Vice President, Risk Analytics Technology Lead

MUFG Americas; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial group in Greater London seeks a Risk Analyst in the Risk Analytics Group. This role involves developing and maintaining risk models and IT infrastructure using technologies such as Python and C/C++. Candidates should have strong programming skills, experience in technology roles, and the ability to work collaboratively. The position offers opportunities for innovation and impactful contributions within a diverse environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in a technology role is essential.
• Knowledge and experience coding in C/C++, Python, and C#.
• Ability to work collaboratively on software development tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain risk models and IT infrastructure.
• Provide software and tools development support to the team.
• Research and introduce innovative technologies to improve processes.

Skills

C/C++ Programming

Python

Database Management (SQL)

System Maintenance

Networking

Application Development Lifecycle

Education

MSc in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Git

Continuous Integration Tools

Job description

Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?

Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long‑term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world.

With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career.

Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded.

OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT/SECTION

Risk Analytics Group is a specialized area in the Risk Department with the department head reporting to the local and international CRO. The team members have strong quantitative skills and are responsible for Market Risk Models, Capital Models, Counterparty Exposure models, and standardised models.

NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS

N/A

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

This role is part of the Risk Analytics Group (RAG) team. The team is responsible for the development and maintenance of all risk models such as VaR, PFE and Economic Capital.

The Risk Analytics Group develop models and tools in collaboration with Risk Technology and within RAG owned infrastructure across a range of technologies including Python, R, C/C#/C++, or other technologies as appropriate. The successful candidate will be charged with developing and maintaining the RAG IT infrastructure, setting out guidelines for best practice in code development and maintenance, supporting the RAG team software and tool development, managing the digital and physical assets, and acting as an innovation lead for the RAG team. The successful candidate will work closely with other RAG members and be a technical representative for the team as appropriate to support the team within the organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Specifically, you will be accountable and responsible for taking appropriate action with respect to the Company’s and Risk Management Division in EMEA / Risk Analytics Group, including:

Developer Support Role

• Software and tools development
• Development support within team
• Technical research and evaluation
• Testing, validation, documentation
• Dealing externally on technical matters
• Keeping an eye on all technical issues around the team to provide guidance and support

Technical Innovator

• Acting as competitive intelligence officer, researching and introducing new technology and innovative processes to RAG
• Organise demos of innovative tools that drive efficiency and increase models resilience

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Experience in a technology role
• Knowledge and experience coding in C/C++/C# and Python
• Experience working collaboratively with other members across a range of development tasks: designing, coding, reviewing, debugging and analysis

Preferred:

• Knowledge of financial markets
• Knowledge of statistics

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Required

• Software Development: Experience and skills in multiple development languages across the development spectrum:
• Languages: C/C++, Python, C#, scripting
• Database: SQL
• OS/Admin: System maintenance and support, including Server Administration, system architecture
• Networking: Understanding issues around application network communications
• Tooling: IDE's, Development environments, Git, Continuous Integration

Desirable

• Experience in application development lifecycle
• Application build automation
• Application design
• Review and providing feedback including and proposed
• The ability to investigate issues across the technical landscape:
• Application
• Server
• Network
• Education / Qualifications:
• Engineering and Computer Science at MSc level or above

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to adjust to different audiences
• Highly motivated and innovative, able to work on own initiative
• Excellent accuracy and attention to detail with an analytical mind‑set
• Good team player with professional attitude
• Good time management and ability to prioritise
• Ability to manage large workloads and tight deadlines, balancing urgent tasks and longer term projects
• Strong decision making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
• Strong problem solving skills

PERFORMANCE AND DUTIES

The role holder will be assessed in accordance with their employing entity’s performance framework and process with relevant input obtained from the dual hatting entity as relevant.

As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and emended in consultation with the role holder. The role holder will carry out other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager or Department Head.

MANAGING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

• The role holder will have responsibilities for both MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc.
• The role holder will be required to perform their duties and responsibilities on an entity neutral basis, without favour.
• The role holder is required to follow regulatory requirements applicable to ensure each business is appropriately supported and to maintain the legal entity integrity of each of MUFG Bank and MUS.
• Working terms are dictated by functional mandates, the terms of the Dual-Hat Arrangement Agreement in place between MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc and any other relevant agreements entered into between MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc.
• The role holder will have responsibility for identifying and resolving where there may be a difference or conflict in needs between MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities EMEA plc, escalating to their manager where required.

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

MUFG is committed to embracing diversity and building an inclusive culture where all employees are valued, respected and their opinions count. We support the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and employment, and oppose all forms of discrimination on the grounds of age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnership.

We make our recruitment decisions in a non‑discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.