Senior Model Validator

Your model validation skills have an impact on our 8.5 million customers.

You and your job

Getting an overview of the whole bank from A to Z. Imagine… building up your network of people interested in quantitative subjects, both in- as well as outside of the bank. As a Model Validator of Credit Models, you can make a difference by reviewing quantitative models from all parts of the bank, interacting with different stakeholders, analysing and presenting your results, sharing and building your quantitative knowledge.

Practical examples

• Validation of a model may identify a deficiency prior to actual use of models used by business colleagues to determine if a client gets a loan and at what price enabling Rabobank to remain a rock solid bank;  
• Validation of a model may identify a deficiency in capital or provision models which can then be resolved or mitigated.
• Prepare advisory presentations to our stakeholders based on the experience in multiple validation projects, helping the bank with strategic prioritization in managing and improving the Rabobank Model Landscape

Facts & figures

• Financial services provider for 8.5 million customers in 40 countries
• Around 43,000 Rabobank colleagues around the world

Top 3 responsibilities

• You will perform validations of credit risk models (to be) used in Rabobank developed by model development.
• Lead validation projects and coach colleagues, knowledge sharing is key.
• You have to cooperate a lot with our important stakeholders in model development, risk management and the business.

Together we achieve more than alone

Collaboration and diversity is at the heart of everything we do. Our Model Risk Management (MRM) department brings talented people of a multitude of backgrounds together to review models from the whole bank. The total MRM team consist of over +100 colleagues. You will be part of one of the four credit model validation (CMV) teams with 10-14 colleagues in each team. This vacancy is in particular for the CMV – Corporates/FI/Sovereigns team.

“The best things about working at CMV are the diversity and level of complexity of topics one is exposed to every day, the opportunity to learn and develop useful skills and working in a team of intelligent, kind and always happy to help people.” Andrea Credit Model Validation.

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You and your talent

• You have a Master degree or PHD in quantitative finance, econometrics, mathematics, physics or related field
• You have at least 5 years of working experience in a financial institution and/or a supervisory organization of financial institutions (e.g. DNB or ECB) in relation to building or validating (risk) models.
• Considerable experience with IRB credit risk models under ECB regulation is required and experience with IFRS9 modelling or validation would be beneficial.
• You have a healthy critical attitude
• You are result-driven and are able to guide other team members towards an end result;
• You have hands-on programming experience preferably in sequel and Python
• You have strong communication and presentation skills. You have excellent English communication skills, both in writing and in oral communication

This is what we offer you

• a gross salary between € 4.848,64 and € 6.926,62 (scale 10) or € 5.834,40 and € 8.334,84 (scale 11)
• thirteenth month's salary and 8% holiday allowance
• an extra budget of 11% of your gross salary to be used at your discretion. Buy extra holiday hours, add more to your pension savings or ask for part of the extra budget to be paid out
• a pension scheme to which you contribute 3.5% or 5.5%

This is a selection of the terms of employment for a Senior Model Validator based on a 36-hour working week. You can find all terms of employment on rabobank.jobs/en/conditions-of-employment.

You and the job application process

We look forward to your response to the vacancy of Senior Credit Model Validator at Rabobank.

• Any questions about the job content? Contact: Pieter-Jan Coumou, team manager CMV via pieter-jan.coumou@rabobank.nl. 
• Any questions about working at Rabobank and the process? Contact: Theo Degen, Sr. Recruiter via theo.degen@rabobank.nl
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