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Risk Systems and Data Manager

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Risk Systems and Data Manager

Mizuho Amsterdam

What is required?

  • University degree in quantitative subject, preferably Finance, Economics, Business Administration, IT, Engineering, etc.
  • At least 3 years of relevant work experience in IT and software development
  • Experience with financial software and relational databases, proficient in SQL
  • Knowledge of risk governance framework, banking regulations, and financial models
  • Proficiency in Excel and programming languages
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to meet deadlines and an initiative mindset
  • Able to work independently as well as in a team
  • Excellent command of the English language, both verbally and in writing
  • Responsible, methodical, energetic, and self-starting attitude

What will you get?

  • €70K - €85K gross p/y (depending on knowledge and experience) including 13 th month and holiday allowance
  • Annual bonus
  • 37,5 hour working week (flexible working hours)
  • Possibility to work flexible and remote
  • 30 vacation days (based on fulltime employment)
  • Option to buy or sell leave annually
  • Technical and professional training possibilities
  • 100% company paid defined contribution pension plan
  • Global employee mobility plan
  • Unique opportunity of working in a dynamic international and multicultural environment and being part of one of the largest financial institutions of the world

What will you do?

  • 30% Implementing system changes/upgrades and performing general maintenance
  • 15% Ensuring accuracy and correctness of risk metrics
  • 15% Working with Wolters Kluwer OneSumX Solutions (analysis, coordination, and testing)
  • 10% Evaluating the impact of new developments/changes/system upgrades on OneSumX and its data model
  • 10% Maintenance/enhancement of Excel-based tools like RRT
  • 10% Risk data management and quality assurance
  • 5% Driving processes within the bank and leading technical discussions with WKFS
  • 5% Liaising with stakeholders on OneSumX-related matters

This vacancy has been created based on interviews with employees to help you get a realistic preview of the job.

Vacancy

As a Risk Systems and Data Manager at Mizuho, you are responsible for implementing changes/upgrades and performing general maintenance of the risk systems and Excel-models. You will ensure the accuracy and correctness of the risk metrics and actively participate in the analysis, coordination, and testing of the Wolters Kluwer OneSumX Solutions (RiskPro and potentially also RegPro in the future) while providing ETL support. Furthermore, your role includes evaluating the impact of new developments/changes/system upgrades on OneSumX and its data model and contributing to the functional design of the application.

You will be accountable for the maintenance/enhancement of other Excel-based tools, such as the Risk Reporting Tool (RRT). A key part of your role involves driving processes within the bank, leading technical discussions with WKFS, and liaising with relevant stakeholders including WKFS, IT&DM, Data Quality Committee, among others. You will serve as the point of contact for internal and external stakeholders regarding OneSumX-related matters (RiskPro: IRRBB model, ECL model, CVA model) and will be responsible for creating and maintaining relevant test cases to ensure the updated models meet the expected acceptance criteria.

You will be joining the Risk Management Department (RMD), a close-knit team currently composed of 6 FTE and 1 Department Head. The RMD is accountable for Mizuho's Risk Management and supports various regional/local strategic risk discussions with MBE's shareholder. The department also supports several committees and provides active support and advice to the Management Board and Supervisory Board on various risk subjects. The department will also need your expertise to drive and support the ESG policy discussions and governance of MBE.

If you enjoy implementing system changes and upgrades, ensuring the accuracy of risk metrics, and find it challenging to liaise with various stakeholders to drive processes within a bank, then this is the job for you.

Working week

Risk Systems and Data Manager

An enjoyable working day consists of a balance between meetings and substantive work, where you engage with data and, for instance, conduct a test.

On a less enjoyable day, you might endure excessively long meetings that ultimately do not lead to a desired outcome. Fortunately, this does not happen very often.
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    • One-on-one with colleague
    • Lunch
    • Meeting with Risk Manager
    • Enhancing and maintaining Excel-based tools like the Risk Reporting Tool (RRT)
    • Reading and responding to mails
    • Performing checks and quality assurance on risk data
    • Lunch
    • Evaluating new changes/upgrades on OneSumX and its data model
    • Reading and responding to mails
    • Project meeting
    • Implementing a system update
    • Performing risk data management and ensuring risk data quality assurance
    • Conducting a parallel test run in the test environment
    • Meeting with stakeholder
    • Lunch
    • Conducting maintenance work on risk systems and Excel-models
    • Meeting with stakeholder
    • Reading and responding to mails

Firsthand experience

There are some issues with the risk systems when running the figures in the production environment, as the results do not seem to align with business expectations. What do you do?

As a Risk Systems and Data Manager, you will leverage your problem-solving skills to address system issues. When faced with discrepancies in the production environment, your first step would be to communicate with the Risk Manager to gain clarity on the specific issues (e.g., missing data, model issues). Based on this feedback, you could perform a parallel run in the test environment and thoroughly check for data completeness, ensuring accuracy and alignment with business expectations. Your role is pivotal in maintaining the reliability and efficacy of Mizuho's risk systems.

Growth

The goal of Mizuho Bank Europe is that employees have the right skills, knowledge and attitude to drive results they need to achieve. Their key principle is that trainings should be accessible to anyone and contribute to their strategic business goals. Because of that, employees are allowed to follow a study or training in a relevant field. Additionally, Mizuho promotes internal and international vacancy's so employees can move from one department to another.

Risk Systems and Data Manager

Working at Mizuho

Mizuho Bank Europe N.V. (MBE) is a fully-licensed bank incorporated in the Netherlands and supervised by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM). With over 45 years of experience providing financial services to Japanese and non-Japanese customers in the region, Mizuho has developed a solid client base and expertise throughout the European single market - with a focus on the markets in the Benelux, Iberia, and Central & Eastern Europe - using their EU Banking Passport.

View company profile of Mizuho
  • Based in Amsterdam (Zuidas)
  • 124 employees in the Netherlands
  • Over 65.000 employees worldwide
  • 45% / 55%
  • Average age 33 years
  • Possibility to work flexible and remote
  • Business casual

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