Data Scientist III, Compliance Oversight of Models Office (COMO)

About the position

The Global Compliance Department mission is to foster a culture of integrity, ethics and compliance and deliver independent risk management and oversight of regulatory compliance risk and conduct risk throughout TD. The department achieves this by independently assessing the adequacy of, adherence to and effectiveness of regulatory compliance management programs and controls in the business; delivering objective guidance and independent challenge; proactively managing regulatory change; and providing trusted and reliable reporting, advice and opinion to senior leadership and the Board on the state of regulatory compliance risks, controls and outcomes. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Compliance Oversight of Models Office.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on how to identify, assess, and address modeling risks and associated concerns
• Support the development of technical standards and guidelines covering model risk matters, and draft key compliance documents in appropriate coordination with stakeholders
• Represent Compliance in major projects, initiatives, and engagements
• Evaluate model development procedures and practices
• Develop training materials and guidelines to help businesses address regulatory compliance throughout the model lifecycle
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of techniques and developments in the field of advanced modeling and share knowledge with business partners and senior management
• Review use cases across TD, and build a close working relationship with business units across the Enterprise

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree or advanced technical degree preferred (e.g., math, physics, engineering, finance or computer science)
• 5+ years of relevant experience; higher degree education and research tenure can be counted

Nice-to-haves

• Hands-on data science expertise including, but not limited to, machine learning, statistics, and data visualization
• Experience with/knowledge of methods, techniques and tools to support model explainability and bias/fairness assessments
• The ability to stay abreast of developments in advanced modeling
• The ability to effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across the model development lifecycle
• Ability to influence people and deal with conflicting points of view
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• Base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards
• Health and well-being benefits
• Savings and retirement programs
• Paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO)
• Banking benefits and discounts
• Career development opportunities
• Training and onboarding sessions