VP, Credit Stress Testing & Portfolio Risk Leader

SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION SINGAPORE BRANCH; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Singapore Branch is seeking a senior professional to lead the development and enhancement of credit risk stress testing capabilities. The role focuses on robust governance, challenge of methodologies, and actionable outputs to support management decisions and regulatory compliance across the APAC region.

In addition to technical leadership, the candidate will guide and share knowledge with the team while maintaining high analytical standards and execution

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business or related discipline.
• Typical 8+ years of relevant experience in credit risk management or stress testing within a financial institution.
• Strong credit risk modeling skills with understanding of stress testing methodologies.
• Proficient in Python, SAS, Excel and PowerPoint; data analytics/tools is a plus.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, execution and enhancement of credit stress testing exercises for regional portfolios.
• Develop and assess macroeconomic, sector-specific and idiosyncratic stress scenarios.
• Ensure model risk aspects such as validation, back-testing and sensitivity analyses are documented.
• Evaluate impact on regional portfolio and provide recommendations to senior management.
• Enhance the regional stress testing framework and governance standards.
• Monitor macroeconomic developments and assess implications for portfolio actions.
• Collaborate with business units to align outputs with portfolio management priorities.
• Support regional credit risk management initiatives in APAC.

Skills

Credit risk modelling

Communication & interpersonal

Independent challenge

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Business or related discipline

Tools

Python

SAS

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Singapore Branch is seeking a senior professional to lead the development and enhancement of credit risk stress testing capabilities. The role focuses on robust governance, challenge of methodologies, and actionable outputs to support management decisions and regulatory compliance across the APAC region.

In addition to technical leadership, the candidate will guide and share knowledge with the team while maintaining high analytical standards and execution