VP, Model Validation and Validation COE

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The VP, Fraud/GEN AI Validation COE is responsible for performing model validation for all the fraud models, and ensuring they are meeting the related MRM policies, standards, procedures as well as regulations (SR 11-7). In addition, this role will establish and maintain a validation center of excellence to support the model governance team in designing the quality assurance process and leading the execution across all validations, act as an incubation center to test and run innovation, provide standardized training and staff development, and support the improvement of the model risk professional practice to improve the model stakeholder experience.

Candidate will be responsible for work related to model validation and validation COE, both of which are outlined below:

The Candidate is expected to draw experience from validation to establish a Validation Center of Excellence and support the Model Governance Lead to drive best practice. Specifically, the objectives of the COE are:

• GEN AI Model
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Lead the creation and implementation of a comprehensive, end-to-end governance framework for Generative AI models, establishing clear standards, procedures, documentation templates, and process to effectively manage model risks such as hallucination, accuracy, and bias. This framework will enable the organization to consistently monitor and control these critical aspects throughout the model lifecycle, ensuring reliable and trustworthy AI outputs with disciplined and transparent oversight.
• Quality assurance and Capacity Planning:
  Establish and maintain a quality assurance process to thoroughly review and assess validation practices. Proactively challenge the status quo to identify gaps or improvement opportunities in validation efforts. Provide guidance on best practices, support capacity planning, and collaborate with the Model Governance team to recommend and implement enhancements that strengthen the overall validation framework.
• Strategy & Innovation:
  Serve as an incubation center to explore, test, and implement innovative approaches—leveraging Generative AI capabilities—to accelerate and improve the speed, efficiency, and quality of model validation processes.
• Professional Practice:
  Support the Model Governance team to improve 1
  
  LOD model owner experience and bring value focused validation practice.

• Accountable for all fraud model risk management and drive the timeline and completion of the projects with minimal guidance.
• Supervisory role working with junior reviewers in validation projects.
• Handle escalation of issues and dispute with model owner level independently. See through the issues remediation, root cause analysis, and potential risk acceptance.
• Support regulatory examinations and internal audits of the modeling process and selected models samples.
• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

• 5+ years of experience in acquisition/transaction fraud model development or model validation in financial services, with experience in CI/CD frameworks preferred.
• Experience in generative AI model validation, framework development, or complex use case development.
• Proven experience automating validation processes and reducing cycle times using AutoML, generative AI, and related tools, including the ability to design and build necessary supporting infrastructure.
• Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related quantitative field; or 9+ years of equivalent experience in model development/validation within financial services, banking, or retail.
• 4+ years hands‑on experience with data science and statistical tools such as Python, SPARK, Data Lake, AWS Sage Maker, H2O, and SAS.
• 4+ years of machine learning experience, including handling large datasets and trend analysis.
• 4+ years applying US regulatory requirements for Model Risk Management.
• Ability and flexibility to travel for business as required.

• Strong knowledge of Model Risk Management regulatory…