CareerPlan

Model Validation Director - Consumer and Payments

New York, NY, USFull-time$215k–$253k2026-11-02 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

Core

Lead independent model risk oversight and validation for Consumer and Payments businesses, serving as a senior partner to model developers and business leaders.

Role type

Director, Model Risk Management (MRM)

Builds

Independent validation and model risk oversight frameworks for credit decisioning, pricing, account management, marketing, payments, and collections.

Domain

Banking / Consumer Finance / Payments / Regulatory Compliance

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Quantitative modeling, Machine Learning, AI, Statistical modeling, Python, SAS, R, SQL, Model lifecycle management, Regulatory compliance, Team leadership

Preferred skills

Consumer and Payments domain expertise, Advanced quantitative degree, Executive communication, Stakeholder management

Technologies

Python, SAS, R, SQL

Responsibilities

Lead a quantitative team for independent validation; Provide independent challenge of model design, methodology, data, and performance; Maintain knowledge of emerging techniques like ML and AI; Communicate model risks to senior management and regulators; Build and develop advanced quantitative talent.