Chief Model Risk Officer

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The Chief Model Risk Officer is responsible for developing and maintaining the bank’s model risk governance framework and policies, performing model review and validation activities, monitoring model quality and performance, ensuring compliance with risk management requirements and regulatory standards, as well as overseeing the validation and monitoring of all models across the organization. This role requires strong quantitative expertise, extensive experience in model development/validation and risk management, strong leadership ability, and the capability to challenge and influence while maintaining strong business partnerships.

Model Risk Governance and Framework

• Develop and maintain the bank’s model risk management framework/approaches aligned with regulatory guidance (SR11-7) including policies, procedures, standards, templates, guidelines, etc.
• Establish and maintain a comprehensive model identification and risk tiering process, aligning to ensure a complete and up-to-date model inventory with complete and accurate records.
• Constantly identify and manage emerging model risks arising from the changing economic environment, expanded use of models, and increasing application of more complex methodologies.

Model Validation and Monitoring

• Perform high quality and rigorous model reviews and validations to ensure all models, particularly high-risk and high impact ones, are conceptually sound, correctly specified, sufficiently tested, and fully documented before implementation.
• Monitor model performance and metrics to ensure models continuously function as intended and are accurate/robust over time.
• Identify and manage model risk across all business units, ensuring effective risk aggregation and mitigation strategies are in place.

Regulatory Compliance and Engagement

• Interact with regulators regularly, maintain strong relationships and ongoing communications to ensure transparency and compliance.
• Participate in regulatory model related exams and respond to regulator inquiries by delivering accurate data and documentation and demonstrating effective model risk management practices and impacts.
• Stay current with evolving regulatory and industry standards in model risk management, and proactively adapt changes to meet new requirements.

Support businesses

• Support the Bank’s core business initiatives by forming strong partnerships and providing technical directions and effective risk controls. Collaborate closely with business partners to ensure models are fit for purpose and aligned with business strategies.
• Promote a strong model risk culture across the organization and maintain proactive engagement with business lines to promote sound modeling approaches, streamline/simplify processes, identify model limitations, and mitigate risks.

Technological Innovation and AI/ML Models

• Stay informed on advancements in modeling methodologies, specifically AI/ML, and assess their implications for model risk.
• Oversee the governance of AI/ML models, ensuring adequate transparency, explainability, and ethical considerations are embedded in the model lifecycle.

• Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as Financial Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, or related field. PhD preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in model development, validation, risk management, or quantitative analytics, with proven track record of successfully leading model development or model risk in a large financial institution or regulatory environment.
• Deep knowledge of a broad range of models used in the banking industry, including credit loss forecast, PPNR, market risk, scoring, fraud, AML, and AI/ML models.
• In-depth understanding of model risk regulatory requirements, such as SR 11-7, Basel guidelines, CCAR, and other relevant regulations.
• Proven experience leading in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment while maintaining focus on both the business and risk priorities.
• Demonstrated communication skills to convey complex technical concepts to senior management, regulators, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven influencing and collaboration skills, able to effectively challenge while supporting business units in achieving their goals.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits:

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following (some may vary based on role, location or hours):

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law.

EEO is the Law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Job postings typically remain open for approximately 20 days of the posting date listed above, however the job posting may be closed earlier should it be determined the position is no longer required due to business need. Job postings in areas with a high volume of applicants, such as customer service, contact center, and Financial Crimes investigations, remain open for approximately 5 days of the posting listed date.