Affirm
Underwriting/Credit Model Risk Senior Manager - Machine Learning
Remote US · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$255k-$315kDetected 17 days ago
PythonSQLRESTMachine LearningData ScienceStatisticsAccountingAuditingLeadershipCommunicationMentoringInternal AuditUnderwriting
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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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About the role
- We're looking for a sharp, driven quantitative professional to join our dynamic Model Risk Management (MRM) team.
- In this role, you will oversee the underwriting and credit risk validation sector - the most critical pillar of Affirm's MRM framework.
- If you're passionate about the intersection of finance, credit risk, and data science, this role is for you.
Responsibilities
- Sector Leadership & Team Management: Oversee the underwriting and credit risk validation sector. Lead, mentor, and manage a team of talented quantitative professionals while setting the strategic direction for this critical risk domain.
- collaborate with model owners and developers to track and resolve validation findings.
- Framework Enhancement: Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to implement and refine the enterprise-wide Model Risk Management (MRM) framework, ensuring it remains robust and innovative.
Requirements
- Technical Proficiency: Advanced ability to script in Python and expertise in using SQL to manipulate and analyze large-scale, complex datasets.
- Affirmers in proximal roles have the flexibility to work remotely, but will occasionally be required to work out of their assigned Affirm office.
Skills
- Oversee the underwriting and credit risk validation sector.
- Hands-On Model Validation:
- Execute rigorous, independent validations of sophisticated machine learning models across underwriting and credit risk management.
- Technical Review:
- Identification & Remediation:
- Framework Enhancement:
- Audit & Compliance:
- What We Look For:
Compensation
- Employees new to Affirm typically come in at the start of the pay range.
Benefits
- Health care coverage
- Affirm covers all premiums for all levels of coverage for you and your dependents
- Flexible Spending Wallets - generous stipends for spending on Technology, Food, various Lifestyle needs, and family forming expenses
- Time off - competitive vacation and holiday schedules allowing you to take time off to rest and recharge
- An employee stock purchase plan enabling you to buy shares of Affirm at a discount
- Hands-On Model Validation: Execute rigorous, independent validations of sophisticated machine learning models across underwriting and credit risk management.
- Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of machine learning modeling, underwriting, and credit risk management.
- Education: A BS, MS, or PhD in a quantitative discipline such as Statistics, Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, or Data Science.
Company info
- This is a unique position designed for a seasoned technical leader who can build, mentor, and manage a high-performing team while remaining deeply hands-on, personally executing validations of our most complex machine learning models.
- You'll collaborate across the company to shape a best-in-class risk framework, ensuring our models are robust, reliable, and ready for the future.
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