EMEA Stress Testing Technology Engineering & Delivery Lead - D - SMBC - #2158857
eFinancialCareers
Date: 1 hour ago
City: London
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day
SMBC: A trusted partner for the long term
Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career so read on to discover if this opportunity is the one for you. We like to recognise potential in our people, so we welcome your application even when your experience doesn't perfectly align with the job description. Whilst we'll always strive to be better, we're proud of our inclusive culture, and encourage our applicants and colleagues to be their authentic, unique selves.
Who we are
United by a sense of purpose towards our customers - to be a trusted partner for the long-term - and our universal banking platform in EMEA, SMBC Group has an international growth agenda and award-winning products, meaning we provide exciting opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects and initiatives. We deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers as well as investment banking and advisory services, and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets. Read on to find out how you could enhance your skills and gain valuable experience, by joining us to support our clients transition to a sustainable future.
Purpose of the Role
Lead the design, engineering delivery and strategic evolution of the Bank's enterprise Stress Testing Technology platforms in EMEA across all material risk types. The role combines hands-on technical leadership, architecture oversight, engineering management, delivery leadership and people leadership to build scalable, controlled and auditable solutions for internal risk management, capital and liquidity adequacy assessments, recovery planning, management exercises and regulatory stress testing.
The anticipated salary range for this role is £108,000 - £162,000 with the final offer determined based on the candidate's skills, experience, role scope, location, and relevant market factors. In addition to base salary, the role may be eligible for a discretionary incentive award and a competitive benefits package, including core benefits such as pension provision.
Background and Organizational Context
We are seeking a highly experienced and technically strong Stress Testing Technology Engineering & Delivery Lead to join the EMEA Risk Technology team and lead strategic stress testing capabilities across Risk, Finance, Treasury, Data and Technology.
The role spans Credit Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, Market Risk, Liquidity Risk and IRRBB, Operational Risk, Model Risk, Climate and Sustainability Risk, concentration risk and other material enterprise risks. It requires deep engineering and solution architecture expertise, strong risk-domain understanding, hands-on technical leadership, data and integration expertise, and the ability to orchestrate scenario management, calculation engines, workflow, controls, aggregation, analytics and regulatory reporting.
The successful candidate will lead from the front, remaining close to solution design, engineering decisions, implementation challenges and production outcomes while building a strong technology team and partnering with senior business and technology stakeholders.
Scale and Scope
EMEA-wide scope across enterprise Stress Testing Technology platforms, covering Credit Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, Market Risk, Liquidity Risk and IRRBB, Operational Risk, Model Risk, Climate and Sustainability Risk, concentration risk and other material enterprise risks. The role operates across Risk, Finance, Treasury, Data and Technology and leads multi-disciplinary engineering and delivery resources across onshore, nearshore, offshore and vendor teams. The scope includes strategic change, regulatory stress-testing exercises and sustainable BAU delivery.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities 1/2
Leadership & End-to-End Delivery
- Own the technology strategy and integrated delivery plan for enterprise stress testing across all material risk types.
- Lead delivery from requirements and architecture through implementation, exercise execution, regulatory submission and BAU handover.
- Align scope, milestones, dependencies, resources, environments, funding and releases across parallel workstreams.
- Drive accountability, timely decisions and transparent escalation across business, technology and supplier teams.
Cross-Risk Stress Testing Capability
- Lead technology capabilities supporting Credit Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, Market Risk, Liquidity Risk and IRRBB, Operational Risk, Model Risk, Climate and Sustainability Risk and enterprise-wide aggregation.
- Integrate scenarios, assumptions, models, calculations, overlays, management actions and outputs across risk types.
- Support capital, liquidity, earnings, balance-sheet and risk-weighted asset impact assessment.
Technical, Architecture & Engineering Leadership
- Provide hands-on leadership across application, data and integration architecture, including technical workshops, design reviews and complex problem-solving.
- Review and challenge solution designs, data models, integration patterns, code quality and engineering approaches.
- Oversee controlled data sourcing, lineage, transformation, calculation, aggregation and integration across source platforms, risk engines, model platforms and reporting tools.
- Drive secure development, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, resilience, performance and operational supportability.
- Lead platform modernisation, simplification, automation and technical debt reduction, balancing scalability, resilience, cost and regulatory timelines.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities 2/2
Technology Talent & Capability Leadership
- Build and develop a high-performing team of software engineers, data engineers, architects, DevOps engineers, technical analysts and delivery leads.
- Own role definition, technical interviews, practical assessments and selection of strong technology candidates.
- Assess engineering depth, system-design capability, problem-solving and suitability for a regulated banking environment.
- Establish competency expectations, mentoring, career development, succession planning and continuous learning.
- Create a culture of technical ownership, constructive challenge, collaboration and engineering excellence.
Controls, Traceability & Regulatory Delivery
- Embed controls for data quality, reconciliation, completeness, approvals, access, change management, audit evidence and submission traceability.
- Ensure outputs are traceable from source data and scenarios through calculations, adjustments, review and final reporting.
- Coordinate technology readiness for regulatory exerci
Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career so read on to discover if this opportunity is the one for you. We like to recognise potential in our people, so we welcome your application even when your experience doesn't perfectly align with the job description. Whilst we'll always strive to be better, we're proud of our inclusive culture, and encourage our applicants and colleagues to be their authentic, unique selves.
Who we are
United by a sense of purpose towards our customers - to be a trusted partner for the long-term - and our universal banking platform in EMEA, SMBC Group has an international growth agenda and award-winning products, meaning we provide exciting opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects and initiatives. We deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers as well as investment banking and advisory services, and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets. Read on to find out how you could enhance your skills and gain valuable experience, by joining us to support our clients transition to a sustainable future.
Purpose of the Role
Lead the design, engineering delivery and strategic evolution of the Bank's enterprise Stress Testing Technology platforms in EMEA across all material risk types. The role combines hands-on technical leadership, architecture oversight, engineering management, delivery leadership and people leadership to build scalable, controlled and auditable solutions for internal risk management, capital and liquidity adequacy assessments, recovery planning, management exercises and regulatory stress testing.
The anticipated salary range for this role is £108,000 - £162,000 with the final offer determined based on the candidate's skills, experience, role scope, location, and relevant market factors. In addition to base salary, the role may be eligible for a discretionary incentive award and a competitive benefits package, including core benefits such as pension provision.
Background and Organizational Context
We are seeking a highly experienced and technically strong Stress Testing Technology Engineering & Delivery Lead to join the EMEA Risk Technology team and lead strategic stress testing capabilities across Risk, Finance, Treasury, Data and Technology.
The role spans Credit Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, Market Risk, Liquidity Risk and IRRBB, Operational Risk, Model Risk, Climate and Sustainability Risk, concentration risk and other material enterprise risks. It requires deep engineering and solution architecture expertise, strong risk-domain understanding, hands-on technical leadership, data and integration expertise, and the ability to orchestrate scenario management, calculation engines, workflow, controls, aggregation, analytics and regulatory reporting.
The successful candidate will lead from the front, remaining close to solution design, engineering decisions, implementation challenges and production outcomes while building a strong technology team and partnering with senior business and technology stakeholders.
Scale and Scope
EMEA-wide scope across enterprise Stress Testing Technology platforms, covering Credit Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, Market Risk, Liquidity Risk and IRRBB, Operational Risk, Model Risk, Climate and Sustainability Risk, concentration risk and other material enterprise risks. The role operates across Risk, Finance, Treasury, Data and Technology and leads multi-disciplinary engineering and delivery resources across onshore, nearshore, offshore and vendor teams. The scope includes strategic change, regulatory stress-testing exercises and sustainable BAU delivery.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities 1/2
Leadership & End-to-End Delivery
- Own the technology strategy and integrated delivery plan for enterprise stress testing across all material risk types.
- Lead delivery from requirements and architecture through implementation, exercise execution, regulatory submission and BAU handover.
- Align scope, milestones, dependencies, resources, environments, funding and releases across parallel workstreams.
- Drive accountability, timely decisions and transparent escalation across business, technology and supplier teams.
Cross-Risk Stress Testing Capability
- Lead technology capabilities supporting Credit Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk, Market Risk, Liquidity Risk and IRRBB, Operational Risk, Model Risk, Climate and Sustainability Risk and enterprise-wide aggregation.
- Integrate scenarios, assumptions, models, calculations, overlays, management actions and outputs across risk types.
- Support capital, liquidity, earnings, balance-sheet and risk-weighted asset impact assessment.
Technical, Architecture & Engineering Leadership
- Provide hands-on leadership across application, data and integration architecture, including technical workshops, design reviews and complex problem-solving.
- Review and challenge solution designs, data models, integration patterns, code quality and engineering approaches.
- Oversee controlled data sourcing, lineage, transformation, calculation, aggregation and integration across source platforms, risk engines, model platforms and reporting tools.
- Drive secure development, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, resilience, performance and operational supportability.
- Lead platform modernisation, simplification, automation and technical debt reduction, balancing scalability, resilience, cost and regulatory timelines.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities 2/2
Technology Talent & Capability Leadership
- Build and develop a high-performing team of software engineers, data engineers, architects, DevOps engineers, technical analysts and delivery leads.
- Own role definition, technical interviews, practical assessments and selection of strong technology candidates.
- Assess engineering depth, system-design capability, problem-solving and suitability for a regulated banking environment.
- Establish competency expectations, mentoring, career development, succession planning and continuous learning.
- Create a culture of technical ownership, constructive challenge, collaboration and engineering excellence.
Controls, Traceability & Regulatory Delivery
- Embed controls for data quality, reconciliation, completeness, approvals, access, change management, audit evidence and submission traceability.
- Ensure outputs are traceable from source data and scenarios through calculations, adjustments, review and final reporting.
- Coordinate technology readiness for regulatory exerci
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