Risk Management Professional West Des Moines IA

Risk Management Professional

 
Job ID: Job-1532       
Job Title:      Risk Management Professional   
location:       West Des Moines IA     
Jobtype:        Permanent      
Rate:   to $135K + bonus       
Primary Skills:        
Description:    Experienced risk management professional to support the development and maintenance of probability of default and Loss given default models that support the Basel reporting process for the legacy portfolio. We are looking for individuals with strong credit risk modeling experience, strong SAS programming, analytical and quantitative skills. 

Specific tasks may include: 
- Development and validation of probability of default (PD), loss given default (LGD) under the framework of Basel II 
- Development and maintenance of Credit Risk Grades 
- Perform ongoing monitoring summary reports and backtesting 
- Prepare ad-hoc analysis and reporting as requested 
- Collaborate with key business models users to ensure models are business driven, properly implemented and run 
- Respond to ongoing analytical requests from auditors and regulatory reviewers 

Basic Qualifications 
7+ years risk experience. 

Minimum Qualifications 
- Masters degree or Ph D in a quantitative discipline such as decision sciences, economics, statistics, finance, and mathematics 
- Minimum 5 years of credit risk modeling/analytical experience in banking or financial service industry 
- Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills, and possess a results-driven attitude committed to the highest quality work. 
- Possess strong SAS programming skills 
- Experience in working with large datasets and performing complex data manipulations in SAS. 
- Demonstrated ability to work across organizational boundaries and well developed interpersonal skills 

Preferred Skills 
- Ph.D. in finance, economics, statistics, operations research, or other quantitative disciplines 
- 7 years of experience in credit risk modeling in banking or financial service industry 
- Retail Basel II and/or Economic Capital modeling experience 
- Background in Mortgage Risk Management and Analysis 
- Intellectual Curiosity 
- Develops own creative ideas and can evaluate and endorse other s ideas 

Email resume in Word to TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com. Please include the job code for the position with your resume. 

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