Risk Division - New York - Associate, Model Risk - 4642340

Goldman Sachs • New York, NY

9h • Onsite

About The Position

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is seeking an Associate, Model Risk in New York, New York. This role involves analyzing, monitoring, and assessing model risk associated with the development and implementation of interest rate pricing models. Responsibilities include assessing implementation risk by analyzing code and changes, verifying model soundness and correctness, examining code on various platforms, developing benchmark models, documenting validation fieldwork using LaTeX, reporting findings to model owners, monitoring model performance, investigating incidents, collaborating with stakeholders on model issues and regulatory requirements, and advising senior management on risks of new initiatives and model changes.

Requirements

• Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Economics, Finance, Financial Economics, Mathematics, or a related field and one (1) year in the job offered or in a related role OR Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Economics, Finance, Financial Economics, Mathematics or a related field and three (3) years in the job offered or in a related role.
• Evaluating pricing and risks of futures, options, swaps, and general derivatives.
• Working with Interest rate pricing models.
• Functional scripting languages such as Python, R, or MATLAB.
• Object-oriented language such as C++ or Java.
• Relational database experience including SQL.
• LaTex to produce formal and version-controlled documents with equations and tables.
• Identifying bugs and design errors in code snippets.
• Writing tests to validate code design.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, monitor, and assess model risk associated with the development and implementation of interest rate pricing models.
• Assess model implementation risk by analyzing implementation code and reviewing all associated changes.
• Verify the conceptual soundness of models and their mathematical and statistical correctness.
• Examine code implementation in a variety of platforms.
• Develop and implement benchmark models to analyze the production model performance.
• Document the entire validation fieldwork in Latex files for automated version controls and report validation findings to model owners and developers for remedial action.
• Monitor the performance of the Firm’s interest rate pricing models and investigate model-related incidents.
• Work with other stakeholders to address any model-related issues or new regulatory compliance requirements.
• Advise senior management on the risks associated with new initiatives and changes to existing interest rate pricing models.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees