Senior Risk Analyst, Decision Analytics & Insights, Dublin.

Location/Office Policy:  Molesworth Street, Dublin / Hybrid

 

Summary of role:

 

The Risk Analytics Department is a central function within Risk in AIB, consisting of professional quantitative analysts with the remit to develop strong credit risk measurement and decision-support throughout every aspect of our businesses and control functions. The outputs from Risk Analytics deliver optimal pricing for our customers, quick and convenient credit decisions, a safe lending and borrowing environment, and efficient use of our shareholders’ capital with sustainable returns.

 

The role will involve working with the Decision Analytics and Insights team on developing and operating a model monitoring solution that is used to test the performance of a number of the Bank’s IFRS9 and IRB models. 

 

Key Accountabilities.

 

We’re looking for someone who would be interested in:

 

• Write code in order to build out the infrastructure that allows monitoring the Bank’s IFRS9 and IRB ongoing predictive performance.
• Building visualisations using various tools to allow easier analysis of drivers of change in model performance.
• Independently perform quarterly model performance testing and work with the customer facing business teams to understand notable changes.
• Lead engagement with the various stakeholders including the customer facing Business and model developers to understand how best we can monitor model performance on an ongoing basis.
• Engaging with regulatory bodies as part of the on-going cycle of regulatory review of our models.
• Mentor and guide junior analysts when completing their day-to-day tasks.
• Analysis & Investigation: Undertake various data analyses, investigations to understand changes in model performance.
• Data insights: Perform exploratory and ad-hoc data analysis with a view to generating insights and using this to deliver actionable recommendations to the Business.
• Leadership: Mentoring and guidance for junior data scientists. Also, there will be responsibility for reviewing work carried out by junior team members.
• Digital protection: Access / utilise bank data within the policies and frameworks required by AIB.
• Strive to make the processes better: Actively participate in the team’s Knowledge Management and ensure any control deficiencies are escalated to your Line Manager.

 

What you Will Bring.

1. 3 years’ experience in a model monitoring, model development or model validation role. Examples include IRB; IFRS 9; loss forecasting; stress testing or economic capital modelling; propensity modelling; or a combination thereof.
2. A bachelor’s degree in a quantitative analytical discipline (2.1 or higher), e.g. mathematics, applied mathematics, physics, statistics, engineering, econometrics. 
3. Ideally have advanced level of SAS or SQL programming – an equivalent level in an alternate programming language would be consider (e.g. R, Python, Matlab). Advanced experience in extracting, transforming, and cleaning data for modelling purposes.
4. Strong ability to build relationships and communicate with key stakeholders, Curiosity, and inventiveness. Good problem-solving skills with capability to defend their decisions from challenge both on a technical and business front.

 

Why work for AIB

 

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

 

Some of our benefits include;