Model Validation Manager, LCH Ltd

Work experience

• Strong experience working in a quantitative risk, model validation or model development function within a financial services organisation and/or model validation experience working on financial risk models
• Good understanding of the central clearing business

Technical skills

• Deep domain expertise, including extensive technical knowledge of risk management techniques such as Value at Risk, Expected Shortfall and Stress Testing
• Ability to critically review risk models and provide effective challenge to senior technical colleagues
• Strong organisational focus with experience of handling a complex set of deliverables with limited resources
• Demonstrable programming expertise, with prior experience in Python and SQL preferred
• Able to produce and review technical model validation reports for senior governance audiences

Soft skills

• Good collaboration and negotiation skills to be successful as the role will interact with other departments, most notably the first line risk teams and LSEG model validation team, as well as external validators.
• Proactive, pragmatic, and thoughtful approach
• Good presentation skills to convey model validation outcomes to senior stakeholders

Education:

• Educated to a degree level in a numerical or scientific field, or equivalent experience
• Post-graduate qualifications in a quantitative field would be a definite advantage
• Relevant professional qualifications, would be advantageous

Career Stage:

Manager

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

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