Manager, Advanced Analytics (Quants)

TD•Toronto, ON

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The successful candidate will join the Model Risk Governance group and support strategic activities such as enterprise-wide Model Risk Reporting, Regulatory Submissions, Managing Automated Processes and Executive Committee Management. The position reports to the Senior Manager overseeing these activities. Detailed accountability includes (but not limited to): Model Risk Reporting: Responsible for planning and leading quarterly model risk dashboard reporting across the organization, which requires detailed understanding of model risk drivers, as well as a high level of detail orientation and analytical ability (similar to required for financial reporting), as well as ability to leverage and manage large and complex datasets. Regulatory Submissions: Responsible for leading regulatory submissions, including quantitative submissions which require high level of detail orientation and analytical ability as well as ability to leverage and manage large and complex datasets. Managing Automated Processes: Manage multiple automated reporting processes leveraging prior programming and automation experience. Identify additional automation opportunities and lead the design and implementation. Executive Committee Management: Assist Senior Executives in setting agendas, producing presentation materials and tracking action items for relevant Committees / Forums, as well as presenting to senior executives and at committee meetings. Identification and Reporting of Existing and Emerging Model Risks: Leverage deep understanding of model risk and work with the 1st Line of Defence to understand and identify potential model risks associated with the models / processes, and leverage the Issues Management Framework to issue findings if gaps are identified, and report on and track findings. Stakeholder Management: Work closely with stakeholders across lines of defenses (e.g., business units, model developers, model validation, and audit) to understand their needs and syndicate changes in model risk practices. In particular, collaborate with Model Risk Management Model Inventory Management team to facilitate accurate and comprehensive data collection and processing required in regular and ad hoc reporting. This requires the incumbent to be in the Toronto office.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant work experience, preferably in the financial services industry.
Demonstrated ability in producing similar reporting as required for model risk dashboards.
Demonstrated ability in analyzing and managing complex data and identifying gaps while leveraging automation opportunities.
Demonstrated experience in programming skills (SQL, VBA, Python, etc.) to leverage automated processes and identify and execute additional automation opportunities.
Demonstrated ability in managing senior executive committees, including setting agendas, producing presentation materials, and tracking action items.
Extensive experience in presenting to senior executives and at committee meetings.
Demonstrated ability to self-track timelines and manage multiple deliverables within tight turnaround times in a fast-paced environment.
Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams (e.g., business, model development, compliance, data risk management, and model risk management), and effectively and efficiently managing all stakeholders to achieve objectives.
Undergraduate degree in a quantitative discipline (finance, accounting, economics, risk management, mathematics, statistics, operations research, physics, computer science, engineering, etc.).
Excellent writing and presentation skills as well as drafting top-down communication.
Proven ability to coordinate with various stakeholders.
Ability to analyze complex data and articulate ideas concisely through dashboards, committee decks etc.
Excellent conceptual problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office and leveraging Copilot.
Understanding of global model risk regulations.

Nice To Haves

Prior reporting experience is an asset.
Graduate degrees in quantitative fields are preferred.
CFA / FRM / PRM
Consulting experience

Responsibilities

Planning and leading quarterly model risk dashboard reporting across the organization.
Leading regulatory submissions, including quantitative submissions.
Managing multiple automated reporting processes and identifying/implementing additional automation opportunities.
Assisting Senior Executives in setting agendas, producing presentation materials, and tracking action items for relevant Committees / Forums.
Presenting to senior executives and at committee meetings.
Working with the 1st Line of Defence to identify potential model risks and issuing findings if gaps are identified.
Reporting on and tracking identified model risk findings.
Collaborating with stakeholders across lines of defenses to understand needs and syndicate changes in model risk practices.
Collaborating with Model Risk Management Model Inventory Management team to facilitate accurate data collection and processing for reporting.