Director - Credit Portfolio Management, Data Management and MI

Mizuho • New York City, NY

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

About the Team The Credit Portfolio Management (“CPM”) team is responsible for managing enterprise credit risk across the Corporate and Investment Bank. The team sets firm Risk Appetite and executes portfolio stress testing, concentration risk management, identification of emerging risks, and comprehensive industry credit analysis. CPM provides early warning and proactive monitoring for obligors and sectors utilizing various market indicators to support Credit Risk Management decision making across Mizuho. CPM is organized into four pillars: Portfolio Management, including Risk Appetite and Concentration Limit setting Stress Testing & Monitoring Industry Research Data Management & MI Summary Credit Portfolio Management is seeking a Director level candidate to join its Data Management & MI function to support Mizuho’s credit risk management activities. The Data Management & MI team is involved in a broad scope of credit risk data-related activities, including senior management report coordination, building new reports and enhancing existing reports, validating credit risk data, performing deep dives into risk data elements to streamline and create new data flows, and working with various teams across IT, Enterprise Data Management, AI, Front Office, and Risk to ensure integrity of data feeds into Credit Risk processes. The Data Management & MI member’s responsibilities will include: Performing data validation as it relates to credit risk exposure metrics, static data, and feed inputs and outputs across multiple systems Monitoring, managing, and reconciling credit risk data between various upstream Front Office, Finance, and Risk systems and the credit risk information system, including building out new processes for counterparty credit risk (CCR) trading data Partnering with IT and Enterprise Data Management teams to understand data lineage and controls and working with the relevant teams to resolve data issues Performing deep-dives into the credit risk data feeding management reports and information systems to ensure sourcing from “golden source” feeds and provide quality assurance of data captured Documenting data and system requirements for ongoing enhancements of the credit risk information system Creating and enhancing BAU and ad-hoc MI for internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory requests Working closely with team members involved in risk data generated across banking and trading activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with major in Finance, Business Administration, Management Information Systems (MIS), Computer Science, Mathematics, Accounting, or Economics preferred; advanced degree (MBA) or CFA is a plus.
• 8+ years in the financial services industry, with exposure to lending or trading systems
• Demonstrated experience in handling large and unstructured data sets, relational databases, and
• Ability to analyze existing systems and data structures and provide solution recommendations, including infrastructure design
• Technical skills across Microsoft Office products, especially Excel and PowerPoint, as well as experience with structured languages or programming, including SQL, VBA, Python, or others

Nice To Haves

• advanced degree (MBA) or CFA is a plus.
• Experience with visualization tools, including Tableau, PowerBI, Alteryx, or Qlik preferred

Responsibilities

• Performing data validation as it relates to credit risk exposure metrics, static data, and feed inputs and outputs across multiple systems
• Monitoring, managing, and reconciling credit risk data between various upstream Front Office, Finance, and Risk systems and the credit risk information system, including building out new processes for counterparty credit risk (CCR) trading data
• Partnering with IT and Enterprise Data Management teams to understand data lineage and controls and working with the relevant teams to resolve data issues
• Performing deep-dives into the credit risk data feeding management reports and information systems to ensure sourcing from “golden source” feeds and provide quality assurance of data captured
• Documenting data and system requirements for ongoing enhancements of the credit risk information system
• Creating and enhancing BAU and ad-hoc MI for internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory requests
• Working closely with team members involved in risk data generated across banking and trading activities

Benefits

• In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, including Medical, Dental and 401K plans, successful candidates are also eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees