Quantitative Finance Manager Charlotte, North Carolina;Jersey City, New Jersey; New York, New York; Atlanta, Georgia **Job Description:** At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day. One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being. Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi-faceted approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization. Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us! **Job Description:** This job is responsible for leading a team to develop or validate quantitative analytics and models for specific business units or risk types. Job expectations include supporting business units and acting as a subject matter expert on specified quantitative modeling techniques, as well as serving as the first or second line of defense overseeing model performance, model risk, and model governance on critical model portfolios. **Responsibilities:** + Leads a quantitative team with model coverage of specified focus areas and oversees stakeholder engagement, including team effort in preparation for audit and regulatory exams + Sets priorities related to quantitative modeling in line with the bank’s overall strategy and prioritization + Identifies continuous improvements through reviews of approval decisions on relevant model development or model validation tasks, critical feedback on technical documentation, and effective challenges on model development/validation + Maintains and provides oversight of model development and model risk management in respective focus areas to support business requirements and the enterprise's risk appetite + Leads and provides methodological, analytical, and technical guidance to effectively challenge and influence the strategic direction and tactical approaches of development/validation projects and identify areas of potential risk + Works closely with model stakeholders and senior management with regard to communication of submission and validation outcomes Model Validation Lead (“MVL”) oversees the team conducting independent validation and analytics for AML models. The MVL is responsible for providing risk oversight, acting as a subject matter expert and the second line of defense overseeing model performance, model risk and model governance. The MVL provides advice and counsel to the LOB and Risk Partners and is expected to help establish model risk management policies, limits, standards, controls, metrics and thresholds within the model risk framework. Accountable for managing execution of model risk framework activities including, but not limited to, independent validation and ongoing monitoring reviews for models for the LOB. The candidate should exhibit familiarity with industry practices and have knowledge of up-to-date AML techniques. The candidate should be able to provide both thought leadership and hands-on expertise in methodology, techniques, and processes in applying statistical and machine learning models to manage the bank’s AML models and model systems. **The position will be responsible for:** • Performing independent model validation, annual model review, ongoing monitoring report review, required action item review, and peer review. • Conducting governance activities such as model identification, model approval and breach remediation reviews. • Providing hands-on leadership for projects pertaining to statistical modeling and machine learning approaches to effectively challenge and influence the strategic direction and tactical approaches of these projects. • Communicating and working directly with relevant modeling teams and their corresponding Front Line Units; communicating and interacting with the third line of defense (e.g., internal audit) as well as external regulators, as needed. • Writing technical reports for distribution and presentation to model developers, senior management, audit and banking regulators. • Acts as a senior level resource or resident expert on analytic/quantitative modeling techniques used for Anti-money laundering and actively participates in senior level committees; provides guidance to junior team members **Minimum Education Requirement:** Master’s degree in related field or equivalent work experience **Required Qualifications & Skills:** • PhD or Masters in a quantitative field such as Mathematics, Physics, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics. • Advanced knowledge and 7+ years of experience in building and understanding of Anti-Money Laundering models and systems • Strong familiarity with the industry practices in the field and knowledge of up-to-date Anti Money Laundering techniques • CAMS certification (preferred) • Fluency in Python, SAS and SQL • Excellent written and oral communication skills with stakeholders of varying analytic skill and knowledge levels. **Skills:** + Business Acumen + Critical Thinking + Regulatory Relations + Talent Development + Technical Documentation + Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management + Project Management + Risk Analytics + Risk Management + Stakeholder Management + Drives Engagement + Inclusive Leadership + Risk Modeling + Strategic Thinking + Written Communications **Shift:** 1st shift (United States of America) **Hours Per Week:** 40 **Pay Transparency details** US - NJ - Jersey City - 525 Washington Blvd (NJ2525), US - NY - New York - ONE BRYANT PARK - BANK OF AMERICA TOWER (NY1100) Pay and benefits information Pay range $159,500.00 - $225,200.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set. 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