Job Description
Salary: $135,000 - 230,000 per year Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in acquisition or transaction fraud model development or validation within the financial services sector, with familiarity in CI/CD frameworks preferred.
- Experience in validating generative AI models, developing frameworks, or complex use case development.
- Proven expertise in automating validation processes and minimizing cycle times using AutoML, generative AI, and related technologies, including the design and construction of necessary infrastructure.
- Masters degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related quantitative discipline; or equivalent 9 years of experience in model development/validation in financial services, banking, or retail.
- At least 4 years of practical experience with data science and statistical tools such as Python, SPARK, Data Lake, AWS SageMaker, H2O, and SAS.
- Minimum 4 years of machine learning experience, including managing large datasets and conducting trend analysis.
- 4 years applying U.S. regulatory requirements for Model Risk Management.
- Willingness to travel for business as needed.
Responsibilities: - Lead the establishment of a validation center of excellence for model validation, collaborating with the model governance lead to implement best practices.
- Develop and enforce a comprehensive governance framework for generative AI models to manage risks such as hallucination, accuracy, and bias throughout the model lifecycle.
- Initiate and maintain a quality assurance process to thoroughly assess and enhance validation practices.
- Identify opportunities for improvement in validation efforts and collaborate with the Model Governance team to implement solutions.
- Serve as an incubation center for exploring and applying innovative approaches, particularly utilizing generative AI, to enhance the model validation process.
- Enhance the model owner experience and strengthen the value-focused validation practice in partnership with the Model Governance team.
- Oversee all facets of fraud model risk management, ensuring timely project completion with minimal guidance.
- Supervise junior reviewers during validation projects while addressing escalated issues and disputes independently.
- Facilitate issue resolution, root cause analysis, and risk acceptance as necessary.
- Support regulatory audits and internal examinations pertaining to the modeling process and selected model samples.
- Undertake additional responsibilities and special projects as required.
Technologies: - AI
- AWS
- CI/CD
- Support
- Machine Learning
- Python
- SAS
- Spark
- Cloud
More:
At Synchrony, we take pride in offering a flexible work environment. You can choose to work remotely near one of our hubs or in one of our offices, with occasional travel for in-person engagement activities such as team meetings and training sessions. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where every voice is valued. Join us in building a future where diversity is celebrated and everyone can thrive. We offer a competitive salary range of $135,000 - $230,000 annually, along with eligibility for an annual bonus based on individual and company performance.
last updated 4 week of 2026
Job Tags
Full time, Remote work, Flexible hours,