Quantitative Model Risk Officer; Remote WA, OR CA

More than 135 years ago, we started with core values that never go out of style: listen, learn and help businesses and individuals reach their goals. These core values shape our culture and we were recently Great Place to Work Certified because of our outstanding workplace culture and employee experience. For the ninth consecutive year, Forbes named us one of the Best 100 Banks in America
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With more than $16 billion in assets and 135 branch locations across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California, we understand our role in the economy and take that responsibility seriously. We offer capital to personal banking clients and businesses of all sizes and place a high importance on employee volunteerism, donating millions of dollars annually to community organizations.

Join a collaborative team dedicated to strengthening safe and sound banking practices through effective model risk management. In this role, you’ll play a critical part in validating and monitoring complex models that inform key business decisions and help ensure accuracy, compliance, and confidence across the organization.

• Perform full‑scope validations and periodic reviews of financial and risk models to assess conceptual soundness, data integrity, performance, and governance.
• Design and implement model test plans, including reusable code and analytical tools to support future validations.
• Partner with business units to monitor ongoing model performance and ensure alignment with expectations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to support adherence to model development and implementation standards.
• Contribute to model governance activities, including model inventory, risk rating, and tracking across the bank.
• Prepare clear, thorough validation reports and presentations for senior leadership.
• Maintain detailed documentation and track progress on model risk initiatives.
• Stay current on industry trends, regulatory expectations, and emerging practices in model risk management.

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, or another quantitative discipline (Required).
• Equivalent combination of education and experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Six or more years of bank credit experience in model risk management, model development, or quantitative finance (Required).

• Apply advanced statistical and quantitative techniques to assess model assumptions, design, and performance.
• Hands‑on experience with validation techniques such as back‑testing, sensitivity analysis, stress testing, and benchmarking.
• Understand model risk management frameworks, regulatory guidance, and lifecycle governance standards.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Take initiative and consistently deliver accurate, high‑quality work independently and collaboratively.
• Proficient in analytical tools such as Excel, R, SAS, and SQL.
• Identify model weaknesses and produce documentation that stands up to regulatory and audit review.

• Up to 10%

• Do the right thing
• Mutual respect
• Teamwork
• Accountability

• Targeted starting salary range (based on experience): $117,249 – $154,493
• Annual incentive potential
• Comprehensive employee benefits, including medical, dental, vision, LTD, STD, and life insurance
• Paid vacation time, sick time, and 11 company paid holidays
• 401(k) with up to 4% match
• Tuition reimbursement

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