Model Risk Governance Officer
About The Position
This role sits within BOK Financial’s Enterprise Risk Management team, where the focus is on identifying and assessing model risk across the organization and ensuring models are used effectively to support sound business decisions. As a Model Risk Governance Officer, you’ll work across the bank to evaluate models, provide independent challenge, and deliver insights that help leaders operate within the organization’s risk tolerance. This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys applying technical concepts in a real-world environment, partnering across teams, and influencing outcomes through thoughtful analysis and communication. In this role, you’ll lead model validation and governance efforts, providing independent review and effective challenge to models used across the bank. You’ll partner closely with model owners, developers, and business leaders to assess model design, performance, and controls—identifying risks, recommending practical enhancements, and supporting issue resolution. You’ll also oversee third-party validations, manage aspects of the model inventory and reporting, and contribute to the ongoing maturation of the model risk framework. Success in this role requires strong judgment, the ability to balance ideal vs. practical outcomes, and confidence navigating complex stakeholder conversations. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who can balance technical rigor with practical application and is comfortable challenging stakeholders while building strong working relationships.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Engineering or Mathematics and 3-4 years related model validation, risk management, audit, or compliance in a financial institution or an equivalent combination of education/experience.
- Demonstrated capabilities pertaining to policy review, model reviews/monitoring, certification standards, inventory management, and issues management.
- Extensive experience in report compilation and distribution
- Advanced Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Self-motivation, discipline, task focus, and a proven record of delivering high quality results within strict deadlines.
- Intellectual curiosity; solid problem-solving abilities and attention to detail; and prompt follow-through
- Strong oral and written communication skills to effectively represent self and BOKF, as well as ability to translate complex findings and issues in a clear and concise manner to model owners
- General knowledge of financial theory, statistics, numerical analysis, principals of corporate finance and their applicability to financial institutions
- General knowledge of model risk management
Responsibilities
- Lead model validation and annual review activities, identifying risks and documenting findings
- Provide effective challenge to model design, performance, and controls, recommending practical enhancements
- Partner with model owners, developers, and business leaders to support governance and issue resolution
- Oversee third-party validation engagements, ensuring quality, scope alignment, and timely delivery
- Maintain model inventory and support reporting, documentation, and regulatory expectations
- Communicate insights, risks, and recommendations to stakeholders and oversight committees
- Manage your own portfolio of models while identifying opportunities to strengthen governance and improve processes
Benefits
- excellent training and development to support building the long term careers of employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
