Manager, Credit Models

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Westpac Group Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Job Description

  • Challenge and validate credit risk models across retail and non-retail portfolios, driving smarter risk decisions.
  • Use your expertise in SAS, R, Python, SQL, and Excel to deliver actionable insights and ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders and shape strategy, leveraging your modelling and communication skills to influence outcomes.

What's the role?
You'll be a trusted expert ensuring the integrity and accuracy of credit risk models. As part of Westpac's Model Risk team, you'll dive deep into retail and non-retail credit risk models, including A-IRB (PD/EAD/LGD), scorecards, provisioning, and stress testing. Your job? Validate and challenge these models to ensure they meet regulatory requirements and business needs.

You'll translate complex data into clear, actionable insights, shaping smarter risk decisions. This full-time Sydney-based role gives you the power to challenge credit risk models at scale.

This is a Permanent fulltime based in Sydney or Melbourne with flexible hybrid working arrangements available.

What do I need?
We're looking for someone who brings:

  • Proficiency in SAS, R, Python, SQL, and Excel, with expertise in data analytics, statistical modelling, and visualisation.
  • A strong foundation in mathematics, statistics, or actuarial science, with specialised experience in credit risk modelling and validation.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, capable of translating complex concepts into clear, actionable insights.
  • A strategic mindset focused on continuous improvement, with a commitment to refining models, processes, and analytical approaches.
  • Preferred experience across different credit risk model types.

Why join us?
We're obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we're looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we're committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we're already doing that:

  • Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates
  • Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave.
  • Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank.
  • Lots of opportunities to 'give back' to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives

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