Credit Analytics and Modeling Manager - JHB

SUMMARY:
Credit Analytics and Modeling Manager - JHB

POSITION INFO:

The Credit Analytics and Modeling Manager is a modeling expert who applies a credit risk background in the telecommunications industry. The role requires a good understanding of credit risk, out-of-the-box thinking, and analyzing large quantities of data to positively affect profitability and credit losses. The incumbent will have the opportunity to manage established but evolving processes and bring their own unique perspective on ways to develop new and improve existing mission-critical models and analytical frameworks. The incumbent will demonstrate a strong ability to understand data structures, formulate hypotheses, develop and conduct tests of these hypotheses, and effectively communicate results.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Credit Analytics and Risk

Preparing, analyzing, and validating data to perform quantitative analysis for statistical and modeling data

Analysis of historical data, data cleaning, sampling, variable selection, modeling, and performance evaluation

Develop analytic solutions using outputs from models in credit decision-making, business strategies, risk appetite setting, provisioning, and capital assessment

Active stakeholder engagement & development of analytic solutions

Monitor credit risk settings & appetite of the organization

Ensure that risk analytics and credit risk management align with business strategies & provisioning

Model Creation and Management

Development of models in multiple programming languages

Develop and maintain user requirements, parameters, and configurations of rating systems

Monitor, back-test, and report performance of the models

Support models throughout the model lifecycle, including governance, model reviews, and refinements

Conceptual design of modeling approaches and architectures, including model principles, quantitative methods, and underlying assumptions

Develop predictive and decision models to be deployed in systems

Maintain credit rating models for the measurement and management of credit risk

Work closely with model validators to ensure adherence to the governance framework for model deployment and timely closure of validation issues

Work Collaboratively

Build a culture of respect and understanding across the organization

Recognize outcomes resulting from effective collaboration between teams

Build cooperation and overcome barriers to information sharing, communication, and collaboration across the organization

Facilitate opportunities to engage and collaborate with stakeholders to develop joint solutions

Self-Management

Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained

Demonstrate consistent application of internal procedures

Plan and prioritize, demonstrating abilities to manage competing demands

Demonstrate flexibility in balancing achievement of own objectives with abilities to understand and respond to organizational needs

Demonstrate abilities to anticipate and manage change

REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Matric

Bachelor''s Degree in Actuarial Science / Mathematics / Statistics / Engineering

Experience:

5 to 10 years’ experience in telecommunications or credit risk

Experience in credit risk modeling, including IFRS9, is preferable

R1380 000pa CTC negotiable

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