# Model Risk Senior Specialist at Nubank

- Company: Nubank
- What the company does: Backed by Sequoia, Founders Fund and Redpoint.
- Company website: https://www.nubank.com.br/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Virginia
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $117K to $211K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/nubank/24492ecf-3fe0-4cde-aea7-d2e59a85e517
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/nubank-model-risk-senior-specialist/

## About the role

We are looking for a Senior Model Risk Management & Validation Specialist to join our Global MRM team as a senior US-based model risk representative.

## What they're looking for

- Required
- Experience in model validation or model risk management (second line of defense) covering quantitative, statistical, machine-learning, or AI models, ideally in credit, fraud, or other high-impact decisioning processes
- Proven track record independently leading model validations end-to-end, exercising sound judgment with minimal oversight
- Strong data science and machine-learning fundamentals, including model performance, monitoring, and lifecycle management
- Strong programming and data skills, particularly in Python and SQL
- Analytical, autonomous, organized, and detail-oriented, with the ability to learn quickly and solve complex problems

Tags: Enterprise Functions