Quantitative Model Analyst 1

U.S. Bank National Association • Charlotte, NC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One. Job Description NOTE: This position is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship. This position will report to the Enterprise Financial Crimes Compliance Financial Intelligence Unit Monitoring Management & Development team. The candidate will develop, validate, test, document, and implement complex statistical models used to monitor suspicious activity within U.S. Bank customer accounts. The candidate will both take ownership of existing models and support the development of new models designed to identify anomalous transaction activity by Bank customers that is indicative of potential illicit activity. The candidate will receive direction from their manager and other senior analysts, while also working independently on their designated subject matter. Key responsibilities include creating/developing models, creating/reviewing model documentation, conducting periodic performance assessments, tuning/calibration and ensuring models meet regulatory expectations and internal risk standards. The position also requires clear communication of model performance, limitations, and findings to stakeholders across compliance, risk, and technology teams. The candidate must have excellent communication skills and be able to tailor communications to multiple target audience with the appropriate level of technical detail for each. Common deliverables include: · Model development artifacts · Model performance assessments · Documentation of model implementation and monitoring procedures · Business requirements for model integration · Ongoing monitoring reports and related code · Presentations and written summaries for internal and regulatory audiences

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, and less than two years of relevant experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience with internally developed and/or vendor-provided models for transaction monitoring or financial crime detection
• Advanced knowledge of statistical modeling techniques and validation methodologies
• Strong programming skills in SAS, Python, SQL, or similar
• Understanding of AML regulations
• Ability to interpret and communicate complex model behavior to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong organizational, analytical, and project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams

Responsibilities

• Creating/developing models
• Creating/reviewing model documentation
• Conducting periodic performance assessments
• Tuning/calibration
• Ensuring models meet regulatory expectations and internal risk standards
• Clear communication of model performance, limitations, and findings to stakeholders across compliance, risk, and technology teams

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees