Head of Model Risk & Data Quality

Ebury
Madrid
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)Skills: ["Communication","Analytical skills","Strategic thinking","Attention to detail","Training & awareness"]

Own the model risk management framework and drive model governance across Ebury’s Finance, Operations, Analytics, Decision Science, Sales, and Marketing. Lead validation review, monitor model performance, ensure documentation, and keep up with evolving regulatory requirements. Improve data quality feeding models by partnering with data teams and maximizing value from the Data Observability platform. Deliver reporting to Risk Committees and executives and provide training to raise model risk awareness.

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Ebury
Ebury
1 month ago

Head of Model Risk & Data Quality

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Job Summary

Own the model risk management framework and drive model governance across Ebury’s Finance, Operations, Analytics, Decision Science, Sales, and Marketing. Lead validation review, monitor model performance, ensure documentation, and keep up with evolving regulatory requirements. Improve data quality feeding models by partnering with data teams and maximizing value from the Data Observability platform. Deliver reporting to Risk Committees and executives and provide training to raise model risk awareness.
Location: Madrid
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and maintain a model risk management framework that meets regulatory requirements.
  • •Guide teams on model development, validation, and implementation processes.
  • •Review and evaluate model validations (accuracy, performance, predictive power).
  • •Monitor model performance over time and recommend updates or modifications while ensuring documentation.
  • •Lead improvements to data quality for models, liaising with data teams, and report to Risk Committees and Ebury executives.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceSocial Benefits

Key Requirements

  • •Background in quantitative fields such as statistics, mathematics, or quantitative finance, with comfort reading or coding models.
  • •Comfortable working with Python and SQL for quantitative modelling and insight generation (including dashboards).
  • •Experience managing operational, financial, and market risk, with knowledge of related regulatory requirements.
  • •Ability to communicate complex concepts and risk assessments to stakeholders and senior management.
  • •Familiarity with financial models and a modern data platform/data teams supporting a data-driven business.
Experience:Fintech
Skills:CommunicationAnalytical skillsStrategic thinkingAttention to detailTraining & awareness
Certifications:FRMPRMCRM
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonSQL

Company Brief

Ebury
Provides international payments, FX, and treasury solutions for SMEs and mid-market companies, enabling cross-border transactions, multi-currency accounts, and financing services to support global trade and cash flow management.
Industry: Payments
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Funding: Private Equity Backed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2009
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