Associate Director, Credit Quant

Requisition ID: 266766

Salary Range:225000.00-225000.00

Please note that the Salary Range shown is a guideline only. Salary offered may vary based on factors including but not limited to the successful candidates relevant knowledge skills and experience.

Join a purpose driven winning team committed to results in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Offered salary is between $225000 and $225000 per year. 40 hours per week.

TITLE: Associate Director Credit Quant

DUTIES: The Bank of Nova Scotia seeks Associate Director Credit Quant in New York NY to develop valuation models for ABS MBS and other credit products and ensures the theoretical soundness the numerical accuracy and the implementation correctness of these models. Develop robust reliable and user-friendly front office analytics for pricing hedging risk management and profit & loss (P&L) attribution for both intraday and end of day. Provide daily and on demand quantitative support to the business in a timely manner related to valuation risks P&L attribution hedging and so on. Provide subject matter expertise to model stakeholders such as the business risk management audit product control and technology groups during and post of the model implementation. Form a close partnership with the business to deliver models and analytics to production from end to end with limited supervision. Understand how the Banks risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions. Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas while ensuring the adequacy adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk regulatory compliance risk anti-money laundering / anti-terrorist financing (AML/ATF) risk and conduct risk including but not limited to responsibilities under the Operational Risk Management Framework Regulatory Compliance Risk Management Framework AML/ATF Global Handbook and the Guidelines for Business Conduct. Champion a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

REQUIREMENTS: Masters degree or foreign equivalent in Mathematics of Finance Computer Science Software Engineering Physics or a related field and three (3) years of experience in the job offered or in a related occupation: programming in C C11 Python or VBA to analyze and build models within the modeling framework. Working with programming languages including Python Java or Scala to build large scale quantitative modeling. Working with financial products including Asset Backed Securities Collateralized Loan Obligations and Mortgage Backed Securities and their models. Analyzing ABS cashflow models to determine irregularities in payment and unique features of different deals and asset classes. Building Collateral cashflow models to replicate and confirm the data is as expected and hidden risks are accounted for as it relates to prepayments defaults severity and other potential inputs. Building Liabilities cashflow models to replicate and confirm the data is as expected and hidden risks are accounted for as it relates to prepayments defaults severity and other potential triggers. Analyzing structured finance asset classes including many in ABS. Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies. When not telecommuting must report to work site.

QUALIFIED APPLICANTS: Please apply directly through our website by searching for Associate Director Credit Quant & indicate job code MD061026WEB.

Location(s): United States : New York : New York City

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