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Singapore

Head of Regional IRB Retail Models

Our client is an international bank with significant business footprints and presence in Asia and they are urgently looking for a Head of Regional Internal Rating Based (IRB) Retail Models. This is a new hire, senior management role, regional coverage and has people management responsibility.

Please contact Katherine Ho or email your cv directly in word format with job ID number: Jo000008363 to bankingandfinance-SG@theedgepartnership.com.

Please note that due to the high number of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us in the next 5 business days, we regret to inform you that your application for this position was unsuccessful.

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Key responsibilities

  • Manage and lead the development and maintenance of retail bank’s regional IRB models.
  • Model Owner for local IRB models for Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan.
  • Regulatory models for MAS, BNM and the PRA.
  • Represent Environmental Risk Analysis (ERA) in discussions with country, regulators, stakeholders, and committees.
  • Assessment and identification of model requirements and concerns from regulators.
  • Conceptualize the model roadmap for the region.
  • Embed new risk types into regulatory models (i.e., climate risk) and new modelling approaches (machine learning).
  • Support the increase IRB model coverage through new models (i.e., Wealth Management and Private Banking).

Role requirements

  • Banking Industry Experience, ideally Retail Banking experience.
  • Extensive experience of working in the model development teams (IRB), Scorecard & IFRS9 models.
  • At least Master’s Degree in Banking / Statistics / from a well-established and reputable University.
  • Proven team management experience, excellent stakeholder management skills and very strong interpersonal skills.
  • Sound leadership experience from a line management perspective but additional in support of virtual teams across multiple organizational functions.
  • More than 12 years of professional experience in Banking industry.
  • Only candidates who are currently working in Singapore will be considered.