Compliance Data Model Validation AVP

Compliance Data Model Validation Assistant Vice President

Wilmington, DE

As a Barclays Compliance Data Model Validation Assistant Vice President (AVP), you will be responsible for Model Risk Management (MRM) with accountability to management and Board of the firm for review and challenge of models and assumptions drives non-model methods (NMM) to ensure compliance of the model risk measurement and management. These models/frameworks are important for business management of the Barclays Group, its legal entities, and to meet requirements for validation of these models.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, established in 1690, with a legacy of success, quality, and innovation. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, 'anchor', days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

What will you be doing?

• Performing technical analysis, data analysis, benchmarking, build challenger models (if needed) to support the model validation and challenge processes

• Being responsible for challenging stakeholders if needed and open to challenges

• Taking responsibility for reviewing on model issues and/or seek direction on these views

• Ensuring models meeting all governance requirements with meeting timely project delivery

• Producing high quality model validation reports, with a particular focus on noting limitations, weaknesses, and assumptions

• Studying of developments in modelling and validation techniques and regulatory guidelines as well as new analytical tools

• Providing input to/support the governance and reporting processes related to model risk management, and this role will be part of the MRM team

• Being responsible for contributing to internal and external technical presentations to enhance the team development

What we're looking for?

• Advanced understanding of the quantitative techniques used in developing and validating Compliance models including Financial Crime and Transaction Monitoring

• Familiarity with or understanding of Anti Money Laundering, Market/Trade Surveillance, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and decision trees & cluster analysis

• Understanding and prior work experience in financial crime typologies (transaction monitoring and market/trade surveillance) and Microsoft Office and Excel

• Analytical skills with hands-on experience developing or validating predictive machine learning models on data sets in Hadoop/AWS environments using Python, R. and SAS

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Masters in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Operational Research, Engineering, and MBA

• PhD in quantitative fields, such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Operational Research, Finance, and Economics

• Experience in model development, monitoring, validation or understanding of model risk and assessment techniques and predictive modelling

• Familiarity with and understanding of generative AI/Large language model is a plus and ability to work in a high performing team and liaison with others in a diverse team

Where will you be working?

Barclays' Wilmington campus includes two beautiful buildings located along the historic Wilmington Riverfront. A glance out our windows reveal a scenic look at the Christina River, along with a growing riverfront community of luxury apartments, shops, and restaurants. Additionally, the Wilmington train station is a short walk away making travel from New York and Washington, DC convenient.

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