• Gain high-level executive exposure

• Shape the future of climate risk management in banking

• Join a supportive and collaborative team in this high-profile role

Our people are customer obsessed. They prioritise the needs and satisfaction of the customer above all else. Our mindset fosters innovation and creates strong, lasting customer relationships as we strive to be the most customer centric company in Australia and New Zealand.

As the Associate Director, you will join the Enterprise Validation Team that’s doubling down on creating meaningful impact for our customers and communities.

Each day, you’ll go above and beyond to:

• Validate material climate-related models used in the Bank. This includes stakeholder / model owner engagement, writing of a validation report, assigning a validation rating of models and negotiating remedial actions following a validation, etc.

• Identify business improvements in relation to climate-related models and provide a model risk advisory role to the business. Add value through independent review and challenge of existing models.

• Produce regular validation information to the Group Model Risk Committee regarding model performance.

• Support the pipeline of climate-related model validation activity

• Assist with engagement to senior management, regulators, professional bodies and other interested stakeholders on the performance of enterprise climate models.

• Support / coaching of / sharing of knowledge with team members as required.

• Maintain fluency with industry standards and methodologies relating to climate modelling and its application in banking.

We’re looking for the best and brightest to deliver the best for our customers. You’ll need:

• Previous experience in Financial Risk including Risk management and quantitative modelling will be highly regarded. Preferably within Banking.

• Background in Mathematics, Technology and/or quantitative modelling will be strong asset.

• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and concisely for senior leaders.

• Understanding of the regulatory environment and familiarity with the development and implementation of models for a variety of lending products.

• Strong analytical skills and computer literacy is essential (PowerBI/Excel/SAS/SQL/R/Python)

• Excellent strategic thinking, multi-tasking, autonomy, and a customer focused mindset are essential for this role.