Second Line Senior Risk Analyst, Model And AI

Second Line Senior Risk Analyst - Model and AI Risk, Dublin

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Date: 15 Dec 2025

Location: Dublin, IE, IE

Company: Allied Irish Bank

Location/Office Policy: Dublin / Hybrid (3 days in office)

• Are you keen to ensure robust oversight and governance of models, helping to safeguard the Bank against emerging risks and uncertainties?

• Are you energised by exploring how innovative AI solutions and evolving model techniques can shape the future of risk management?

What is the Role:

The Model Risk team is part of the independent, second line of defence Risk Function, responsible for Model and AI Risk Governance and Oversight. The team ensures robust frameworks and controls are in place to manage model and AI risk across the organisation, supporting Enterprise Risk objectives and contributing to AIB’s risk management culture.

This role will support the Model Risk team in delivering on a growing agenda, including the development and implementation of model risk frameworks, oversight of model risk within the Bank’s risk appetite, and the preparation of detailed reports and management information for senior stakeholders. The successful candidate will collaborate with model developers, validation teams, and other stakeholders to ensure effective risk management processes and will play a key role in driving process improvements and automation.

Key accountabilities:

• Promoting and implementing a robust model and AI risk framework through optimising infrastructure of end-to-end model inventory.
• Maintaining model inventory and model and AI risk controls.
• Designing and preparing management information reports to proactively support model risk management.
• Identifying opportunities to minimise model risk and solve problems through data-driven insight.
• Building and nurturing relationships across the business, supporting the Group’s goal of minimising model risk.
• Clearly communicating model-related issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Driving process improvements and automation for efficiency gains.
• Supporting the team in drafting response to audit/regulatory/ad-hoc queries.
• Conducting and contributing to stakeholder training sessions as required.

What you Will Bring:

• At least 5 years’ experience in a finance, analytics, or risk-related role (credit/financial/model risk preferred).
• Relevant third-level or postgraduate qualification in an analytical discipline (e.g., mathematics, statistics, engineering, finance, economics).
• Advanced knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint; experience with data analysis tools (e.g., SAS, SQL, VBA).
• Qualifications and/or experience with AI and SAS Model Risk Management (MRM) is highly desirable.
• Ability to automate processes and leverage systems/databases for data extraction and analysis.
• Strong report writing and communication skills.
• Good knowledge of the regulatory environment as it applies to model and AI risk.
• Experience in developing and implementing risk frameworks and controls.

Why Work for AIB

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

Some of our benefits include:

• Market leading Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Scheme
• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options
• Two volunteer days per year

Please click here for further information about AIB’s PACT – Our Commitment to You.

Key Capabilities

Technical Capabilities

• Communication
• Data Insight
• Depth of technical knowledge
• Legal, Regulatory & Compliance
• Risk Mitigation

Behavioural Capabilities

• Collaboration: Works effectively across teams and business units.

If you are not sure about your suitability based on any aspects of the role advertised, we encourage you to please contact the Recruiter for this role, Nicole Pasquetti, at careers@aib.ie for a conversation.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team at careers@aib.ie

Disclaimer:

Unsolicited CVs sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.

Application deadline: Friday 9 January 2026

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