Model Risk Analyst
Recruit qualified analysts with experience in model validation, governance frameworks, production monitoring, and quantitative risk analytics to satisfy rigorous compliance mandates.
Secure elite quantitative talent and compliance leaders to safeguard your financial institution against governance failures. We connect investment banks, private equity firms, and advisory practices with experienced model risk professionals skilled in validation, stress testing, and regulatory standards. Scale your team with proven contract, permanent, or executive search recruitment solutions tailored to your operational mandates.

Comprehensive talent solutions covering specialized quantitative modeling, model governance, and regulatory validation for financial institutions.
Recruit qualified analysts with experience in model validation, governance frameworks, production monitoring, and quantitative risk analytics to satisfy rigorous compliance mandates.
Secure leaders specializing in artificial intelligence model validation, algorithmic governance, continuous monitoring, and regulatory control oversight across complex data systems.
Hire technical analysts skilled in Python, SQL, and R who develop robust pricing models, evaluate risk exposure, and communicate complex findings to stakeholders.
Place experienced managers proficient in PD, LGD, and EAD models to direct portfolio loss estimation, stress testing, and credit risk governance programs.
Appoint seasoned risk executives to spearhead enterprise governance, establish supervisory protocols, and lead interactions with financial regulators and board committees.
Source specialized professionals to evaluate public fixed income exposures, execute quantitative scenario analyses, and provide risk oversight for active trading portfolios.

We evaluate your governance structures, technical modeling stack, regulatory exposure, and organizational culture to define an exact role profile matching your long-term staffing requirements.
Delivering exceptional quantitative risk professionals to global investment banks, private equity firms, and financial institutions.
Specialized executive recruitment connecting financial institutions with premier quantitative risk professionals.
Our deep network allows us to deliver pre-screened, qualified candidate profiles within two to three days.
Our founders bring over twenty-five years of executive search experience across niche financial disciplines.
We offer retained search, direct-hire permanent placement, long or short-term contract, and temp-to-hire solutions.
Every specialist undergoes thorough technical evaluations, background screenings, and professional reference verification before presentation.
Decades of focused search expertise within quantitative risk and compliance.
Head of Contract Services
Kristin Lutz serves as Head of Contract Services at Ikon Search, the boutique staffing firm she helped establish in 2021. With deep expertise in contract and contingent workforce solutions, Kristin brings a client-first approach to every engagement, investing time upfront to thoroughly understand each organization's culture, values, and long-term hiring goals. Her extensive background in executive search and staffing enables her to connect businesses across financial services, technology, insurance, and marketing with exceptional professionals efficiently and accurately. Kristin is committed to delivering clean, quality-driven candidate pipelines and building lasting partnerships that support sustainable growth for clients ranging from growing startups to established corporations and PE-backed portfolio companies.

Head of Insurance
Connor Brown is the Head of Insurance at Ikon Search, leading the firm's specialized Insurance, Risk & Compliance recruiting division. With a focused expertise in the insurance sector, Connor works closely with carriers, brokerages, MGAs, reinsurers, and TPAs to identify and place top-tier talent across a wide range of roles. He leverages deep industry knowledge, broad professional networks, and Ikon Search's cutting-edge recruitment technology to present highly qualified candidates typically within two to three days. Connor takes pride in building genuine relationships with both clients and candidates, ensuring every placement aligns with the organization's operational needs, culture, and long-term strategic objectives.

Managing Partner
Adam Levy is a key team member at Ikon Search, the boutique staffing firm founded in 2021 with a mission to deliver tailored talent solutions across select industries. Adam contributes to the firm's commitment to pairing rigorous candidate vetting with a deep understanding of client needs, helping businesses across financial services, technology, insurance, and marketing find exceptional professionals. He embraces Ikon Search's core values of tailored focus, market speed, and data quality, working diligently to build and maintain strong relationships with both clients and candidates. Adam's collaborative approach supports the firm's ability to handle diverse hiring engagements, from full-time permanent placements to contract and temp-to-hire arrangements.
Our specialized recruitment practice covers quantitative analysts, model risk analysts, credit risk analytics managers, AI model risk managers, and enterprise heads of risk. We place talent skilled in model validation, stress testing, PD, LGD, EAD modeling, machine learning governance, and regulatory compliance across banking, investment management, and corporate financial advisory firms.
Speak with our specialized recruitment leaders to initiate your customized talent search.
Consistently rated five stars for specialized executive search services.
Over twenty-five years of leadership expertise delivering executive placements.
Rigorous vetting standards across quantitative analytics and corporate governance.
Submit your hiring requirements today to discuss custom recruitment strategies and receive qualified candidate profiles.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 347 332 9668. You can also send us a quick email at KristinL@ikonsearch.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 347 332 9668. You can also send us a quick email at KristinL@ikonsearch.com.