--- title: 'Senior Audit Manager - Model Validation (f/m/d) at Solaris' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-audit-manager-model-validation-f-m-d-solaris-frankfurt-32jckvmdqn53' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Senior Audit Manager - Model Validation (f/m/d) at Solaris - **Company:** Solaris - **Location:** Frankfurt, Germany / Berlin, Germany - **Compensation:** €85k–€120k - **Posted:** 2026-07-01 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/solarisbank/jobs/8605280002 ## Job description Solaris is Europe's leading embedded finance platform. Solaris’ full German banking license and proprietary modular B2B tech stack empowers its partners – from SMEs to large, multinational, non-financial companies – to offer compliant, customer-centric banking services, providing seamless experiences to customers across all industries. Founded in 2016, Solaris pioneered the Banking-as-a-Service market with an unparalleled combination of tech and banking. Solaris is headquartered in Berlin and employs 300 people in Europe. ## Your Role - Independent preparation and planning of Non-IT audits assignments and lead end to end audit engagements. - Perform deep-dive technical reviews of complex mathematical models, including machine learning architectures and traditional quantitative finance models (e.g., credit risk, market risk, or valuation models). - Evaluate the mathematical soundness, data lineage, and preprocessing pipelines of AI/ML models to ensure the integrity of inputs, training data, and model outputs. - Functionally challenge model assumptions, mathematical formulations, and calibration techniques used by quantitative development teams. - Draft comprehensive audit reports and coordinate findings and recommendations with stakeholders. - Analysis and independent evaluation of the internal control system and organizational processes. - Coordinate and guide audit team members during audit engagements, including performing audit quality reviews. - Independent review and follow-up of internal and external audit findings. - Deliver concise and impactful management reports on audit outcomes. - Participate in the review and assurance of the internal control system, compliance, security, and efficiency of processes and systems. - Independent support of internal projects in line with relevant regulatory requirements (e.g., MaRisk/KWG). We'd love to see Depending on your level of experience, your responsibilities and scope of role will range. We don’t care much about fancy titles, but rather about real personal and professional development, as laid out in our learning framework. Let’s figure together out how you can contribute to our team. - A higher education degree, preferably in Finance, Economics, Business Management, or Law. - 5+ years of relevant work experience in-house or in an audit/consultancy firm in banking (related to MaRisk/KWG/GwG etc.). - Experience as an auditor or consultant in auditing techniques (ToD and ToE). - Experience leading audit engagements including quality audits reviews and management reporting - Very good knowledge of regulatory standards. - Strong theoretical and practical understanding of advanced statistics, probability theory, econometrics, and machine learning algorithms (both supervised and unsupervised learning). - Proven experience in auditing or developing quantitative models, backtesting, stress testing, or sensitivity analysis within a financial or highly regulated context. - A good understanding of audit software. - Experience in reviewing code and model implementations using standard data science libraries (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, TensorFlow, or PyTorch). - Fluent in both English and German communication skills - Ability to deconstruct information and solve problems. - A thorough and accurate approach to work. - Ability to clearly convey information to others. - Stakeholder Management and - Ability to handle disagreements and disputes constructively. - High level of integrity and strong moral principles. - Proactive and involved style of working. ## Benefits - Home office budget. - Learning & development budget of €1000 per year and a transparent growth framework to support your career goals. - Competitive salary and a variable remuneration program. - Monthly meal allowance. - Deutschland ticket subsidy. - 28 vacation days, increasing by 2 days after 2 years and 3 days after 3 years with Solaris. - Opportunity to work abroad for up to 12 weeks per year. While job ads usually paint an ideal picture of a candidate, studies show that most applicants meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Unfortunately, many promising candidates tend to apply only if they meet all the criteria. So if you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single item in the job description, please contact us anyway. We'd love to talk with you and find out if you might be a good fit for us. At Solaris, we are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment, where all Solarians feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of color, ethnicity, religion, sex, origin, disability, marital status, citizenship, or gender identity. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. Information on data processing: DE: https://www.solarisgroup.com/gdpr_notice_de EN: https://www.solarisgroup.com/gdpr_notice_en The annual gross salary range for this position is: €85.000—€120.000 EUR ## About Solaris ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Solaris is a German technology company with a full banking license that provides a Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, enabling businesses to embed regulated financial services into their own products via APIs. - **Entity Type**: Private (Total funding > €530M, precise series not disclosed) - **Headquarters**: Berlin, Germany (offices also in Paris, Milan, and Madrid) - **Founded**: Not publicly available on the website or search results - **Founders**: Not publicly available ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Embedded Finance, Banking-as-a-Service (Fintech) - **Target customers**: B2B2X – businesses ranging from SMEs to multinationals that want to offer financial services (e.g., accounts, payments, lending, cards) under their own brand. - **Mission / Purpose**: “Creating a world where financial services seamlessly sync with life” – removing regulatory and technological barriers so any business can embed compliant banking features. ## Products & Services All products are delivered as modular APIs on a cloud‑based, fully licensed banking platform. - **Identification**: Digital KYC (Know Your Customer) and KYB (Know Your Business) flows for individuals, freelancers, and businesses. - **Accounts**: Checking, savings, sub‑accounts, and multi‑accounts with local or virtual IBANs (consumer, freelancer, business). - **Payments**: SEPA Credit Transfer, SEPA Direct Debit, SEPA Instant, and Batch Payments. - **Lending**: Paperless overdrafts, installments (Splitpay), and consumer loans. - **Cards**: Issuance and management of physical and virtual debit, prepaid, and credit cards across customer segments. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding raised > €530 million (date not specified) - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Backed by “international, renowned investors” (names not disclosed in provided sources) - **Growth Signals**: - 400+ employees (“Solarians”) representing 60+ nationalities. - 400+ API endpoints available. - Offices in 4 European cities (Berlin, Paris, Milan, Madrid). - Compliance certifications: PCI DSS 4.0, SWIFT, DORA, ISO/IEC 27001, TARGET2, MaRisk, EU AI Act. - Published sustainability reports (2022, 2023, 2024) and a Diversity Report. ## Competitive Advantages - **Full German banking license** – Solaris can handle all regulatory complexity (DORA, PSD2, AML, GDPR) across the EU, a difficult moat to replicate. - **Neutral B2B2X model** – The platform never competes with its partners’ end customers; all products are white‑labelled. - **Cloud‑native, data mesh architecture** – Enables real‑time data management, scalability, and fast product customization. - **400+ robust RESTful APIs** – Purpose‑built for scalability, international expansion, and seamless embedding. ## Strategic Focus - Deepen embedded finance adoption across Europe by continuously expanding API capabilities and compliance coverage. - Enable partners to launch innovative financial features (lending, cards, accounts) with minimal time‑to‑market. - Invest in technology and cloud infrastructure to maintain speed and flexibility while meeting evolving regulatory standards. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Values**: “We bank outside the box” (innovation), “We co‑create” (collaboration), “We make it easy” (ease), “We pursue better” (constant evolution), “We do what we love” (passion). Strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion – dedicated D&I team, Futura women’s network, goal of 30% women across all levels by 2024. - **Work Model**: Hybrid – flexible remote work combined with regular in‑office days. Employees can work from anywhere in the EEA or Switzerland for up to 12 weeks per year. - **Perks & Benefits**: - Learning & development budget - Remote working allowance - Volunteering days - Mental healthcare service - Public transport allowance - Partial lunch reimbursement - Additional vacation days - Glasses for laptop work - Fruits and drinks in the office - Referral program - **Engineering Focus**: 400+ API endpoints, cloud‑based infrastructure, real‑time data mesh – an environment for engineers who love building scalable, compliant financial systems. ## Sources 1. [solarisgroup.com](https://www.solarisgroup.com/en/) – Homepage overview and product descriptions 2. [solarisgroup.com](https://www.solarisgroup.com/en/about/) – About page (team size, funding, values, management) 3. [solarisgroup.com](https://www.solarisgroup.com/en/careers/) – Careers page (hybrid model, perks, values) 4. [solarisgroup.com](https://www.solarisgroup.com/en/careers/jobs/) – Current job openings and departments 5. 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