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Quantitative Analytics Manager, Affirm Bank Model Governance

Affirm· Bank Strategy
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Remote$220k - $280kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Remote role for Affirm's Bank Model Risk Management team focused on validating and monitoring credit/fraud models, developing automated monitoring in Python, and partnering with stakeholders to ensure regulatory and mathematical robustness of bank-owned models.

Responsibilities

  • Full-Stack Model Validation: Conduct rigorous, independent validations of sophisticated credit/fraud models—including machine learning and traditional statistical models—focusing on conceptual soundness, data integrity, and performance stability.
  • Advanced Quantitative Monitoring: Develop automated, independent monitoring suites in Python to track KRI/KPI drift, population stability (PSI), and feature importance shifts in real-time.
  • Remediation & Technical Advisory: Partner with 1st-line Model Developers to drive the remediation of validation findings, ensuring models and strategies are not only compliant but mathematically robust.
  • Audit & Regulatory Liaison: Partner with Internal Audit, Internal Controls, and Compliance to facilitate the timely resolution of audit and regulatory requests.
  • Affirm Bank: Work for the internal Bank team to support the build out of the Bank Model Risk Management function. Support the model validation requirements for Bank owned models.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of professional experience in a highly technical capacity, such as Credit/Fraud/Financial Risk Modeling, Model Validation, or Quantitative Analytics
  • Deep understanding of the consumer credit lifecycle and/or fraud detection.
  • Technical familiarity with loss forecasting/fraud prediction, and stress-testing frameworks.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python (pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels) for replicative modeling and backtesting.
  • Mastery of SQL for wrangling large-scale, distributed datasets and performing complex data lineage audits.
  • A natural problem-solver with a meticulous eye for detail, a deep curiosity for how strategies perform, and sharp critical-thinking skills.
  • Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to translate complex technical ideas for any audience.

Skills

Required:Python (pandas, scikit-learn, statsmodels)SQL

Benefits

  • Health coverage at no cost: 100% premiums for employees and their dependents
  • Spending stipends: Monthly stipends for tech setup and health/wellness options
  • Time off to recharge: Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars
  • Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP): Buy Affirm stock at a discount
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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