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    Global Markets, Risk Advisory Manager - London, United Kingdom - Mizuho

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    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 EMEA is responsible for delivering an independent assessment of the risks taken across all the business activities of Mizuho EMEA, and the revenue generated in relation to these risks. It is also responsible for implementing a risk management framework consistent with the risk appetite and capacity of resources, in agreement with the EMEA CIB strategy and senior stakeholders of Mizuho Group. The department is led by the Chief Risk Officer and is made up of the following teams:

    · Credit Risk Management

    · Credit Portfolio Risk management

    · Market Risk Management & Risk Advisory

    · Regulatory & Liquidity Risk Management

    · Model Risk Management & Risk Analytics

    · Operational Risk Management

    · Risk Reporting & Risk System Engineering

    · Trade Product Analysis & Valuation

    · Risk Management Planning

    What will you be doing?

    · Understand, analyse and quantify the risks that's Mizuho EMEA takes with its counterparties/clients

    · Liaise with the desk (traders, structurers, quants), risk managers to approve new trades and business initiatives, particularly those that are complex or structured

    · Participate in the review and enhancement of existing stress testing methodologies to meet the needs of Mizuho and external regulatory requirements

    · Develop tools/approaches that allow RMD to better monitor and explain risks

    · Participate in the review and calibration of our credit exposures

    · Provide advisory on our limit frameworks, risk appetite and exposure reporting

    · Participate in and drive the review of Portfolio & Concentration risks within and across counterparties

    What do you need to succeed?

    · Minimum [4] years' experience with Risk management and or financial products, including derivatives or securities financing

    · Working exposure to Fixed Income (Bonds, Loans), derivatives (CLNs, CDS), and Structured Products (Securitizations, CLOs) and financing formats (Repo, TRS)

    · Strong understanding of credit markets such as knowledge of Fixed income maths and the risks in underlying products

    · Understanding of counterparty risk management techniques, trading strategies as well as other qualitative and quantitative measures of credit worthiness

    · Knowledge of the fundamentals of Market Risk (VaR, Sensitivities, Stress)

    · Broad understanding of limit frameworks, risk appetite and exposure reporting

    · Knowledge of techniques for the analysis of time series and market data

    · Proven understanding of the macro-economic environment and respective drivers

    · Use of PowerPoint, Excel (including VBA) and Bloomberg

    · Ability to develop and build close working relationships with others (Risk Control, middle office and the Business)

    · Good organisational and communication skills, ability to communicate at all levels and deliver technical explanations in lay-man's terms, as important components of the role involves liaising with various business groups across the bank and senior management

    · Innovation and continuous improvement: being creative, developing new ideas and approaches

    · Ability to maintain confidentiality as some of our work involves working on non-public deals

    · Ability to assimilate large amounts of data and transform into consumable information

    · Ability to assess, propose and deliver changes to fixed income asset valuations

    · Ability to constructively influence other departments and individuals

    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

    · 25 days' annual leave (increasing with service)

    · 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.



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