Ford Motor Company

Model Risk Management Lead- Ford Credit Bank

Ford Motor Company$94K — $166K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Mesa, AZ
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or Data Science)
  • 5+ years of experience in Model Development or Model Validation
  • Proficiency in statistical programming languages (e.g., SAS, Python, R, or SQL)
  • Extensive knowledge of regression techniques, machine learning, time series techniques, and other statistical models
  • Exceptional ability to explain complex mathematical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
  • Proven self-starter with a strong ownership mindset
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work under pressure both independently and collaboratively

Responsibilities

  • Oversee execution of the Model Risk Management Program in alignment with risk appetite and supervisory guidance
  • Ensure thorough validation of all models, maintaining documentation consistent with Bank policies
  • Maintain a robust model inventory with accurate development and validation documentation
  • Monitor ongoing model performance and escalate issues when necessary
  • Ensure models are utilized in accordance with approved plans
  • Track model issues and manage remediation processes
  • Assist in reporting and managing model risk across the Bank
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to achieve specific objectives
  • Communicate model risk management policies to internal stakeholders
  • Stay informed on industry trends and regulatory changes
  • Assist in regulatory examinations and internal audits, addressing findings and corrective actions

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, and new parent ramp-up programs
  • Family-building benefits including adoption assistance and fertility treatments
  • Employee discounts on vehicles and management leases
  • Tuition assistance for continuing education
  • Active employee resource groups for social engagement
  • Paid time off for community service activities
  • Generous paid holiday schedule, including the week between Christmas and New Year's
  • Option to purchase additional vacation time
Full Job Description
Job Description

Ford Motor Credit Company ("Ford Credit") has received regulatory conditional approval to form Ford Credit Bank (the "Bank"), to be headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Bank will create innovative and simplified banking solutions to help customers across the country finance the purchase of new Ford vehicles, parts, accessories, EV Infrastructure and software and will accept deposits with competitive rates on FDIC-insured savings accounts and certificates of deposit. The Bank will be a direct and wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Credit, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company ("Ford").

The successful candidate will be a member of an exciting and dynamic team of banking professionals who would have the opportunity to stand up and begin the operations of the de novo Bank. New employees hired by the bank will initially be Ford Credit employees. Once the bank is formally established, these employees may be transferred to the new bank.

In this position...

Play a vital role in an exciting and dynamic team of banking professionals to stand up and begin operations of the de novo Bank. The Model Risk Management (MRM) Lead will be the technical subject matter expert for the models and analytics used to run the Bank. You will gain broad exposure across credit scoring, pricing, collections, financial crimes, expected credit loss methodologies, and more. This individual will report directly to the Bank's Director of MRM and will assist in the execution of the MRM program in compliance with the Bank's policy and procedures and regulatory expectations. The MRM Lead will ensure the appropriate identification, assessment, validation, and ongoing monitoring of models and quantitative methodologies.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Provide oversight of the execution of the Bank's Model Risk Management Program to align with the Bank's risk appetite and align with supervisory guidance SR 26-2
  • Oversee the independent validation of all models, ensuring that they are conceptually sound, statistically robust, fit for their intended purpose, and all validation activities and conclusions are adequately documented consistent with Bank policies and procedures, which also includes oversight of non-models and end user computing (EUC)
  • Maintain a robust model inventory, ensuring accurate and complete development and validation documentation of all models used within the Bank
  • Review result of ongoing model performance monitoring and escalate deteriorating model performance
  • Monitor and ensure that models are used in line with the approved use and use plan
  • Track and report on model issues and review completed issue remediation
  • Assist in reporting of consolidated view of model risk across the Bank, including significant individual model risk and model risk in the aggregate, the state of compliance with and recent and outstanding exceptions
  • Collaborate effectively with model owners, developers, business stakeholders, and other department heads to deliver on specific objectives and initiatives
  • Communicate model risk management policies, procedures, and expectations to stakeholders across the organization
  • Stay abreast of industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging risks related to model risk management
  • Assist in regulatory examinations, internal audits, and external audits of the model risk management program. Respond to exams and audit concerns and corrective action of all related findings


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in a highly quantitative discipline (e.g. Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or Data Science)
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in Model Development or Model Validation
  • Proficiency in statistical programming languages (e.g., SAS, Python, R, or SQL)
  • Extensive knowledge of various regression techniques, machine learning, times series techniques, and other statistical models
  • Exceptional ability to explain complex mathematical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and senior management
  • Demonstrated ability to work autonomously as a self-starter with strong ownership mindset
  • Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work well under pressure both independently and collaboratively within a team environment

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $94,800-$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Remote#LI-FordCredit #LI-MN1

About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
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