**How will I help?**
As a Manager - Credit Models Validation, you will work in an independent validation team with an enterprise-wide impact. This role sits within the Model Risk team and provides oversight, insight and control to retail and non-retail credit risk models.
Responsibilities are but not limited to:
- Working in a team that provides insight, oversight and control in relation to retail and non-retail credit risk models, including A-IRB (PD/EAD/LGD), scorecards, provisioning and stress testing.
- Producing clear, concise, and insightful independent assessment reports and socialise the results to key stakeholders.
This is fantastic opportunity for your next great career move and to be a key part of reviewing new and upcoming model classes such as fraud models, algorithmic trading (ALGO) and artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) models.
**What's in it for me?**
You'll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we'll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You'll also keep learning to grown, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.
**What do I need?**
You'll have 5+ years relevant experience in a similar role and be an experienced mathematical, statistical modeller with a proven background in retail and/or non-retail credit risk modelling or model validation covering Internal Ratings Based (IRB), provisioning and scorecard models. Experience with fraud, AI/ML and stress testing modelling is an advantage.
You have advanced knowledge of SAS, R, Python, SQL, and Excel in data analytics, modelling and visualisation and you have tertiary qualifications in actuarial, mathematics, statistics, econometrics, or other related quantitative discipline.
You're a great problem-solver, with a proven ability to deliver the best possible results for the organisation, showing determination, resourcefulness, and a sense of purpose in achieving results. Your demonstrated experience in stakeholder management and ability to communicate with influence coupled with excellent written and interpersonal communication skills, particularly the ability to explain complicated issues in an efficient and effective manner, will see you succeed in this role.
**What is it like to work there?**
We aim to provide one big, supportive team to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will get some of the best banking, wealth and insurance benefits in the market.
We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We will even pay you to do volunteer or community work.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.
**How do I apply?**
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