IRRBB Model Validation Senior Expert [rekrutacja online]

Your skills are a good match with the role and responsibility of a IRRBB Model Validation Senior expert.

As a Senior/Principal Validation Expert, you specialize in the content. You’re the go-to expert for the topics in your scope (incl. econometrics, finance, coding, business knowledge, regulations etc.) You’re fully aware of internal & external developments and understand the bigger picture. Besides performing validations, you share your knowledge with others, for their development. You play a key role in the development of innovative validation frameworks & coding libraries.

Your key activities consist of:

• Performing high quality validations and summarizing your conclusions in well-written validation reports that bring value to our stakeholders. You align with e.g. model developers, senior management, auditors, ECB.
• Taking responsibility for the quality of end-deliverables of other chapter members of the projects you supervise (e.g. validations, policy work).
• (Pro-actively) sharing your knowledge via a.o. reviewing validation reports, presentations and teaching.
• Coaching the validators from a content perspective and having weekly meetings with them for the projects you supervise.
• Keeping abreast with the latest IRRBB/ALM developments and visiting/presenting at conferences.
• Acting as a trusted advisor & sparring partner for senior management.
• Joining the Tribe & Chapter Leads to model approval committees, audits & onsite ECB inspections, where you present validation reports.
• Building bridges with the business, aiming to further understand the model (context), use and therewith enhance our added value (while maintaining MV’s independence).
• Setting & improving on our validation standards/frameworks/coding libraries etc.

As a recognized expert leader in your field of expertise, you advise on a strategic level and are a driving force in defining which trends and innovations are relevant You’ll work closely with the Chapter Lead and Product Owner on work allocation, project duration and contribute to the design and execution of the tribe’s vision & strategy.

Your scope covers the following main areas:

• Behavioral models for mortgage/loan prepayments and non-maturity deposits, as well as other embedded options in retail & wholesale products.
• Interest rate models (e.g. Hull-White).
• Valuation & cost pricing models used for calculating the economic value of a loan or deposit portfolio with embedded options, or for product pricing.
• Replication/hedging models used for risk transfer/hedging.
• Risk measurement models used for risk management/reporting (NPVaR, RRaR, NIIaR).

an enthusiastic, communicative colleagues who have an intrinsic curiosity to continuously expand their knowledge. You’re an important reference point whenever (strategic) content expertise is required. By sharing your in-depth expertise you help other colleagues to continuously improve themselves. You’re a pro-active team player. You’re an advocate of ING’s Orange Code, a naturally collaborative person who listens to and invests in others to achieve common goals. You’re transparent, embrace the ING One Way of Working and enjoy coaching/teaching others on content related matters.

To take on this Senior/Principal Validation Expert role, you bring in senior expert knowledge, advanced quantitative methods & techniques, and the ability to think strategically. You have:

• A quantitative background, i.e. a MSc or PhD degree in e.g. (Financial) Econometrics, (Financial) Mathematics, Quantitative Economics, Statistics, Physics.
• At least 8-10 years of related work experience in modelling and/or validation of IRRBB/ALM related models, incl. knowledge of the business and associated regulations.
• Ample experience in coaching others in contents. Teaching experience is a pré;
• Experience with the agile way of working and an interest in progressing with this.
• Ample experience with adequate, effective stakeholder management, as well as auditors, regulators and onsite inspections.
• Experience in being a pro-active sparring partner/advisor to Senior Management, in which your presentations are well structured, easy to follow and can be both high level and detailed (on e.g. the contents).
• High quality standards, you are organised & persuasive, you like to interact and are a role model in these aspects.
• Fluent communication skills in English, both verbally and in writing.

Above all, you have a genuine passion for continuously improving yourself and our team. As a Senior/Principal, you’ll be empowered to have a true impact on ING’s future model landscape and contribute to further implementing our innovative Think Forward strategy.

You are prepared to travel occasionally. Your main base is Warsaw.

• The IRRBB MV chapter is part of ING’s global Model Risk Management domain (MoRM), which consists of multiple Model Validation teams (i.e. “chapters”, each focusing on a main risk area(s)) and Model Risk Oversight, located both in Amsterdam and Warsaw.
• In Poland, RiskHub Warsaw was created as a partner of ING’s Head Office Risk teams. In Warsaw, we are building the following areas: i. Model Validation IRRBB & Market Risk (part of MoRM); ii. Model Validation Credit Risk (idem); iii. Credit & ALM Risk Modelling (Financial Risk Modelling Domain); iv. Data and Tools (COO Domain); v. IT for Modelling & Analytics (COO Domain).
• The MoRM domain has adopted and will further progress with the ING One Way of Working. In our organizational set-up, we distinguish tribes, chapters and squads.
• Our main stakeholders are within ING’s head office and local risk management departments worldwide, senior management (including the CRO, his management team, the Executive Board and local CROs), internal and external auditors, the ECB and other regulators. To ensure its independence and effective challenge, Model Risk Management reports directly to the CRO.
• Our work environment can be described as dynamic and professional, with changing requirements and needs. We work in a spirit of trust, a sense of purpose, curiosity, cooperation and open communications. Continuous learning, adding value to our stakeholders and building on differences are important. We empower our people to take responsibility and promote continuous improvements, innovation and automation.

At ING we offer you a 40 (or 36) hour contract. We care about an adequate work–life balance and we empower our colleagues to realize their ambitions: “Do your thing.” Our employment conditions are specified here. In particular, we offer:

• A flexible work environment, with the possibility of working from home.
• Time and support for personal development, including courses.
• A challenging, interesting and evolving job/career.
• An informal and positive working environment with highly qualified colleagues, who like to improve, value diversity and support each other.
• An innovative, expanding working environment, also internationally, creating ample opportunities for further development.
• A progressive way of working according to the Agile method, so that new ideas come to life incrementally.
• A competitive salary tailored to your skills, competences, experience and performance.