Senior Quantitative Risk Analyst - IRB

<p><span><span><span><span><b>Location/Office Policy: </b> <span>Molesworth Street, Dublin with Hybrid Working</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><span><span><b><u>What is the Role:</u></b></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>This role is positioned within the IRB (Internal Rating Based Approach) Model Development Team in Risk Analytics. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>In <b>Risk Analytics</b>, we develop<b> </b>and support the deployment of risk models, strategies and decision tools for regulatory capital, internal capital and business decision making.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>Risk Analytics is part of the Risk Function, this is an independent, second line of defence function that monitors, controls, and supports risk-taking activities across AIB. The purpose of the Risk Function is to provide advice and guidance in relation to risk while providing independent oversight and reporting on AIB’s risk profile. The Risk Function’s main objective is to ensure AIB has a robust risk management framework and culture in place to ensure risks are taken within the risk appetite set by the Board, in support of AIB’s customer franchise and social responsibility.  </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span> </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span>The <b>IRB Model Development Team</b> are responsible for the design and delivery of predictive credit risk measurement models relating to the Bank’s Pillar 1 capital PD, LGD and EAD models. These models are used to determine the level of risk associated with individual borrowers and drive the determination of the Bank’s regulatory capital requirements. The team is currently undertaking a multi-year redevelopment of all IRB models followed by the rollout of new IRB models, which represents a key strategic objective for the bank. The role involves working closely with our colleagues across the Business, Credit Risk, and the Chief Data Office. </span> </span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span><span><span><span><b><u>Key accountabilities.</u></b></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span><span><span><span><b><span>Analysis &amp; investigation</span></b><span>: Undertake and guide junior data scientists in various complex data analyses, investigations and/or modelling of business issues to improve the management, services, and products of the bank.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><b><span>Predictive model development</span></b><span>: Take a leading role in building predictive models that are focussed on core business elements, such as automated decisioning, capital requirements and loss expectations.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><b><span>Data insights:</span></b><span> Perform and guide junior data scientists in exploratory and ad-hoc data analysis with a view to generating insights and using this to deliver actionable recommendations to the Business.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><b><span>Expert advice</span></b><span>: Provide specialist advice to the business with an emphasis on the impact and application of risk management requirements.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><b><span>Risk segmentation analysis</span></b><span>: Creating segmentations that allow us to better understand the risks present in our lending portfolio and what we can do to better manage the risks.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><b><span>Leadership</span></b><span>: Mentoring and guidance for junior data scientists. Also, there will be responsibility for reviewing work carried out by junior team members.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><b><span>Digital protection</span></b><span>: Access / utilise bank data within the policies and frameworks required by AIB.</span></span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span><span><span><b><u>What you Will Bring; </u></b></span></span></span></p> <ol> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Minimum 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.</span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>A bachelor’s degree in a quantitative analytical discipline (2.1 or higher), e.g., mathematics, applied mathematics, physics, statistics, engineering, econometrics<em>.  (Confirmation will be sought if successful for the role.).</em></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span><span><span><span><span>Ideally have advanced level of SAS or SQL programming – an equivalent level in an alternate programming languag