Lead Analyst - Model Validation
Hybrid (London/Southampton/Cardiff/Manchester)full-timePosted 5d ago
About the role
Lead Analyst - Model Validation responsible for validating and providing technical oversight of Starling Bank's AI/ML models and traditional credit/forecasting models, ensuring safe deployment and strong model risk management across the model lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Leading the validation and technical review of Starling's rapidly expanding portfolio of AI/ML models to ensure safe deployment
- Validating traditional models such as IFRS 9, Forecasting, and Operational Risk
- Producing validation reports whilst engaging with the model developers and model owners to ensure the validation findings are understood and can be addressed within the agreed timelines
- Producing committee papers and presenting at committees
- Presenting high-level validation findings to Senior leadership
- Engaging and forming close relationships with the key stakeholders to enable good model risk management practices throughout the model lifecycle
Qualifications
- Graduate level education preferable, ideally in a numerical degree (or equivalent work experience)
- Proven, hands-on experience in AI/ML model validation or direct AI model build experience
- Deep understanding of advanced algorithms to critically challenge model developers
- Experience with traditional credit risk or forecasting models
- Expert in analytical tools such as Python/R/SQL/SAS and spreadsheets
- Ability to articulate findings clearly for a target audience
- Organised, flexible, adaptable, with strong problem-solving and attention to detail
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities
- Good knowledge of regulatory and risk management guidelines (e.g., EBA guidelines, CRR, PRA) would be a bonus
Skills
Required:AI/ML model validationTraditional credit risk / forecasting modelsPythonSQL
Nice to have:R
Benefits
- 25 days holiday (plus public holiday allowance)
- Extra day off for your birthday
- Annual leave increase with length of service, buy/sell up to five extra days
- 16 hours paid volunteering time annually
- Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
- Life insurance at 4x salary
- Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth (mental health support and cancer care)
- Partner benefits with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
- Generous family-friendly policies
- Perkbox membership (retail discounts, wellness platform, weekly perks)
- Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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