Quantitative Analytics Manager – Model Risk Management

Location: Wilmington, Delaware, United States; hybrid

Company

hirify.global provides personal loans, credit cards, and automotive lending products focused on responsible access to credit for nonprime customers.

What you will do

• Lead model governance oversight across development, implementation, validation, use, and monitoring of machine learning models.
• Perform independent challenge of model data, methodology, assumptions, limitations, development decisions, and performance metrics.
• Oversee loss forecasting models and conduct periodic model validations, including benchmarking, outcomes analysis, and sensitivity testing.
• Monitor model performance and behavior, identify emerging risks, and recommend remediation or model enhancements.
• Partner with data science and technology teams on artificial intelligence and advanced analytics initiatives with embedded governance controls.
• Apply regression, classification, and related statistical techniques to support risk decisions and regulatory communications.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or another quantitative discipline; PhD preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in statistics, data science, decision science, or a related quantitative field.
• 3+ years of experience building, reviewing, or validating machine learning models in consumer finance.
• Strong understanding of consumer lending, credit risk practices, and model risk management regulations.
• Hands-on experience with machine learning, particularly tree-based models such as XGBoost, plus proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Ability to lead complex projects, exercise structured analytical judgment, and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, auditors, and regulators.

Nice to have

• Experience with analytical fair lending models and analysis.
• Experience with AWS and SageMaker.
• PhD in a quantitative discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and an inclusive, collaborative environment.
• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, hearing, accident, hospital indemnity, and life insurance options.
• Up to 4% matching 401(k) and an employee stock purchase plan with a 10% share discount.
• Tuition reimbursement, paid vacation, personal days, sick leave, holidays, and volunteer time.