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About the role
Reporting to the Director, Stress Testing and Asset Realization (STAR), the Principal, STAR is responsible for providing technical leadership toward the development, execution, and maintenance of CDIC’s suite of stress testing, asset realization/valuation, and other affiliate models. These models are critical to support the Corporation’s member risk assessment and resolution planning and preparedness activities; specifically, they inform recommendations and decisions on loss minimization activities, provide estimates of liquidity and solvency runways, inform deposit growth forecasts, and evaluate resolution strategies for their impact on financial stability and CDIC’s financial exposure.
The Principal, STAR is a subject matter expert with demonstrated professional experience and technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: financial modeling, asset valuation, time series econometrics, solvency/liquidity stress-testing, accounting, and/or financial risk analysis.
The Principal, STAR actively participates in the modelling and analytical activities of the team. Further, he/she leverages her/his expertise and professional experience to contribute to the strategic direction of the STAR team and to also serve as a technical mentor to colleagues within and outside the team. The Principal, STAR serves as an ambassador for the team and forges strong working relationships with both internal and external colleagues.
This role can be performed from our Ottawa or Toronto offices, following a hybrid model approach. This is a full-time temporary opportunity for a period of approximately one-year.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES required for this role
- Build and maintain CDIC’s fundamental and relative valuation models to support CDIC’s role as the resolution authority.
- Build and maintain CDIC’s valuation models to help inform the value of member institutions in going and gone concern scenarios and act as a challenge function with respect to valuation estimates received from 3rd party vendors.
- Build and maintain CDIC’s top-down solvency stress-testing model capabilities to provide on-demand estimates of the performance and capital adequacy of member institutions conditional on a particular macroeconomic stress scenario.
- Build and maintain CDIC’s liquidity stress-testing model to provide on-demand estimates of the survival horizon of member institutions, conditional on a particular idiosyncratic scenario.
- Build and maintain CDIC’s statistical loss model used to inform tail risk to the Corporation under simulated adverse conditions.
- Provide modelling and analytical expertise to other core areas of CDIC.
- Provide research and critical thinking on financial sector issues and their impact on CDIC.
About you
You take pride in your work and are passionate about having an impact. You face challenges head-on, are an excellent communicator and collaborator, and act with integrity.
- Demonstrated hands-on professional experience in one or more areas, including financial modeling, valuation, time series econometrics, solvency and liquidity stress-testing, accounting, and/or financial risk analysis.
- Demonstrated ability to produce quantitative analysis using statistical software (e.g., R, Python, SAS, MATLAB, Excel/VBA, etc.).
- Ability to analyze and draw insights from multidimensional economic and financial data, often sourced via more than one supplier, and where data may vary in terms of completeness and quality between sources.
- Detailed understanding of the relationship between the broader macro-financial environment and performance of financial institutions and financial instruments.
- Knowledge of policy and regulatory issues in the banking sector
- Excellent problem solving and technical skills – grasps complex issues and is methodical in identifying and articulating solutions.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate highly technical subject matter to audiences of varying technical backgrounds, verbally and in writing.
- Equally comfortable working individually or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Willing and able to serve as a technical mentor to other colleagues inside and outside the team.
- The incumbent must also demonstrate the ability to work under pressure and deliver results within tight deadlines. Commitment to long working hours and possible travel is a definite requirement at times.
SKILLS you bring
- Graduate degree in a relevant field (e.g., economics, business administration, finance, accounting, mathematics, computer science). A professional designation (e.g., CFA, FRM, CPA, CBV, FMVA, etc.) would be considered an asset.
- Minimum 5-7 years of professional experience in financial modeling, valuation, time series econometrics, stress-testing, accounting, and/or financial risk analysis.
- An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Must have
Language Requirements: English Essential.
Security Clearance: Eligibility to obtain a Secret-level security clearance
Closing Date
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with priority given to applications received by February 13, 2026. The posting may close earlier or remain open longer, depending on application volume.
AI Use Disclosure
Artificial intelligence and automated screening tools are not utilized in this hiring process.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Accommodation Request
CDIC is an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace. We want to give all qualified applicants the chance to shine during the selection process. We believe that everyone should be treated equally and fairly, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. CDIC will strive to provide equal opportunity to all. If you need an accommodation to apply for a position or participate in an interview, please contact us at jobs-emplois@cdic.ca.
Sound like you?
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