Senior Manager, Model Governance and Data Standards
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Job Summary
About Airwallex
Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software we empower over 200000 businesses worldwide including Brex Rippling Navan Qantas SHEIN and many more with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts payments spend management and treasury to embedded finance at a global scale.
Proudly founded in Melbourne we have a team of over 2000 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 26 offices around the globe. Valued at US$8 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price Visa Mastercard Robinhood Ventures Sequoia Salesforce Ventures DST Global and Lone Pine Capital Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If youre ready to do the most ambitious work of your career join us.
Attributes We Value
We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact accelerated learning and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking and youre motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment dig deep with curiosity and make decisions from first principles balancing speed and rigor.
Youre humble and collaborative; turn zerotoone ideas into real products and you get stuff done end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here youll tackle complex highvisibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you lets build whats next.
About the team
The Legal Risk & Compliance (LRC) team at Airwallex is a collaborative group of legal minds and risk management experts. Were passionate about safeguarding Airwallexs operations fostering a culture of compliance and ethical conduct and ensuring we navigate the global financial landscape with integrity. We provide expert guidance and support to all areas of the business proactively identifying mitigating and managing legal and financial risks.
What youll do
As Senior Manager Model Governance and Data Standards you will play a critical role in establishing and maintaining a robust governance framework and independent testing and validation mechanism to ensure model and data standards are applied across Airwallex. You will ensure the framework is enforced with regular monitoring to confirm all models produce expected outcomes in line with business needs. You will also ensure that our models and data are used responsibly ethically and in compliance with regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities:
Create and maintain a comprehensive risk model register and model inventory
Develop implement and enforce model governance policies and procedures including model definition testing rollout and ongoing monitoring
Establish model risk appetite and tolerance levels and ensure performance validation of models meets policy standards; remediate any findings
Monitor model performance identify potential risks and ensure compliance with relevant regulatory requirements and industry best practices
Create and enforce data quality standards working closely with the data privacy officer and infosec teams to ensure privacy and information security standards are met
Develop and maintain data governance frameworks including data quality metrics metadata management and master data management
Participate in independent testing and model validation activities as necessary
Communicate model risk and data governance findings to senior management and provide training and guidance on model governance and data standards
Who you are
Were looking for people who meet the minimum requirements for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have but are not mandatory.
Minimum qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters degree in a quantitative field (e.g. statistics mathematics finance economics)
8 years of experience in model governance model risk management or data governance preferably in the financial services or fintech industry
Proven track record of developing and implementing model governance frameworks and data standards
Strong understanding of model development validation and monitoring techniques
Familiarity with regulatory requirements related to model risk management and data protection
Strong understanding of data management principles and best practices
Excellent analytical problem-solving communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to work independently and as part of a team and to influence and collaborate with stakeholders across different departments
Preferred qualifications:
Experience in or with fintech/payments is a significant plus
Familiarity with enterprise governance tools (e.g. Collibra Informatica Alation) data catalog data lineage tracking and master data management systems
Experience with visualization tools (e.g. Tableau Power BI Qlik) and ability to work with MS-Excel and SQL
Relevant certifications (e.g. FRM PRM Certified Data Management Professional) are a plus
Strong stakeholder engagement skills across business risk legal compliance and technical teams
Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit qualifications competence and talent.
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Equal opportunity
Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit qualifications competence and talent. We dont regard color religion race national origin sexual orientation ancestry citizenship sex marital or family status disability gender or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Key Skills
- Python
- C/C++
- Fortran
- R
- Data Mining
- Matlab
- Data Modeling
- Laboratory Techniques
- MongoDB
- SAS
- Systems Analysis
- Dancing
About Company
Grow your business faster with Airwallex - global business accounts, high speed transfers, multi-currency cards, online payments, embedded finance, and more.
