Senior Quantitative Risk Manager - BSA/AML (Hybrid)

Location: Hybrid, requiring in-office work four days per week at an M&T office in Buffalo, NY; Bridgeport, CT; Baltimore, MD; Timonium, MD; Wilmington, DE; or New York, NY.

Salary: $148,300–$247,100 annual USD

Company

M&T Bank is a banking and financial services organization.

What you will do

• Design, develop, test, validate, implement, and monitor statistical and machine learning models across the full model development lifecycle.
• Partner with business and compliance stakeholders to define requirements and develop scalable analytical solutions.
• Analyze transaction, customer, entity, behavioral, and demographic data and present insights to senior management.
• Prepare model documentation and support model risk management, governance, audits, and regulatory reviews.
• Develop and maintain production-quality analytics using Python and SAS.
• Manage and develop Quantitative Analysts and Modelers, including staffing, performance, compensation, and skills development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 10 years of related experience, including four years of supervisory or management experience; alternatively, a relevant master’s degree with at least eight years of related experience, including four years of supervisory or management experience.
• Banking or financial services experience.
• Experience with SAS, SAS Enterprise Miner, and other statistical software packages.
• Advanced knowledge of SQL and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to manipulate and analyze data across large databases and communicate complex concepts clearly.
• Ability to work in the office four days per week at one of the listed United States locations.

Nice to have

• Extensive experience developing and monitoring statistical and machine learning models.
• Experience leading models from concept through production.
• Strong proficiency in both Python and SAS.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within regulated risk management and internal control frameworks.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners, consultants, vendors, and peer banks.
• Promote an inclusive environment reflecting the M&T Bank brand.
• Receive fair, competitive, and market-informed compensation.