EMEA Stress Testing Technology Engineering & Delivery Lead - D

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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.

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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.

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, Counter party 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.

EMEA-wide scope across enterprise Stress Testing Technology platforms, covering Credit Risk, Counter party 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.