Product Owner - Credit Risk Stress Testing

Product Owner - Credit Risk Stress Testing - 12 month FTC (strong likelihood of extension) - £100/110k

SoCode are delighted to be partnering with a business at the forefront of software innovation and digital transformation, their client - a Tier 1 Bank are on the lookout for an exceptional Product Owner with direct Credit Risk Stress Testing experience.

A perfect blend of Agile Product Ownership and Business Analysis, this role serves as a key interface between the business and a cross-functional technology team.

Domain expertise is absolutely essential for this role as candidates will have to demonstrate a clear understanding at interview stage experience in Credit Risk Stress Testing and Risk Methodologies for PD (Probability of Default), LGD (Loss Given Default) and RWA (Risk Weighted Assets) Calculations.

What are the key responsibilities for this role?

• Act as a Product Owner for the scrum team - owning the backlog and prioritising features in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Perform business analysis and write clear, structured user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Interpret complex requirements from the credit risk and stress testing business units.
• Liaise with credit risk model team and interpret requirements covering modelling and data.
• Engage in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous delivery practices.
• Perform functional and data analysis with hands-on data investigations using SQL.
• Ensure alignment between technical teams and business goals.
• Communicate effectively across business and technology stakeholders.

What skills can I bring to this role?

• Prior experience working for global financial institutions or Tier 1 banks.
• Deep understanding of risk methodologies (as listed above).
• Proven experience in Credit Risk - Stress Testing.
• Soft Skills - stakeholder management, communication skills.
• Technical competency - writing SQL for data analysis, understanding of cloud data platforms.
• Experience working with Agile delivery teams (Scrum, SAFe).

Benefits include:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• pension
• Death in service (4x salary)
• Dental
• Private medical
• flexible working policy - 2 days on site

Interested in the role? Then you can either:

• Submit your CV by clicking ‘apply now’ – We appreciate that you may not have an updated CV in-hand, send what you have, and we can discuss further.
• Connect with me on LinkedIn for an informal discussion – Ricardo Dacosta at Socode
• Call our Cambridge office phone number – Google Socode Cambridge, call the number and ask for Ricardo