Modeling Oversight Manager III

Job Type Full-time Description

ABOUT US

Coastal Community Bank is a leader in Banking with strong financial infrastructure leading Banking as a Service (BaaS) and Fintech strategies. The people at Coastal not only help people with their personal banking; they help businesses with banking technology integration that leads to business growth, flexible financing, and unimagined potential. We think and work like entrepreneurs, always moving and constantly improving. We are go-getters, work hard, and play hard. If you're someone who thrives on innovation, wants to help others succeed, knows how to think outside the box, and believes that we're all in this together -- you belong here.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Responsible for managing and overseeing the development, validation, and performance of credit risk models used by CCBX, and oversight of Partner models. These models are critical for credit decisioning, risk management, and regulatory compliance. The role requires technical expertise, strong analytical skills, and deep knowledge of risk modeling and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

HOW YOU'LL DO IT

• Proficiently oversees the development, validation, and performance monitoring of all credit risk models used for decision-making, risk management, or regulatory reporting.
• Shows expert level proficiency in risk modeling techniques (e.g., statistical, econometric, or machine learning methods) used for credit risk analysis.
• Proficiency in statistical software and tools such as R, Python, SQL, or other modeling and data analysis platforms.
• Has a strong working knowledge of credit portfolios, including credit cards, personal loans, unsecured lending
• Manage the model governance framework, ensuring effective control processes for model development, usage, and validation.
• Strong understanding of stress testing methodologies, loss forecasting, and scenario analysis.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to assess model performance, conduct back testing, and make adjustments when necessary.
• Has a strong working knowledge of data management, data integrity, and data quality issues related to model inputs and outputs.
• Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures to monitor and validate credit risk models.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to interact with internal and external stakeholders, including senior management, auditors, and regulators.
• Ensure that model risk management activities align with the organization’s risk appetite and strategic goals.
• Provides project and staffing leadership during project planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up on any action plans.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING 

• Proven experience with credit risk models, such as PD (Probability of Default), LGD (Loss Given Default), and EAD (Exposure at Default) and EL (Expected Loss) models. 
• Experience in modeling oversight, governance, or validation functions within banking, financial services, or consulting.
• Familiarity with Basel III, IFRS 9, CCAR, Dodd-Frank, and other regulatory frameworks for credit risk models.
• Prior experience working with regulatory stress testing models (e.g., CCAR/DFAST) or impairment models (e.g., IFRS 9)
• Prior experience with Machine learning models is highly desirable.
• Proven experience with credit risk models, such as PD (Probability of Default), LGD (Loss Given Default), and EAD (Exposure at Default) and EL (Expected Loss) models. 
• Experience in modeling oversight, governance, or validation functions within banking, financial services, or consulting.
• Familiarity with Basel III, IFRS 9, CCAR, Dodd-Frank, and other regulatory frameworks for credit risk models.
• Prior experience working with regulatory stress testing models (e.g., CCAR/DFAST) or impairment models (e.g., IFRS 9). 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Finance, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Financial Engineering, Data Science, Applied Mathematics) is preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in credit risk modeling, model development, validation, or model risk management, and forecasting techniques
• Prior experience with Machine learning models is highly desirable.

HOW YOU’LL THRIVE AT COASTAL

• Be the Best – Communicate effectively, pay close attention to detail, and prioritize your personal development.
• Be Relentless – Thrive in a goal-oriented environment exercising both patience and persistence. Advocate for our customers and team members and strive to promote the Coastal Difference.
• Be Un-Bankey – Be a forward thinker with a creative mindset. Build long-lasting relationships promoting the Coastal Difference, built on a foundation of integrity, honesty, and trust.
• Embrace Gray Thinking – Use sound judgment while decision-making and problem-solving. Think outside the box.
• Stay Flexible – Organize and strategize effectively while always being prepared to adapt on the fly. Seek efficiencies for Coastal to work smarter, not harder.
• Take Care of Each Other – Understand what it means to be a true team player and have your teammate's back. Practice self-awareness and build your emotional intelligence.

BEING YOU AT COASTAL

Coastal is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We are also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described below are required to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must:

• Can sit for extended periods of time.
• Can stand for extended periods of time.
• Can perform repetitive finger, hand, and arm movement.
• Can use electronic office equipment such as a computer keyboard, mouse, ten key, telephone, etc. 
• Able to view and read computer screens for extended periods.
• Can occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Can occasionally lift or move up to 10 pounds.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary Description $113,169 - $141,462