Model Validation Officer – AI Full-time

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Citi’s Risk Management organization oversees risk-taking activities and assesses risks and issues independently of the front line units. We establish and maintain the enterprise risk management framework that ensures the ability to consistently identify, measure, monitor, control and report material aggregate risks.

We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Model Validation Officer – AI based in Bangalore. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decision and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.
• We believe all parents deserve time to adjust to parenthood and bond with the newest members of their families. That’s why in early 2020 we began rolling out our expanded Paid Parental Leave Policy to include Citi employees around the world.
• We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.
• Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.
• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.
• We offer our employees resources and tools to volunteer in the communities in which they live and work. In 2019, Citi employee volunteers contributed more than 1 million volunteer hours around the world.

In this role, you’re expected to:

• Apply specialty area knowledge in monitoring, assessing, analyzing and/or evaluating processes and data. Identifies policy gaps and formulates policies. Interprets data and makes recommendations.
• Research and interpret factual information. Identifies inconsistencies in data or results, defines business issues and formulates recommendations on policies, procedures or practices.
• Integrate established disciplinary knowledge within own specialty area with basic understanding of related industry practices. Good understanding of how the team interacts with others in accomplishing the objectives of the area.
• Develop working knowledge of industry practices and standards.
  • Develops, enhances, and validates the methods of measuring and analyzing risk, for all risk types including market, credit and operational.
  • Validate AI-related models
  • Leads project in terms of development, programming, integration, testing, and validation of models.
  • Provides analytical support on analysis and benchmarking.
  • Prepares business as usual and ad-hoc reports in accordance with the Risk Management Teams priorities and requirements, running integrity checks on the reports and checking key numbers from other independently created reports.
  • Participates in a project of constant improvement of risk analytics, modeling and validation systems and optimization of reports.
  • Works on constant improvement of reporting system and optimization of Credit MIS Reports.
  • Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm’s reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Ideally, you should have the following qualifications:

• Demonstrated programming (SAS, SQL, R, etc.). Knowledge of tools like VBA preferable.
• Generative AI-experience – preferred
• Basic knowledge of secured/unsecured banking products and US banking.
• Good communication skill to communicate technical information verbally and in writing to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven analytical skills, with the ability to identify root causes and trends and anticipate horizon issues.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• 0-2 years experience in model implementation/validation/development preferable.

Education:

• Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience

Job Family Group:
Risk Management

Job Family:
Risk Analytics, Modeling, and Validation

Time Type:
Full time

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