About this role:

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Quantitative Analytics Specialist for its model Development team. This role will conduct routine market and counterparty risk models Development and monitoring.

Market and Counterparty Risk Analytics (MCRA) is responsible for developing models for MCRM’s Corporate Market Risk Group, Enterprise Counterparty Risk Management, and Market and Counterparty Capital.  MCRA also includes a model governance and quality assurance function, as well as a model management function that manages ongoing modeling activities for the supported business groups.

In this role, you will:

• Lead complex initiatives including creation, implementation, documentation, validation, articulation, and defense of highly statistical theory
• Qualify monitor markets and forecast credit and operational risks
• Strategize short and long-term objectives, and provide analytical support for a wide array of business initiatives
• Utilize stochastic, structured securities, spread analysis, with the expertise in the theory and mathematics behind the analysis
• Review and assess models inclusive of technical, audit, and market perspectives
• Identify structure and scope of review
• Enable decision making for product and marketing with broad impact and act as key participant to develop and document analytical models
• Collaborate and consult with regulators and auditors
• Present results of analysis and strategies

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Quantitative Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• Master's degree or higher in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, economics, or computer science

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of Quantitative Analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

• Master's degree or higher in statistics, mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, economics, or quantitative discipline

Desired Qualifications:

• 5+ years of quantitative analytics experience, or equivalent demonstrated through  one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, education

• Master’s degree or higher in a quantitative field such as mathematics, statistics, engineering, physics, economics or computer science

• Education/experience in quantitative areas

• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy

• Knowledge in financial products and market and/or counterparty risk

• Programming skills using SQL/Python/Excel/Java/R

Posting End Date: 

*Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

We Value Equal Opportunity

Wells Fargo is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Employees support our focus on building strong customer relationships balanced with a strong risk mitigating and compliance-driven culture which firmly establishes those disciplines as critical to the success of our customers and company. They are accountable for execution of all applicable risk programs (Credit, Market, Financial Crimes, Operational, Regulatory Compliance), which includes effectively following and adhering to applicable Wells Fargo policies and procedures, appropriately fulfilling risk and compliance obligations, timely and effective escalation and remediation of issues, and making sound risk decisions. There is emphasis on proactive monitoring, governance, risk identification and escalation, as well as making sound risk decisions commensurate with the business unit’s risk appetite and all risk and compliance program requirements.

Candidates applying to job openings posted in Canada: Applications for employment are encouraged from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, aboriginal peoples and visible minorities. Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request in connection with the recruitment process.

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