Director, Credit Risk Programme Management
The Wholesale Credit Transformation Programme team sit within the Global Risk Infrastructure Team in the Wholesale Credit Risk function. The team provides support across a number of risk related activities including Change delivery across the business as well as risk systems including maintenance and support. The team also has responsibility for Credit Risk Reporting, Risk models and Basel and Regulatory support as well as Data Integrity amongst others
Main function of the job
As Programme Lead/Change Manager in the Wholesale Credit Transformation Programme, you will lead the delivery of the Credit Management Information and Portfolio Data workstream
Main duties and responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of the Credit Management Information and Portfolio workstream from a programme perspective supporting the functionalisation of Risk.
- The role is a delivery role with a focus on a number of sub-projects covering Credit Management Information and Portfolio
- The role involves working with the various Management Information/reporting and IT teams across the firm to learn and understand the various Investment Bank, Wealth, Corporate Banking UK International end- to- end Credit systems and reporting frameworks, with a view to support the shaping and delivery of tactical or interim Wholesale Credit Industry Level portfolio reports leveraging existing systems and data across Risk.
- In parallel to support and shape the longer term strategic Management Information strategy for wholesale risk. The role involves identifying and delivering Credit Risk Management information that is fit for purpose for wholesale credit teams, whilst ensuring ongoing and continuous improvement in the reports completeness and accuracy
- The role also requires ensuring effective understanding of the new operating model for Wholesale Credit and how the existing and future systems should be best managed to support the wholesale credit sanctioning teams for management information.
- Role will require engagement with various credit teams (sanctioners, IT), front office/middle office and operations teams across the firm, to understand the end- to- end credit data processes that are behind data in the management information.
- Role requires significant levels of engagement with various data and IT teams across the Investment Bank, Wealth and Corporate Bank.
- Role also requires a clear understanding of the sanctioner requirements to ensure appropriateness of Management Information for risk portfolio measurement and management
- Role requires regular engagement with stakeholders on progress and escalation of issues to the Programme Director.
- Prepare materials for and run/manage working groups.
- In some circumstances where data projects are being delivered by teams outside of the programme ensure the projects meet the requirements of the Wholesale Credit sanctioning teams and are delivered on time and with the required specifications.
- Involvement in other projects to support them on a needs be basis.
- Manage, resolve and escalate key issues and keep track of key dependencies around delivery, as well as engagement with other workstreams on IT, Risk Governance Control, Process and Operating model.
- Training and support of the rollout of any MI and Reporting that impacts the sanctioning communities to ensure awareness, understanding and acceptance of changes
- Support parallel workstreams within the Transformation Programme where input from a data and MI perspective adds value.
- Self development - keep fully aware of wider change projects that could impact the programme, being responsible for your own personal development
Person Requirements:
- Ability to review complex processes/problems and outline solutions
- Worked within a change or project environment preferably within a Credit Risk/Risk function
- Managed or been directly involved in business process re-engineering or process improvement programmes and operating model changes
- Demonstrable understanding of credit risk in Investment Banking, Corporate Banking UK International as well as Wealth is ideal.
- Structured approach to challenges
- Analytical
- Good communication skills: must be able to write well structured, clear and concise updates and solutions and have oral skills to communicate confidently with senior stakeholders in the bank across business units
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple deliverables with defined timelines
- Solutions orientated and proactive
- Self starter
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