB-compliant institution
- You have excellent analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills as well as soft skills to be able to clearly communicate to senior management or regulatory authorities
- You have substantial knowledge of CRR, IFRS 9 and related regulatory requirements; experience in translating those into local standards is a plus
- You are willing to occasionally travel within CEE, able to speak with different level of management and regulatory authorities
- You are open to changes, willing to work in agile set-up that is currently being shaped
- You are fluent in English
What's in it for you
- Work Life Balance: flexible working hours (no core time) & extensive hybrid working possibilities, 30 days / year remote work from any EU-country outside Austria
- Meaningful Career Options: to develop personally & professionally
- Learning: as part of our DNA & culture
- Easy Moving: work permit support
- Easy Commuting: free public transport pass
- Canteen: healthy, tasty, and heavily subsidized
- Leisure time activities: attractive sports and cultural offers (free museum tickets, reduced gym membership, etc.)
- Saving: with vouchers / discounts from our staffs' council (eg. for supermarkets)
- Free: Salary account and credit card (optional)
- Family Friendly: family allowances, gender-neutral parental leave etc.
- Salary: starting at EUR 62.500,- gross p.a. including overtime (market-compliant overpayment is provided dep. on experience / qualification)
For questions regarding our application process, please feel free to take a look on our website or check out our FAQ.
Your contact: Alice Sulzer |
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