Senior Model Validation Manager - Commercial CCAR/CECL

M&T Bank is hiring a Senior Model Validation Manager to lead the independent validation of the Bank's commercial capital planning and CECL models. The role provides technical leadership of the commercial CCAR/CECL validation portfolio and manages a quantitative validation team within Model Risk Management.

Responsibilities include leading the independent review and challenge of complex commercial credit models, ensuring they are conceptually sound and compliant with regulatory and internal standards, and supporting both economic and regulatory capital requirements. The role partners with model developers and serves as a key second-line control function for the Bank's commercial portfolio.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline (statistics, mathematics, finance, economics, or related)
• Extensive experience in model validation, with emphasis on CCAR/CECL and commercial credit models
• Experience leading and managing a quantitative validation team
• Proficiency with statistical programming (Python, R, or SAS)
• Strong knowledge of model risk regulatory guidance (SR 11-7) and capital planning requirements