Portfolio Risk Manager

Join us as a "Portfolio Risk Manager" at Barclays, where youll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You ll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences.

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This role is for a Portfolio Risk Supporter in the Private Bank Portfolio Risk team. Take the lead on continuous improvement of credit risk management information, metrics and reporting. Take the lead on special projects including credit risk systems change/enhancement, credit risk report in automation/self-service, and change/enhancement to credit risk tools, processes and model. Take ownership of the governance and control framework for all Private Bank Portfolio Risk in team tool. Support for the Head of Portfolio Risk.

To be successful as a "Portfolio Risk Manger ", you should have experience with

• Ability to build good relationships with the Front Office, Risk, Functions and Technology
• Ability to comfortably code and use programming languages such as Python, Excel/VBA, SQL queries.
• Credit risk and financial analysis skills

Some other highly valued skills may include

• Familiarity with mortgages and security backed lending (Lombard lending) Experience querying relational databases using SQL. Experience in Private and Wealth Banking
• Experience in Credit Risk.
• Degree Qualified.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills

Mumbai

Purpose of the role

To manage and optimise the banks overall credit risk exposure by monitoring, analysing, and reporting on the creditworthiness of its lending portfolio.

Accountabilities

• Monitoring the financial performance and risk profile of the entire lending portfolio, including individual borrowers, sectors, and geographic regions.
• Analysis of credit trends, identify early warning signs of potential borrowers issues, and assess the impact of economic and market developments on the portfolio.
• Development and utilisation of quantitative models and risk forecasting tools to measure and predict potential credit losses.
• Performance of portfolio stress testing exercises to assess the impact of various economic and market scenarios on the portfolios risk profile.
• Definition and setting of portfolio, segment and customer risk appetite, policy and limits. Overseeing first line execution within these parameters.

Analyst Expectations

• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.