UK | (Wholesale) IRB Consultant

True North Partners LLP is an independent boutique consulting firm with a presence in London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Lisbon, Madrid, Johannesburg, Dubai and Singapore. We have extensive global experience and industry recognition in the financial services, risk management, and finance communities.

True North Partners is uniquely distinct from the typical consultancy firms due to the following:

• Being a boutique consultancy firm focused on risk, finance, and strategy, we deliver innovative concepts and methodologies based on specialist experience and analytical backgrounds.

• Working across multifaceted competencies, we overcome the traditional silo thinking and offer client-specific solutions as well as sustainable implementation development strategies.

• Being people-driven, we allow members of all levels to actively participate in the running and development of our firm.

What we offer

Our company is built for and around its people. It is part of our culture for each member of the firm to take part in the running and development of True North Partners, such as business development, marketing and management tasks. A sense of ownership for the firm is a central tenet of our overall behaviour. In particular, we offer:

• Challenging projects with leading financial institutions around the globe, where we are at the forefront of innovation in products and methodologies

• A motivating, inspiring and team-oriented work environment with co-workers from a variety of hemispheres and backgrounds

• The opportunity to help shape a unique, professional environment with flat hierarchies and superior career opportunities

We are looking for a technically strong Wholesale IRB credit risk consultant to strengthen our team:

• at least 5 years of experience in management consulting for financial services and /or banking industry (risk management, credit risk, risk modelling).

• Hands-on experience in wholesale/corporate IRB credit risk model development (i.e., beyond audit or review activities). Experience in wholesale IRB is a must.

• Good knowledge of UK PRA regulations in financial services

• Experience in programming languages and data structures. Relevant programming languages include Python, SAS, R, SQL, etc.

• Strong analytical skills and a quantitative background with an application to risk management in banking.

• Problem-solving skills and the ability to see the bigger picture.

• Strong communication skills.

• Strong academics, i.e. a bachelor’s degree in quantitative studies, e.g. mathematics, industrial engineering, economics, physics, is a must.

• Fluent English, German or Spanish would be a plus.