SVP - Credit Risk Technology (SME & Development Lead)

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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