We are partnering with a leading North American bank to find a highly skilled Risk Analyst IV for a critical 1-year contract role within their dynamic Risk Management team. This position is focused on the development and implementation of stress testing models specifically for the US commercial portfolio. The successful candidate will perform ke
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y analytical activities while ensuring all deliverables strictly comply with the bank's Model Risk Policy and relevant Data Governance requirements. This is an exceptional opportunity to gain exposure to high-impact modeling projects and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders in a highly professional and motivated team environment.
Advantages
Career Growth: Opportunity for a long-term engagement and substantial career development.
Diverse Exposure: Gain significant exposure to different types of credit risk models and processes within a major financial institution's risk area.
Impactful Work: Contribute to high-paced and impactful modeling projects critical to the bank’s stability and compliance.
Professional Team: Work as part of a highly motivated and professional team, providing excellent learning opportunities.
Responsibilities
Model Implementation: Implement and enhance credit risk stress testing/forecasting models.
Analytics and Reporting: Assist with complex analytics and reporting activities, including scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, attribution analysis, and impact assessment.
Platform Management: Build and maintain analytics platforms necessary to support the above activities.
Compliance: Ensure all activities and deliverables are in full compliance with the bank's Model Risk Policy and relevant Data Governance requirements.
Documentation & Communication: Effectively communicate model methodology and maintain well-articulated documentation for all models and processes.
Model Enhancement: Maintain and contribute to the enhancement of current models, and develop new credit risk models for business lines as required.
Stakeholder Interaction: Interact approximately 50% of the time with various internal and external stakeholders, providing insights and communicating technical details.
Qualifications
Required Must-Haves
Education: Master’s degree or above in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
Experience: At least 3+ years of overall experience, preferably coming from a strong credit risk/coding background.
Technical Skills: Proven coding experience, specifically in SAS.
Domain Knowledge: Solid knowledge of credit risk models or stress testing models/processes.
Soft Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with strong conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Nice-to-Haves/Assets Preferred Background:
Experience in the banking or financial institution sector is a significant asset.
Coding Flexibility: Ability to read and write code in Python, MATLAB, and/or C++.
Model Development: Prior experience developing credit risk models or stress testing models for bank lending portfolios.
Advanced Knowledge: Knowledge of credit risk models such as BASEL III Capital framework, credit risk parameters ($PD, LGD, EAD$), stress testing methodologies, and IFRS 9 forward-looking methodologies.
Summary
This 1-year contract position as a Risk Analyst IV offers a high-impact role for an ambitious professional with an advanced quantitative degree and a background in credit risk modeling and coding. Based in Toronto, you will be instrumental in the development and enhancement of stress testing models for the US commercial portfolio. The role is based at 66 Wellington Street West with a hybrid work model requiring in-office attendance Monday through Thursday. If you are looking for an opportunity to accelerate your career within a major financial institution and gain unparalleled exposure to complex risk processes, we encourage you to apply.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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We are partnering with a leading North American bank to find a highly skilled Risk Analyst IV for a critical 1-year contract role within their dynamic Risk Management team. This position is focused on the development and implementation of stress testing models specifically for the US commercial portfolio. The successful candidate will perform key analytical activities while ensuring all deliverables strictly comply with the bank's Model Risk Policy and relevant Data Governance requirements. This is an exceptional opportunity to gain exposure to high-impact modeling projects and work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders in a highly professional and motivated team environment.
Advantages
Career Growth: Opportunity for a long-term engagement and substantial career development.
Diverse Exposure: Gain significant exposure to different types of credit risk models and processes within a major financial institution's risk area.
Impactful Work: Contribute to high-paced and impactful modeling projects critical to the bank’s stability and compliance.
Professional Team: Work as part of a highly motivated and professional team, providing excellent learning opportunities.
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Responsibilities
Model Implementation: Implement and enhance credit risk stress testing/forecasting models.
Analytics and Reporting: Assist with complex analytics and reporting activities, including scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, attribution analysis, and impact assessment.
Platform Management: Build and maintain analytics platforms necessary to support the above activities.
Compliance: Ensure all activities and deliverables are in full compliance with the bank's Model Risk Policy and relevant Data Governance requirements.
Documentation & Communication: Effectively communicate model methodology and maintain well-articulated documentation for all models and processes.
Model Enhancement: Maintain and contribute to the enhancement of current models, and develop new credit risk models for business lines as required.
Stakeholder Interaction: Interact approximately 50% of the time with various internal and external stakeholders, providing insights and communicating technical details.
Qualifications
Required Must-Haves
Education: Master’s degree or above in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Economics, or a related field.
Experience: At least 3+ years of overall experience, preferably coming from a strong credit risk/coding background.
Technical Skills: Proven coding experience, specifically in SAS.
Domain Knowledge: Solid knowledge of credit risk models or stress testing models/processes.
Soft Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with strong conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.
Nice-to-Haves/Assets Preferred Background:
Experience in the banking or financial institution sector is a significant asset.
Coding Flexibility: Ability to read and write code in Python, MATLAB, and/or C++.
Model Development: Prior experience developing credit risk models or stress testing models for bank lending portfolios.
Advanced Knowledge: Knowledge of credit risk models such as BASEL III Capital framework, credit risk parameters ($PD, LGD, EAD$), stress testing methodologies, and IFRS 9 forward-looking methodologies.
Summary
This 1-year contract position as a Risk Analyst IV offers a high-impact role for an ambitious professional with an advanced quantitative degree and a background in credit risk modeling and coding. Based in Toronto, you will be instrumental in the development and enhancement of stress testing models for the US commercial portfolio. The role is based at 66 Wellington Street West with a hybrid work model requiring in-office attendance Monday through Thursday. If you are looking for an opportunity to accelerate your career within a major financial institution and gain unparalleled exposure to complex risk processes, we encourage you to apply.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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