Senior Quantitative Model Validation Analyst - XVA / CVA (Remote)

5 months, 1 week ago

Capitex

Capitex is a staffing, recruiting, training, and solutions provider focused exclusively on financial crime compliance. It offers contract and interim staffing, executive search, rapid response teams, compliance and advisory services, and training support across AML, KYC/CDD/EDD, sanctions, fraud, and transaction monitoring for regulated financial institutions.

Staffing and Recruiting
11-50
Founded 2021

Description

  • Independently validate pricing and risk models across asset classes including interest rates, FX, equities, commodities, fixed income, and non-linear or exotic derivatives.
  • Review and challenge XVA frameworks, including CVA, DVA, FVA, and related counterparty credit risk methodologies.
  • Perform independent benchmarking, sensitivity analysis, stress testing, and model performance assessments.
  • Assess model assumptions, limitations, and implementation risks.
  • Review model documentation and ensure alignment with regulatory expectations.
  • Engage with Front Office, Market Risk, Credit Risk, and Model Development teams.
  • Support regulatory submissions and internal governance processes.
  • Contribute to enhancements in the model risk framework.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in Quantitative Analytics, Model Validation, or Model Development within a bank or financial institution.
  • Strong hands-on exposure to XVA/CVA modelling.
  • Experience covering at least one asset class: Interest Rate Derivatives, FX Derivatives, Equity Derivatives, Commodities, Fixed Income, or non-linear/exotic products.
  • Strong understanding of stochastic calculus, pricing theory, and risk-neutral valuation.
  • Familiarity with regulatory frameworks impacting model validation, including Basel, SR 11-7 equivalent frameworks, and ideally local GCC regulations.
  • Strong programming skills in Python, C++, MATLAB, R, or similar languages.
  • Experience reviewing model documentation and preparing independent validation reports.
  • Technical experience with Monte Carlo simulation, PDE methods, and numerical methods for derivatives pricing.
  • Knowledge of counterparty credit risk modelling, exposure simulation frameworks, and Greeks/sensitivities analysis.
  • Master’s or PhD in Quantitative Finance, Financial Mathematics, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering, or a similar quantitative discipline.

Benefits

  • Fully remote work arrangement.
  • Opportunity to work on high-impact projects across capital markets and risk functions.
  • Exposure to complex regional banking environments across Saudi Arabia and the GCC.

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