SVP - Credit Risk Technology (SME & Development Lead) - £120,000 - £140,000 + Bonus + Benefits - London (Hybrid) - Financial Services
Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Vice President to lead a high-profile Credit Risk Technology function responsible for the strategic development, architecture, and delivery of an enterprise-wide Credit Risk Analytics platform.
This role is ideal for an experienced technology leader with deep expertise in Counterparty Credit Risk, PFE analytics, derivatives pricing, and cloud-based risk systems. You will be responsible for driving the technology roadmap, leading globally distributed teams, and delivering innovative solutions that support evolving business and regulatory requirements.
This is a highly visible leadership position offering the opportunity to shape the future direction of a critical risk platform while managing large-scale technology transformation programmes.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and own the strategic architecture and roadmap for the Credit Risk Analytics platform.
- Lead and manage globally distributed teams across onshore, nearshore, and offshore locations.
- Deliver complex risk technology programmes, ensuring successful execution against budget, timelines, and objectives.
- Act as the senior technology SME for Credit Risk analytics and regulatory initiatives.
- Drive platform modernisation through cloud-native technologies, distributed computing, and AI-led innovation.
- Collaborate with senior stakeholders across Risk, Front Office, Quantitative Analytics, Technology, and Operations.
- Ensure strong governance, transparency, and communication around delivery status, risks, and dependencies.
- Oversee resource planning, budgeting, vendor management, and workforce strategy.
- Develop and maintain a high-performance engineering culture focused on quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Lead hiring, mentoring, succession planning, and talent development initiatives.
- Ensure system resilience, audit compliance, security standards, and operational excellence.
- Represent the function within senior governance forums, steering committees, and strategic transformation programmes.
Required Experience
Essential
- Proven leadership experience delivering Credit Risk or Counterparty Credit Risk technology solutions within financial services.
- Hands-on experience implementing Potential Future Exposure (PFE) analytical solutions.
- Strong understanding of: Counterparty Credit Risk, Collateral and Netting, Market Data within Credit Risk pricing, Regulatory-driven risk change initiatives
- Solid knowledge of pricing and risk management across: Derivatives, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Repos, Stock Borrow & Lending, Agency Lending
- Experience managing geographically dispersed technology teams.
- Strong stakeholder management, vendor management, and programme delivery expertise.
- Demonstrable experience managing large-scale enterprise platforms from data capture through to pricing and reporting.
Technical Skills
Essential
- Expert-level C# and .NET Core development experience
- Strong SQL Server development and database expertise
- Python development experience
- Experience with distributed computing and large-scale risk platforms
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture and system design
- Experience with GitHub, TeamCity, Jira, Visual Studio, PowerShell, and modern SDLC practices
- Ability to produce high-quality technical design documentation and test plans
- Strong understanding of securities products including bonds and equities
- Experience leveraging AI and Agentic AI solutions within software engineering environments
Desirable
- Experience with cloud-based risk platforms and pricing engines
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Azure Data Lake
- Microservices and event-driven architectures
- Kafka, Redis, Spark, HBase, and HDFS
- Market Risk platforms covering VaR, Stress Testing, and FRTB
- Risk exposure reconciliation and reporting platforms
- Enterprise scheduling tools such as Control-M
What's on Offer
- £120,000 - £140,000 base salary
- Performance-related bonus
- Hybrid working model based in London
- Opportunity to lead a strategically important Credit Risk Technology function
- Ownership of large-scale transformation and cloud modernisation programmes
- Exposure to senior leadership and enterprise-wide initiatives
- Significant scope to influence technology strategy, architecture, and future innovation
SVP - Credit Risk Technology (SME & Development Lead) - £120,000 - £140,000 + Bonus + Benefits - London (Hybrid) - Financial Services
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