senior manager: markets model risk.

The employer is a major banking partner in the Australian market, committed to being a leader in both customer service and employee experience. The firm offers a high-performing environment characterized by flexible work arrangements, specialized leave options, and significant investment in career development.

This permanent role is based in Sydney and offers extensive exposure to diverse market products and high-impact bank initiatives.

The Role

In this position, you will move beyond execution to influence model risk governance and mentor the next generation of quantitative talent.

• Strategic Model Assessment: Independently evaluate complex valuation, risk, and capital models for both trading and banking books, specifically covering FX, rates, and commodities.
• Tool Development: Build and refine sophisticated independent validation tools to enhance the firm's technical oversight capabilities.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Provide guidance and support to junior team members, leveraging your professional judgment to develop their technical skills.
• Governance & Advocacy: Help shape the organization’s model risk governance framework and ensure alignment with critical banking projects.
• Executive Engagement: Clearly communicate modeling outcomes and technical findings to senior stakeholders, influencing decision-making across the Group.

Your Experience

• Professional Standing: A minimum of 8–10 years of experience specifically assessing or working with financial markets valuation, risk, or capital models.
• Regulatory Expertise: A deep understanding of relevant regulatory standards, including APS111, APS116, APS117, CPS226, and APS180.
• Technical Knowledge: Comprehensive command of market risk modeling concepts, derivatives, and interest rate risk.
• Programming Skills: Practical, hands-on experience with languages such as C++, R, or similar quantitative tools.
• Communication & Influence: Proven ability to translate complex technical topics for both technical and non-technical audiences and the confidence to challenge models constructively.

• Education: A tertiary qualification in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering).

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