Associate Director - Credit Strat Manager £ Competitive via Umbrella London (Hybrid) 6 Month Contract Within this role, you will partner with Product specialists across the regions - especially within Wholesale Credit and Lending and Group Risk Analytics - to ensure models are optimised to serve the CMB franchise and structural market conditions in each region.
This will include working in cross-functional teams to implement changes to the technology stack.
Responsibilities: • Undertake statistical profiling of disperse datasets representing inputs into the return on equity of the business identify opportunities to optimise one or more aspects of profitability metrics with a focus on product pricing • Provide commercially driven thought leadership in the design and calibration of the relevant credit framework • Partner with client facing teams in the design of capital & resource efficient products ensuring the tooling is available to monitor the performance of those products • Support efforts to drive culture change across the organisation to embed quantitative tooling into increasingly automated processes in asset classes that are becoming technology driven in the marketplace • Liaise with relevant stakeholders within Wholesale Credit and Lending, Group Risk Analytics; and wider stakeholders across the Global Businesses and Global Functions (e.g.
IT, Wholesale Data, Treasury, Finance etc) • Act as trusted advisors, partnering with stakeholders and providing constructive challenge.
• Contribute towards the Strats "hub organization" approach – sharing SME expertise/knowledge, and connecting disparate teams • Ensure projects adhere to Operational Effectiveness & Controls policies • Comply with all required internal policies and external rules or laws, taking into account all of the relevant policies and rules applicable to any given business process • Ensure all team members are aware of their obligations in regard to internal policies and external rules including those relevant to data access and control, money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions and other reputational risks Experience Required: • Broad-based banking experience in financial services with preference for those who have focused on credit, rates or cash management markets • Strong knowledge of and relevant experience in credit, credit risk, correlation modelling, portfolio management modelling • Knowledge and experience of capital regulations and stress testing • Outstanding numeracy skills with hands on knowledge of coding languages e.g.
Python, C++; and strong experience with software development • Strong commercial acumen and execution capabilities, with experience in a Strats / quant / analytics / data function • Experience with financial data and data analytics • Innovative problem-solving skills with the agility to think on their feet • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with experience of preparing and presenting recommendations to senior management and other stakeholders • The ability to be a team player, drive results and strong and collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders