Quantitative Risk Modeler – Statistical Risk Aggregation

Poland

Risk

Corporate Center

Job Reference #

207731BR

City

Kraków

Job Type

Full Time

Your role

Are you adept at risk matters and familiar with quantitative modelling? Are you interested in Statistical Risk Modeling? Do you enjoy working in a highly specialized team to develop and deliver solutions? Then we are looking for you to:
• develop methodologies to assess risks for UBS Group and different legal entities around the globe from a statistical perspective
• answer methodological questions raised by regulators
• analyze diverse portfolio data and risks under various simulated scenarios and build models which are able to predict a statistical risk distribution
• interact on a regular basis with Senior Management on enquiries related to UBS' statistical risk aggregation framework

Your team

You’ll be working in the Statistical Risk Aggregation Methodology team in Kraków, Poland. Our role is to develop, maintain, and apply UBS’ statistical risk aggregation framework for assessing the impact of simulated risk scenarios on the firm’s profitability and capital adequacy. The framework captures all risk types across all businesses world-wide. We develop and maintain a suite of scenario-aligned risk category models.

Your expertise

• at least a Master's degree in applied quantitative discipline (e.g. Econometrics, Statistics, Financial Engineering, Economics, Finance)
• at least 1 year experience in statistical risk / economic capital modeling or other areas of risk methodology preferred
• general understanding and interest in (macro-)economic mechanisms and their influence on financial markets and specific risk factors
• solid knowledge of statistical and econometric methods and their applications
• strong analytical, conceptual and organizational skills with the ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines
• experience in handling large datasets (as well as SQL) or accounting knowledge are a plus
• eager to learn and leave your comfort zone
• able to respond quickly to ad-hoc management requests
• a good communicator (and you know how to handle challenging situations)
• team-orientated, while able to complete tasks independently
• an expert user of the statistical software R or Python
• fluent in English, additional languages are welcome

About us

Expert advice. Wealth management. Investment banking. Asset management. Retail banking in Switzerland. And all the support functions. That's what we do. And we do it for private and institutional clients as well as corporations around the world.

We are about 60,000 employees in all major financial centers, in more than 50 countries. Do you want to be one of us?

Join us

We're a truly global, collaborative and friendly group of people. Having a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace is important to us. And we support your career development, internal mobility and work-life balance. If this sounds interesting, apply now.

Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.