Stress Testing Modelling Manager📍 London (Hybrid – 3 days in office / 2 from home)
💰 £90,000–£95,000 + benefits
We are partnering with a specialist UK banking institution to appoint a Stress Testing Modelling Manager into a high-profile role within its Risk function. This is a strategic hire replacing an established Senior Manager and offers the opportunity to play a key role in shaping stress testing, ICAAP and credit risk modelling capability across the organisation.
The successful individual will lead critical modelling and forecasting activity supporting ICAAP, corporate planning and wider credit risk analytics, while partnering closely with senior stakeholders across Risk and Finance.
This role combines technical model development with commercially focused analytics and stakeholder engagement, making it ideal for someone who enjoys both hands-on quantitative work and influencing decision-making.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the development, enhancement and execution of stress testing models across ICAAP and corporate planning processes
- Deliver credit risk and macroeconomic forecasting models using a range of statistical and analytical techniques
- Support IFRS 9 model development, monitoring and validation activities
- Provide analytical insight and recommendations to senior stakeholders across Risk, Finance and the wider business
- Partner with stakeholders to interpret model outputs and apply appropriate expert judgement
- Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of data infrastructure and model governance frameworks
- Support regulatory and internal audit interactions where required
About the Team- Senior Manager level position
- Leadership responsibility across a growing modelling and analytics function
- Team structure includes 7 individuals beneath the role, including 2 direct Senior Manager reports and broader indirect oversight responsibilities
- Highly visible role with regular interaction across Risk leadership and senior business stakeholders
Candidate ProfileWe are particularly interested in individuals with:
- Strong experience in stress testing, ICAAP and credit risk modelling within banking or specialist lending environments
- A non-retail banking background
- Expertise across forecasting, regression modelling, impairment modelling and credit analytics
- Strong SQL and/or SAS capability
- Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and translating technical outputs into business insight
- Excellent communication and influencing skills
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-regarded specialist lender with a collaborative culture, strong growth trajectory and significant investment in its risk and analytics capability.
