Senior Model Risk Manager

1 month, 1 week ago
Full-time
Senior
Data Science and Analytics
Puck

Puck

Puck helps great teams find great teammates through employer branding, conversations, and authentic candidate engagement, using personalized automation to enhance the candidate experience and improve hiring metrics.

Internet Software & Services
1-10
Founded 2020

Description

  • Own and evolve Earnest’s model risk management framework for key business models.
  • Lead end-to-end independent model validations, including conceptual soundness, data quality, performance monitoring, and implementation review.
  • Provide constructive challenge to modeling teams and strengthen model assumptions and methodology.
  • Partner with Data Science and Risk leaders early in the model design process.
  • Oversee model performance monitoring and identify drift, emerging risks, and control gaps.
  • Drive timely and practical remediation for identified model issues.
  • Prepare clear, decision-ready validation reports for senior stakeholders.
  • Communicate technical findings in a way that supports sound business and risk decisions.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor on model governance and control practices.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in a quantitative field such as Statistics, Economics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, or a similar discipline with 7+ years of experience in model development, validation, or model risk management in financial services, or a Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.
  • Experience in consumer or small business lending, preferably in a fintech or innovative banking environment.
  • Hands-on experience with statistical and machine learning models.
  • Comfort working in Python and with large datasets using SQL.
  • Understanding of regulatory model risk expectations and how to apply them pragmatically in a high-growth environment.
  • Strong judgment, intellectual independence, and the ability to challenge assumptions while building productive cross-functional partnerships.
  • Ability to translate complex modeling concepts into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
  • Experience with personal loans or student lending products is preferred.
  • Experience interacting with auditors or regulators in model risk or credit oversight contexts is preferred.
  • Experience reviewing third-party or vendor models is preferred.
  • Experience building or maturing a model governance framework at a scaling fintech company is preferred.

Benefits

  • Base salary range of $189,500 to $236,875 USD.
  • Health, dental, and vision benefits plus savings plans.
  • Mac computers and a work-from-home stipend to set up your home office.
  • Monthly internet and phone reimbursement.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Robust tuition reimbursement program.
  • $1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary.
  • Competitive annual PTO and competitive parental leave.

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