Credit Risk Manager, Vice President

Job Description
Who are we?
We are not your typical financial institution. It's our people who make us a cut above. Here, every person is respected because of their differences, not in spite of them.
We pride ourselves on a culture of purpose, passion and compassion. At Mizuho, we provide the stability of an international industry leader with the career trajectory of a growing business. Our steady, strategic growth gives our people at all levels rewarding degrees of responsibility and a richer work experience than a boutique firm or an established giant could offer alone.
Working for Mizuho opens doors not just to a rewarding career with excellent prospects, but to lasting friendships with colleagues from diverse cultures. It's the local expertise of our employees that makes our global network so powerful. By collaborating with colleagues and clients who have your same ambition, you can amplify your sphere of influence and base of knowledge as part of one of the largest-and growing-banks in the world.
What is the opportunity?
The Risk Management Department at Mizuho International is responsible for delivering an independent assessment of the risks taken across all the trading and origination activities of the Company, and the revenue generated in relation to these risks. It is also responsible for implementing a risk management framework consistent with the Company's risk appetite and capacity of resources, in agreement with the Company's Board and Mizuho Securities. The department is led by the Chief Risk Officer and is made up of the following teams:
Market Risk Management
Credit Risk Management
Operational Risk Management
Regulatory & Liquidity Risk Management
Model Risk Management
Risk Analytics
Risk Reporting
What will you be doing?
• Primary credit risk management responsibilities for MHI hedge fund clients
• Dealing with all new business requests in a timely manner. This would include: liaising with Business and determining the suitability of products/clients in the lights of the current MHI Strategy; liaising with the Legal team and opining on credit terms of the respective legal documentation; providing analysis and recommendation for new or existing clients or transactions; evaluating the need for new products approval and/or any operational issues arising from the on boarding process.
• Undertaking due diligence, credit analysis, business recommendation and ongoing monitoring for MHI clients.
• Reviewing daily credit news and rating actions to ensure that the risk is managed effectively and appropriate action taken.
• Providing ongoing support to Head of Credit Risk with respect to the management and monitoring of various products (e.g. Derivatives/ Repo)
• Liaising with Head Office as necessary under the process of approval or client monitoring.
• The role will demand a hands-on approach, with the individual required to see credit approvals through from beginning to end. This will involve dealing with some of the administration side of the approval and the credit assessment. The role coverage is dynamic, in line with Business demands and aligned to the bank’s growth strategy.
What do you need to succeed?
• Minimum 5 years experience in dealing with Vanilla and structured investment banking products (repo, derivatives)
• Demonstrated Investment banking credit analysis and risk management experience with hedge funds
• Good working knowledge of trading room products including: derivatives, repo and cash trading.
• In depth understanding of credit risk frameworks, risk appetite and exposure reporting.
• Analysis of one-off trades and experience of investment banking products with the ability to understand associated risks in bespoke transactions.
• Wide spectrum of financial institutions and or Corporate analysis
• Presenting and recommending credit applications to senior management and committee forums.
• Ability to interpret financial data and compile reports there from
• Numerate and possessing good presentational skills (written and spoken)
• Willing to cover a wide range of activities, some of which will be procedural
• PC skills: good working knowledge of MS Office (Power Point, Word and Excel), Bloomberg
• A good understanding of the other risk disciplines including market risk, operational risk and risk reporting.
• University Degree/Postgraduate Degree and/or recognized industry qualifications.
What Mizuho can offer you
Here at Mizuho, there are fantastic progression opportunities and clear paths to promotion. We will give you ample opportunity to affect change and to help grow our business.
In addition to the great opportunity outlined above we are also currently able to offer:
Competitive starting salary, plus discretionary bonus
Non-contributory pension
27 days’ annual leave
Core working hours*
Hybrid working - office and home based*
Virtual GP
Wellbeing benefits, including Mental Health Allies and First Aiders
* For applicable roles only
We champion a flexible work environment, as we understand the need for people to meet other commitments or simply strike a good work-life balance. As such, we are happy to talk flexible working for this role such as reduced working hours. The role will also include homeworking.
At Mizuho we are committed to supporting inclusion, equity and diversity, and seek to create a workplace that is fully inclusive. We welcome applications from all sections of the community that we operate in and from all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation, beliefs, gender identities and disabilities.
If you require more information about our equal opportunities policy or wish to discuss any accessibility requirements or reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team - ##### and we will be happy to help.