Model Validation AVP

New York, United States; Wilmington, United States

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Date live: Mar. 31, 2026

Business Area: Risk

Area of Expertise: Risk and Quantitative Analytics

Reference Code: JR-0000093550

Contract: Permanent

Salary / Rate $100,000.00 - $160,000.00

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Join us as a Model Validation AVP, where you will play a key role in independently reviewing and challenging models across financial crime, transaction monitoring, and market surveillance domains. You will assess model design, performance, data quality, and governance to ensure alignment with internal policies and regulatory expectations. This role sits within Model Risk Management, supporting the integrity and effectiveness of models used across the business. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders to deliver high-quality validation insights and drive continuous improvement in model risk practices.

To be successful as a Model Validation AVP, you should have:

Experience in model validation, model development, or model risk management
Understanding of quantitative techniques and statistical models
Knowledge of financial crime, AML, transaction monitoring, or surveillance models
Experience with machine learning methods and analytical tools

Highly valued skills:

Ability to perform data analysis, benchmarking, and model performance assessment
Understanding of model governance frameworks and regulatory requirements
Stakeholder management and ability to challenge effectively
Advanced Excel and data handling skills

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is located in either the New York or Wilmington, DE offices.

Salary for New York:

Minimum Salary: $100,000

Maximum Salary: $160,000

The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Purpose of the role

To validate and approve models for specific usages both at inception and on a periodic basis, and of model changes, as well as conducting annual reviews.

Accountabilities

Validation of models for their intended use and scope, commensurate with the complexity and materiality of the models.
Approval or rejection of a model or usage based on assessment of the model’s conceptual soundness, performance under intended use and the clarity of the documentation of the model’s inherent risks, limitations and weaknesses.
Assessment of any compensating controls used to mitigate Model risk.
Documentation of validation findings and recommendations in clear and concise reports, providing actionable insights for model improvement.
Evaluation of the coherence of model interactions and quality of Large Model Framework aggregate results that generate output for regulatory submissions or management decision making and planning.
Design of the framework and methodology to measure and, where possible, quantify model risk, including the assessment of framework level uncertainty.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

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We continue to embed and review our hybrid working environment and remain in a phase of testing and learning. This means that working arrangements could change, with reasonable notice, to align with the needs of our business.

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Our approach to working flexibly is designed to support you to balance your life and to accommodate diverse needs, whilst still allowing us to meet our business needs. If you’d like to request a flexible working arrangement, please discuss this with your hiring manager.

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