Work Location:

Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America

Hours:

Pay Details:

$95,264 - $155,376 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Line of Business:

Analytics, Insights, & Artificial Intelligence

Job Description:

The Model Validation (MV) group in Enterprise Risk, Risk Management is responsible for the independent validation and approval of all analytical models used for TD.

The position reports to Senior Manager, Trading Surveillance and Insider Risk Models Validation. Detailed accountabilities include:

Validates Financial Crime Risk Management (FCRM) models for Trading Surveillance
- Develop an effective and efficient validation testing plan based on design of different FRCM models and complete validation in time to support various business initiatives and regulators requirements.
- Conduct or instruct junior validator for different validation analyses to ensure capture all material & critical model limitations.
- Have effective communication with different stakeholders from 1st line and in-time solve model limitations / issues to meet validation lead time target.
- Deliver high quality model validation reports with adequate information and justification to support validation conclusions and Audit / regulator review / assessment of validation process and validation analysis.

Recommends the approval of the models or other corrective actions based on independent vetting and validation.

Maintains full professional knowledge of techniques and developments in FCRM modeling for Trading Surveillance and Insider Risk Management and share knowledge with business partners and senior management.

Supports developing standards and procedures for vetting and validation that are compliant with the Bank’s internal Model Risk Policy, adhere with industry best practices, and meet regulatory requirements.
Supports Senior Manager to develop and coach Junior validators
Responds to requests from both Canadian and U.S. regulators, internal and external audit in their review/audit of risk models and vetting/validation process and procedures. Provide information and assistance as required.
Works effectively with internal model development group, Audit, and other internal partners to ensure risk models meet required Bank standards for use.

Depth & Scope:

Provides people management leadership by hiring the best talent, setting goals, developing staff, managing employee performance and compensation decisions, promoting teamwork and handling any/all disciplinary actions, as required
Leads and manages a sizeable team of Analyst professionals and overall operation of a diverse group in an area of moderate risk, complexity or scope
Ensures an integrated approach with other business management areas, broader organization, and enterprise as appropriate
Deep knowledge and understanding of businesses/technology, and organizational practices/disciplines
Sound to advanced knowledge of external competition, industry and/or market trends in relation to own function/business
Focuses on short to medium-term issues (e.g. 6-12 months)

Education & Experience:

Undergraduate degree or advanced technical degree preferred (e.g., math, physics, engineering, finance or computer science) Graduate's degree preferred with either progressive project work experience, or;
5+ year of relevant experience; higher degree education and research tenure can be counted

Preferred Qualifications:

Post-secondary degree in one or more of the following areas: computer science, statistics, mathematics, financial engineering, or engineering
Experience in either developing or validating FRCM models with exposure in AI / ML
In-depth knowledge of FCRM modeling for Trading Surveillance, Trading Strategy and Algorithm, or FI operations
Proficient in relevant programming languages & software such as Python, H2O.AI, Scala, etc.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Excellent time / project management and multitasking skills with minimal supervision

Customer Accountabilities:

Leads team of Data Modelling professionals and provides day to day direction as needed
Acts as People Manager and is responsible for ongoing coaching and development, setting objectives, assessing performance
Leads and oversees the design and delivery of enterprise analytic solutions for customers
Oversees build of complex statistical models that learn from and scale to petabytes of data
Works in a highly interactive, team-oriented environment with Big Data developers, and analytical experts
Provides analytical thought leadership and stays current on developments in data mining
May be accountable to lead team in developing powerful business insights from social marketing and industrial data using advanced machine learning techniques

Shareholder Accountabilities:

Ensures team adheres to enterprise frameworks and methodologies related to overall business management activities
Supports team in staying knowledgeable on emerging issues, trends and evolving regulatory requirements and assesses potential impacts to the Bank
Assesses/identifies key issues and escalates to appropriate levels and relevant stakeholders and business management where required
Ensures business operations are in compliance with applicable internal and external requirements (e.g. financial controls, segregation of duties, transaction approvals and physical control of assets)
Leads relationships with business lines / corporate and/or control functions to ensure alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements
Leads or contributes to cross-functional/enterprise initiatives as an organizational or subject matter expert helping to identify risk / provide guidance for complex situations
Protects the interests of the organization – identifies and manages risks, and escalates non-standard, high-risk transaction/ activities as necessary
Manages oversight process, risk-based identification and monitoring of related risks and regulatory compliance across the supported functions, while ensuring key controls and processes are effectively managed
Oversees or leads the facilitation and/or implementation of action/remediation plans to address performance/risk/governance issues
Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite

Employee/Team Accountabilities:

Cultivates and models the Colleague Promise to support colleague growth, and a culture of care; makes an impact at work and in our communities by leading with authenticity and supporting well-being to represent TD's brand
Connects the alignment of colleague's contributions with the TD Shared Commitments
Builds and retains an engaged and diverse team where every colleague and customer are valued, respected, and listened to; committed to a common goal and collaborate to move with speed and get things done
Demonstrates inclusive leadership by taking meaningful action with intention to support colleagues and customers across all dimensions of diversity, including those from underrepresented communities, being actively anti-racist, attracting and retaining diverse slate of candidates, nurturing mutual respect, inclusivity of thought and collaboration to drive successful results
Recruits, identifies strong talent and develops a diverse talent pipeline of qualified workforce to innovate and maximize individual strengths to lead to a better business outcome
Enables colleague growth by encouraging colleague development to achieve career and business objectives, ensuring timely motivating appreciation and recognition to all colleagues
Enables a continuous learning culture by proactively seeking, listening to and actioning feedback from peers and from colleague listening opportunities to continuously improve the colleague experience and grow your personal leadership
Models sharing of knowledge, information, skills, and subject matter expertise among the team; ensures timely management and escalation of issues, and leads collaboration with other functions and teams
Leads your team through change and creates an environment where teams feel psychologically safe to challenge current practices by modeling resiliency and flexibility, providing direction on changing priorities and empowering colleagues to drive innovation
Enables a high-performance culture by setting team targets and objectives, facilitating on-going and proactive feedback/coaching and conducting Quarterly Check-Ins for all colleagues to drive accountability and business results
Manages employees in compliance with all human resources policies, procedures and guidelines of conduct

Physical Requirements:

Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100%

Domestic Travel – Occasional
International Travel – Never
Performing sedentary work – Continuous
Performing multiple tasks – Continuous
Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
Responding quickly to sounds – Occasional
Sitting – Continuous
Standing – Occasional
Walking – Occasional
Moving safely in confined spaces – Occasional
Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) – Occasional
Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) – Never
Squatting – Occasional
Bending – Occasional
Kneeling – Never
Crawling – Never
Climbing – Never
Reaching overhead – Never
Reaching forward – Occasional
Pushing – Never
Pulling – Never
Twisting – Never
Concentrating for long periods of time – Continuous
Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations – Continuous
Reading, writing and comprehending instructions – Continuous
Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing – Continuous

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.

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Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

TD Bank is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process, please email TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at USWAPTDO@td.com. Include your full name, best way to reach you and the accommodation needed to assist you with the applicant process.

Manager, Advanced Analytics - Trading Surveillance & Insider Risk (US)