Technical Writer Manager - Quantitative Modeling

Company Description

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Job Description

The Technical Writer Manager - Quantitative Modeling will join the Model Governance Solutions (MGS) team. The MGS team has responsibility to drive consistency, compliance, and sustainability in first-line model management activities across the enterprise. The MGS team capabilities include:

• Owning, updating, & maintaining enterprise 1st line of defense (LoD) model management procedures, templates, & working groups.
• Driving 1st LoD model management regulatory response and support.
• Performing 1st LoD model management compliance reviews, reporting, & enforcement.
• Providing 1st LoD training & consultation related to model management lifecycle requirements.
• Coordinating among & representing the 1st LoD community in relation to model management requirements and activity.

As a valued leader on our team, you will assist the team with assessing and identifying potential model risks that may threaten our reputation, safety, security, and/or financial success, as well as participate with the team in communicating and collaborating with key stakeholders across the enterprise and understanding business objectives.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL MAKE
The Technical Writer Manager - Quantitative Modeling role will offer you the flexibility to make each day your own, while working alongside people who care so that you can deliver on the following responsibilities:

• Manage a technical writing team to support, create content, and edit model documentation associated with our Core Modeling Applications.
• Train, collaborate, and work with teams on model documentation compliance.
• Partner with Model Risk Management on requisite documentation requirements to ensure 1st LoD compliance.
• Work with team members, management, and stakeholders on a prioritization process to identify documentation needs.
• Lead the technical writing team in the development of processes, protocols, and controls to ensure the production of effective documentation that meets internal standards.
• Work with stakeholders to identify model documentation trends, opportunities, improvement, and areas for team focus.
• Set up infrastructure, reporting, and transparency for model documentation artifacts.
• Work with technology teams to create specifications for model documentation technology enablement.
• Identify thematic areas for improvement, recommend action, and drive the execution of model documentation practices.
• Work with stakeholders and team members to optimize model documentation creation, processes, and compliance scores.

Qualifications

Minimum Experiences;

• 6 years of technical writing experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Prior leadership experience including fostering an inclusive and productive team environment, leading teams, giving feedback, facilitating meetings, and a strong passion for coaching and mentoring.

Desired Experiences:  

• Master's degree in economics, statistics, or finance.
• 6 years of technical model writing experience 
• Prior experience with developing best practices and training members of the modeling community. 
• Track record of execution, strong prioritization, and planning capabilities.
• Relationship management skills to partner with team members and stakeholders.
• Excellent proof-reading and editing skills on complex technical modeling documents.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex processes.
• Modeling, Risk Management, Model Testing/ Validation/ Governance experience a plus.

Skills:

• Communicates effectively with team management, stakeholders, and peers to ensure key messaging is understood, anticipates follows-ups/questions, and proactively addresses, considers, and adjusts language and message to specific target audience.
• Ability to effectively present and train stakeholder groups and internal team members.
• Responsible for end-to-end projects and articulates measurable success and high-quality results.
• Effectively delegates to internal and matrixed team members.
• Proactively implements solutions to drive meaningful change, including assigning, working with, and following up with team