Quantitative Analytics Manager, Model Governance

Affirm

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$220,000–$280,000 / yr
Posted
90 days ago
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About Affirm

Affirm is a buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) financial technology company that offers point-of-sale installment loans to consumers, allowing them to split purchases into fixed monthly payments with transparent terms. Industry: Financial Technology & Consumer Lending

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TL;DR · Quantitative Analytics Manager, Model Governance

The Quantitative Analytics Manager, Affirm Bank Model Governance joins the Bank Model Risk Management team to establish and oversee an effective framework for identifying, quantifying, and mitigating model risk. This role involves conducting full-stack model validations on sophisticated credit and fraud models, focusing on conceptual soundness and data integrity. You will develop automated monitoring suites to track KPI drift and population stability while providing technical advisory to first-line developers to remediate validation findings. The position requires expert-level proficiency in Python, including pandas, scikit-learn, and statsmodels, alongside mastery of SQL for wrangling large-scale datasets. You will apply deep knowledge of the consumer credit lifecycle and fraud detection to support the build-out of the Bank Model Risk Management function and ensure models are mathematically robust.

What you'll do

  • Conduct independent validations of credit and fraud models to ensure conceptual soundness and data integrity.
  • Develop automated Python monitoring suites to track KRI/KPI drift and population stability in real-time.
  • Partner with model developers to remediate validation findings and ensure mathematical robustness.
  • Facilitate the timely resolution of audit and regulatory requests with internal control teams.
  • Support the build-out of the Bank Model Risk Management function for internal bank models.
  • Perform replicative modeling and backtesting using Python and SQL on large-scale datasets.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of professional experience in Credit/Fraud/Financial Risk Modeling, Model Validation, or Quantitative Analytics.
  • Deep understanding of the consumer credit lifecycle and/or fraud detection.
  • Technical familiarity with loss forecasting, fraud prediction, and stress-testing frameworks.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python, specifically pandas, scikit-learn, and statsmodels, for replicative modeling and backtesting.
  • Mastery of SQL for wrangling large-scale, distributed datasets and performing complex data lineage audits.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to translate complex technical ideas for any audience.
  • Proven ability to conduct independent validations of machine learning and traditional statistical models.

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