Wholesale IRB Consultant - Senior Manager - Generous financial package

London

The Opportunity:

• This is a hugely exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, entrepreneurial and commercially minded candidate seeking the next step in their Management Consulting career
• Working for a growing, ambitious and dynamic independent boutique consultancy firm, you will be joining a team of highly motivated colleagues with a common goal
• My client is successfully and proactively growing their presence across a number of leading financial jurisdictions. Working with a growing number of leading Wholesale banking clients within London, you will work on challenging projects and play a key role in growing my client's credit risk consulting expertise in Wholesale banking, through the development of Wholesale IRB Credit Risk models
• More broadly my client partners with a range of likeminded Financial Service clients including local full service commercial banks, along with Challenger Banks where outcome-oriented staff are key to their success. Their staff really are their differentiator, and this opportunity will be very compelling to candidates who think similarly and can appreciate the benefit of working for a firm where members at all levels are actively encouraged to participate in the success of their employer
• The primary focus of the role will be around Wholesale IRB credit risk, utilizing your hands-on modelling experience to build relevant risk management models and deliver exceptional client outcomes
• This is a role for the career minded

Your Experience:

• You will be able to demonstrate an outstanding record of academic achievement, likely culminating with completion of a Master's Degree in a highly quantitative discipline
• You will have experience either working in a management consulting capacity within financial services and /or the banking industry (corporate, commercial or challenger banks), with a focus around providing credit risk management solutions
• A proven quantitative background is essential with your practical experience stemming from working within the European financial services industry and its application to risk management in banking
• You will have strong Wholesale IRB background (essential) with hands-on experience in IRB credit risk model development, and a strong understanding of IRB approval process and existing regulations are a must, along with familiarity with both local and relevant international regulations within financial services e.g. PRA/ECB supervision
• Possess hands-on experience in Wholesale IRB credit risk model building and/or validation (i.e., beyond audit or review activities) - the interview process will involve a deep dive into the technical knowhow of modelling, validation techniques and knowledge of regulatory requirements and restrictions
• Experience in programming languages and data structures such as SAS, Python, R, SQL is key. With Python background, particularly familiarity with pandas/polars/pyspark, pytest; understanding of OOP principles; git version control; knowledge of the following frameworks a plus: pydantic, pandera, sphinx
• Additionally, experience in any or all of the following would be advantageous - ICAAP/ILAAP, risk appetite/limiting, stress testing, capital management, recovery/resolution, strategic planning and/or pricing etc.
• Strong analytical skills and interest in quantitative topics

My Client:

• A relatively "young" Management Consultancy, with a Global footprint and almost a 20-year track record of success. This is an optimal time to join their business within a senior and influential position
• Being people-driven, staff are encouraged to actively participate in the running and development of the firm
• With presence in many financial centres within London (UK), UAE, Germany, Spain, Middle East, Netherlands, South Africa, my client is a boutique firm with a demonstrable focus around Credit Risk Management, modelling, data analytics and model validation etc.
• Working with a range of innovative, ambitious, growing and forward-thinking Financial Services businesses, my client differentiates itself from the larger and more unwieldy consultancies by offering more client-specific solutions and impressing through the willingness, knowledge and experience of its staff - hence the requirement to actually build and develop risk-based models as opposed to just audit or review them (as is typical in larger Management Consultancies)
• Being truly joined up in their holistic client offering, future career opportunities for their consulting staff are excellent
• My client primarily operates a remote working policy, along with client work completed on-site when required