(Junior) Practice Specialist – Advanced Risk Modeling recruitment
Your role:
(Junior) Practice Specialists (Modeling) in the Risk Management Practice, at (preferably) our Milan, Frankfurt am Main, or London locations, are dedicated to working with client teams to solve client-business-related problems of a (primarily) quantitative nature. Specialists support clients by conducting state-of-the-art quantitative analyses across the risk management spectrum in the banking sector. Activities include tool building, implementation, and maintenance.
The (Junior) Practice Specialist (Modeling) role encompasses three broad sets of responsibilities:
- Client support and development: Works at a client location as part of a consulting team in order to conduct comprehensive quantitative analyses to be used as a basis for implementing risk-based decision frameworks and for making strategic decisions.
- Knowledge development: Advances McKinsey's overall knowledge base by providing rigorous analysis to and problem solving for our proprietary knowledge investments. At more senior levels, he/she also focuses on developing new analytical approaches and techniques.
- Knowledge transfer and practice development: Operates as part of a firm-wide community. Works with a global network of colleagues in order to codify existing knowledge and develop new knowledge.
Your profile:
- Strong academic qualifications, with an advanced degree in a quantitative discipline (statistics, mathematics or physics)
- At least three years (one to three years for a Junior Practice Specialist) of work experience in analytical services oriented toward risk management in the banking sector, as well as/or a PhD
- Exceptional ability in working with numbers and statistics as well as significant experience with analytic/ software (e.g., MATLAB, R) and SGL databases
- Strong multitasking abilities, flexibility, and patience for working in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A team player, with a professional and service-oriented attitude
- Willingness to travel
March 17, 2012
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